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tedious adj.
⇨ boring boring adjective boring ♦︎ dull ♦︎ tedious ♦︎ repetitive ♦︎ monotonous ♦︎ uninteresting ♦︎ dryThese words all describe a subject, activity, person or place that is not interesting or exciting. 这些词均形容话题、活动、人或地方无趣的、乏味的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be boring / dull / tedious / uninteresting for sb◆boring / dull / tedious / dry subjects / books◆boring / dull / tedious / repetitive / monotonous jobs / work◆boring / dull / tedious games / lectures / details◆a boring / dull / tedious evening◆a boring / a dull / an uninteresting place◆a boring / dull man / woman / person◆rather boring / dull / tedious / repetitive / monotonous / uninteresting / dry◆very boring / dull / tedious / repetitive / uninteresting / dry◆pretty boring / dull / tedious / uninteresting■ boring (disapproving) not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient 无趣的；令人厌倦（或厌烦）的◆He's such a boring man!他那人无趣得很！◆Try not to make the diet boring.尽量别让饮食单调。◆ (BrE, informal, spoken) That film was dead boring.那部电影无聊透顶。OPP interesting ⇨ interesting ▸ boredom noun [uncountable] ◆Television helps to relieve the boredom of the long winter evenings.电视有助于打发漫长无聊的冬夜。■ dull (disapproving) not interesting or exciting 枯燥无味的；沉闷的；无聊的◆Life in a small town could be deadly dull.小镇生活可能会非常沉闷乏味。◆The work gets a bit dull at times.这工作有时会有点儿乏味。◆There's never a dull moment when John's around.只要约翰在就不会有沉闷的时候。OPP interesting ⇨ interesting ■ tedious / /ˈtiːdiəs/ / (disapproving) lasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient 冗长的；啰嗦的；单调乏味的；令人厌烦的◆The journey soon became tedious.旅行不久就变得乏味起来。◆It was tedious, repetitive work.那是单调、重复的工作。◆We had to listen to all the tedious details of his operation.我们不得不听他唠叨那次行动的繁琐细节。▸ tedium / /ˈtiːdiəm/ / noun [uncountable] ◆ (written) She longed for something to relieve the tedium of everyday life.她渴望有什么事情能排解她日常生活中的烦闷。■ repetitive / /rɪˈpetətɪv/ / (often disapproving) saying or doing the same thing many times, so that it becomes boring 重复乏味的◆Machines can now perform many repetitive tasks in the home.机器现在可以做许多重复乏味的家务活。■ monotonous /məˈnɒtənəs; NAmE məˈnɑːtənəs/ (disapproving) never changing and therefore boring 单调乏味的◆a monotonous voice / diet / routine单调乏味的嗓音／饮食／日常事务◆New secretaries came and went with monotonous regularity.秘书走马灯似地换个不停，令人厌烦。▸ monotonously adverb ◆As the clock ticked monotonously on the wall Mr Simons slowly and methodically cut up and ate his food.墙上的时钟单调地滴答作响，西蒙斯先生慢条斯理地把食物切成小块吃着。▸ monotony /məˈnɒtəni; NAmE məˈnɑːtəni/ noun [uncountable] ◆She watches television to relieve the monotony of everyday life.她靠看电视来排解日常生活的烦闷。■ uninteresting (disapproving) not attracting your interest or attention 不吸引人的；无趣的；无聊的◆The food was dull and uninteresting.食物单调得很，一点也不吸引人。OPP interesting ⇨ interesting see also uninterested ⇨ indifferent ■ dry (disapproving) boring because it lacks human interest 干巴巴的；枯燥无味的◆Government reports tend to make dry reading.政府报告读起来往往枯燥无味。 |