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TOEFL BNC: 4124 COCA: 4915

boring

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bor·ing /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ ●●● S2 adjectiveadj  
BORINGnot interesting in any way 无趣的，无聊的，乏味的，令人生厌的
 Her husband is about the most boring person I’ve ever met.
她丈夫可以说是我见过的最无聊的人。
 The job was dull and boring.
这份工作枯燥乏味。
dead/incredibly/terribly etc boring (=very boring) 无聊透顶的
 THESAURUS
boring not interesting in any way 无趣的，无聊的，乏味的
a boring speech
乏味的演讲
He found school incredibly boring.
他觉得上学无聊透顶。
not very interesting [not before noun] very ordinary and therefore rather boring. People often use this phrase in everyday English, instead of saying directly that something is boring 不大有趣的，不太有意思的〔常用以避免直接说某事物乏味〕
The story wasn’t very interesting.
这故事不太有趣。
dull especially written boring 乏味的，无聊的
The conference was usually a dull affair.
这个会通常是很乏味的。
Life was never dull.
生活从来都不无聊。
tedious /ˈtiːdiəs/ very boring and continuing for a long time 枯燥乏味的，冗长的
The process was tedious and slow.
整个过程乏味而且缓慢。
Jake began the tedious task of sorting through his papers.
杰克开始做整理文件的枯燥工作。
monotonous /məˈnɒtənəs $ məˈnɑː-/ boring and always the same 单调乏味的，一成不变的
The work was monotonous and unchallenging.
这工作单调乏味，缺乏挑战性。
He was only half listening to the monotonous voice of the teacher.
他只心不在焉地听着老师单调乏味的说话声。
mundane /mʌnˈdeɪn/ rather boring, because it is connected with things you do regularly as part of your daily life 平淡无奇的，乏味的
He busied himself with the mundane task of cleaning the house.
他忙着做打扫房子的乏味工作。
Most arguments are over mundane issues like spending or saving money.
大多数争吵都是围绕花钱或存钱之类的琐事。
humdrum /ˈhʌmdrʌm/ [usually before noun] boring because nothing new or interesting ever happens 〔因毫无新意或趣味而〕单调乏味的，刻板的
He wanted to escape his humdrum life.
他想要摆脱单调乏味的生活。
a humdrum existence
平淡的生活
dry a subject, piece of writing etc that is dry is boring because it is very serious and does not contain any humour 〔课题、文字等〕枯燥的，无趣的
The students complained that the lecture was dry and uninspiring.
学生们抱怨课上的枯燥乏味，平淡无奇。
a dry academic volume
枯燥乏味的学术著作
Examples from the Corpus
boring• I haven't bothered to explain certain things because, if I had, black people would have found it boring.• It was read with awe by generations of students who wondered how he succeeded in making such an interesting topic so boring.• Most people who see a baseball game for the first time think it's pretty boring.• Pam's parents are nice, but they're very boring.• The movie was boring.• He's so boring - all he ever talks about is football.• However boring and horrible, she could cope with its drear familiarity.• He found sweeping the floor too boring and manoeuvred himself into a role making electrical control panels.• They can also create boring, frustrating mechanical jobs.• The professor was so boring, hardly anyone came to class.• It's so boring here. I wish we lived in L.A.• I don't want some boring job in an office!• Extremely boring job, we just sat there, and did nothing.• a long boring lecture on economic planning• Many people doing boring or repetitive jobs deliberately introduce a certain amount of stress to make the routine more exciting.• He really is one of the most boring people I've ever met.• The street might be boring, the neighbourhood wasn't.• This is such a boring town - there's nothing to do in the evenings.• What a boring way to spend an evening!
dead/incredibly/terribly etc boring• I was in the factory making boxes and it was dead boring.• The dead calm actor is, on the whole, dead boring.• It was incredibly boring and slow.• It just seemed that the Ferrari superiority was such that racing must be terribly boring for all the rest of the drivers.• I followed the van for an hour and dead boring it was too.
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TOEFL BNC: 4124 COCA: 4915
boring

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERBS➤be, look, seem, sound乏味；看上去單調；好像無趣；聽起來乏味▸➤become, get變得令人厭煩▸➤make sth使⋯變得乏味◇Try not to make the diet boring.盡量不要讓飲食單調。➤consider sb/sth, find sb/sth, think sb/sth認為⋯令人厭煩；覺得⋯乏味◇She found her job boring.她覺得她的工作很無聊。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常無聊▸➤awfully, dead, incredibly, terribly特別／實在／極為／非常乏味▸➤completely, downright, utterly乏味透頂；全然無聊；無聊至極▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／稍顯乏味PREPOSITION➤for對⋯來說很乏味◇The game was boring for the spectators.這場比賽對觀眾來說很乏味。PHRASES➤boring old單調的◇Green is much better than boring old white.綠色比單調的白色好得多。
TOEFL BNC: 4124 COCA: 4915
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。
TOEFL BNC: 4124 COCA: 4915
boring
Not interesting or exciting: boring, dull, tedious...

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