not interesting or exciting synonym dreary枯燥无味的;沉闷的;无聊的 Life in a small town could be deadly dull. 小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。 The countryside was flat, dull and uninteresting. 乡村是平坦的、沉闷的、无趣的。 The first half of the game was pretty dull. 上半场比赛打得十分沉闷。 There's never a dull moment when John's around. 只要约翰在就不会有沉闷的时候。
Synonyms boringboring- dull
- tedious
- boring not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient:
He’s such a boring man! 他那人无趣得很! She found her job very boring. 她觉得自己的工作很无聊。
- dull not interesting or exciting:
Life in a small town could be deadly dull. 小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。
- tedious lasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient:
The journey soon became tedious. 那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。
- to be boring/dull/tedious for somebody
- boring/dull/tedious subjects/books
- boring/dull/tedious jobs/work/games
- a boring/dull place/man/woman/person
- deadly boring/dull
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb2The long lectures made the afternoon dull. 冗长的讲座使整个下午很无聊。 The movie was long and deadly dull. 这部电影既冗长又枯燥乏味。 The work gets a bit dull at times. 这工作有时会有点儿乏味。 He is the author of several dull novels. 他是几部乏味小说的作者。 We've had a dull start to the season. 本赛季我们开局不顺。 There's never a dull moment in this job. 这工作从不让人感到乏味。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
not bright or shiny 不明亮的;不鲜明的;无光泽的 a dull grey colour 暗灰色 dull, lifeless hair 无光泽、无弹性的头发 Her eyes were dull. 她目光呆滞。 The fire died down to a dull glow. 火焰逐渐变弱,只剩些许暗淡的光。
not bright, with a lot of clouds synonym overcast阴沉的;昏暗的 It was a dull, grey day. 那是一个阴沉昏暗的日子。 The town seemed deserted in the dull afternoon light. 在下午暗淡的光线下这座城镇看上去有些荒凉。
not clear or loud 不清晰的;隐约的;低沉的 not very severe, but continuous 隐隐约约的 a dull ache/pain 隐隐的疼痛
slow in understanding synonym stupid迟钝的;愚笨的 a dull pupil 脑子迟钝的小学生
- (especially North American English)
not busy; slow 萧条的;不景气的;呆滞的
boring乏味
light/colours光;色彩
weather天气
sounds声音
pain疼痛
person人
trade贸易
Word OriginOld English dol ‘stupid’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dol ‘crazy’ and German toll ‘mad, fantastic, wonderful’.
Idioms
all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)
- (saying)
it is not healthy to spend all your time working; you need to relax too 只工作不玩耍,聪明的孩子也变傻
(as) dull as ditchwater (British English)
(US English (as) dull as dishwater)
- (informal)
extremely boring 索然无味;无聊透顶 I always found history as dull as ditchwater. 我总是觉得历史枯燥无味。
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