boring

[US]/ˈbɔːrɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈbɔːrɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 无趣的, 单调的, 乏味的
Word Forms
复数borings
现在分词boring

Phrases & Collocations

boring machine

镗床;钻机;搪孔机

so boring

真无聊

tunnel boring machine

隧道掘进机;隧道钻巷机;隧道开挖机

boring life

无趣的生活

boring bar

镗杆;钻杆

boring cutter

镗刀

boring work

镗孔工作

boring head

搪刀头;钻头

boring rod

镗杆;钻杆

boring tool

镗刀;钻具

boring lathe

镗床;镗车两用机床

boring mill

镗床

Example Sentences

an hour of boring burble.

无聊地东拉西扯了一小时。

a generally boring speech.

一个主要内容都很乏味的演讲

a boring little man.

烦人的小个子男人。

a talky, boring play.

一个对白太多的令人生厌的戏

He is a boring person.

他是个令人讨厌的人。

irksome restrictions.See Synonyms at boring

烦人的限制参见 boring

I've got a boring job in an office.

我找到了一份乏味的办公室工作。

This book is boring to the nth degree.

这本书无聊透顶。

a drab and boring job;

枯燥乏味的工作;

How boring that idiotic Count is!

那个笨蛋伯爵真讨厌!

When I say he’s boring, I mean boring with a capital B!

我说他很无聊时,意思是他简直无聊透顶!

We did some singularly boring experiment.

我们做了一些非常乏味的试验。

a long, draggy, boring Friday afternoon.

一个漫长、沉闷、无聊的周五下午。

they have a boring image but scratch the surface and it's fascinating.

它们有种令人生厌的形象,可是一旦调查起来,却很令人着迷。

no event, however boring, is left untold.

无论多么无聊的事,都被一一讲述。

a destroyer boring through heavy seas.

一艘在深海中破浪前进的驱逐舰

waded through a boring report.

不耐烦地听一个枯燥的报告

a boring performance that benumbed the audience;

使观众目眩乏味的表演;

This party is boring, let's try and jazz it up a bit.

这个聚会太无聊了, 让我们想法把它搞得活跃一点吧。

Real-world Examples

That sounds smart... but kind of boring.

听起来这样做是明智的… … 但是有点无聊。

Source: Authentic American English

You're right. Boring. Boring or no, Jonathan likes her.

是的 死气沉沉 不管怎样 乔纳森喜欢她。

Source: Black Swan Selection

And in general, the Earths rain, well, its boring.

一般来说,地球上的降雨,嗯,很无聊。

Source: Mysteries of the Universe

So I thought it might be boring or repetitive.

所以我以为可能会很无聊或重复。

Source: A Small Story, A Great Documentary

Yep. And people say the suburbs are boring?

是的 人们还说郊区很无聊吗?

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

Those stories are mostly made-up and all deliberately boring.

这些故事大多是编造的,而且都很无聊。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Others panned the color as boring, out-of-touch and unflattering.

但也有一些人认为这个颜色乏味、落伍、不衬肤色。

Source: Selected English short passages

Haha, jogging? Perhaps it might be a bit too boring?

哈哈,跑步?不觉得有点无聊吗?

Source: 100 Most Popular Conversational Topics for Foreigners

The holes are only borings, less than a foot in diameter.

这些洞只不过是一些钻孔,直径不到1英尺。

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Four (Translation)

I'm blah? The only thing more boring than modern dance...

我哈啦? 比看现代舞更无聊的。

Source: Friends Season 6

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