the state of feeling bored; the fact of being very boring 厌烦;厌倦;无聊 I started to eat too much out of sheer boredom. 由于实在闲极无聊,我开始无节制地大吃起来。 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。 I noticed her short attention span and low boredom threshold (= she got bored very quickly). 我注意到她注意力持续时间短,无聊门槛低。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb2An MP3 player can relieve the boredom of running. 跑步时带着 MP3 播放器就不会那么乏味了。 I'd die of boredom if I lived in the country. 如果住在农村,我会无聊死的。 Sorting mail is not a job for people with a low boredom threshold. 分拣邮件不适合那些不太能忍受乏味工作的人。 Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom. 失业会让你无聊得发疯。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
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- a low boredom threshold