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。OPPinteresting ⇨ interesting▸boredom
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[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。OPPinteresting ⇨ 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
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[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 (oftendisapproving) 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。■monotonousməˈnɒtənəs; NAmEməˈnɑːtənəs (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
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◆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。▸monotonyməˈnɒtəni; NAmEməˈnɑːtəni
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[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。OPPinteresting ⇨ 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。