boring

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a. 烦人的, 无聊的, 无趣的 [机] 成孔期, 搪孔

发音

UK /ˈbɔː.ɹɪŋ/
US /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/
/ˈboː.ɹɪŋ/
/ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/
/ˈboə.ɹɪŋ/

词形变化

borings 复数 borings boringer boringest more boring 比较级 boringer 比较级 most boring 最高级 boringest 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

钻孔

the act or process of making or enlarging a hole

动词

钻孔；使厌烦；挖空（bore的ing形式）

形容词

无聊的；令人厌烦的

not interesting in any way

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.

    Enlarging an existing hole with a single-point cutting tool or a boring head (usually with high precision and accuracy regarding the roundness and size of the hole).

    可数 不可数 工程

    turning and boring

    fine boring with a boring head on a boring mill

  2. 2.

    The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.

    Drilling.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A pit or hole which has been bored.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    One of the fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of bore

adj. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.

    乏味

    无聊

    没劲

    What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.

  2. 2.

    Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

    I very boring.

  3. 3.

    Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.

    boring equipment

    boring snails

  4. 4.

    Capable of penetrating; piercing.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

drilling

上位词 1

production
形容词

同义词 7

slow dull tedious tiresome wearisome ho-hum irksome

近义相关 1

uninteresting

相关短语

boring clam boring clams boring as beans Boring Billion boring in boring out bore out bore in tunnel boring machine 潜盾机 tunnel boring machines

词源

From Middle English boryng (“making a hole”); equivalent to bore + -ing.

来源：wiktionary