lasting or taking too long and not interesting冗长的；啰嗦的；单调乏味的；令人厌烦的 synonym boring- The journey soon became tedious.那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。🔊🔊
- We had to listen to the tedious details of his operation.我们不得不听他唠叨他那次行动繁琐的细节。🔊🔊
Synonyms boringboringThese words all describe a subject, activity, person or place that is not interesting or exciting.- 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。
Patterns- 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 Examples- Her visits were starting to get a bit tedious.她的来访开始让人生厌了。
- The joke became increasingly tedious.笑话变得越来越乏味。
- It was tedious, repetitive work.那是单调、重复的工作。
Topics Working lifec1Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbSee full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tedieus or late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium, from taedere ‘be weary of’.