bore
verb
uk/bɔːr/us/bɔːr/boreverb(FAIL TO INTEREST)
[T]
totalkoractin a way that makes someoneloseinterest:
使厌烦；使讨厌"Am I boring you?" sheaskedanxiously.“我让你厌烦了吗?”她焦急地问道。
boresomeonesilly
to make someonefeelvery bored:
使…觉得无聊透顶We were all boredsillyby theplay.这出戏让我们都觉得无聊得要死。
- I was so bored that Isleptthrough the secondhalfof thefilm.
- Ienjoyedmycourseat first, but after atimeI got bored with it.
- Hesensed(that) hisguestswere bored,althoughthey werelisteningpolitely.
- Hegrewbored of thecountryside.
- Thenoveltyof thesetoyssoonworeoff and thechildrenbecamebored with them.
- Sometimes IenjoymyEnglishlessons, but at othertimesIfindthem really boring.
- UK This programme's boring - shall Iturnover to BBC?
- Yourhairhas anaturalwavewhereasmine's juststraightand boring.
- Thistownis so boring in theevening- there's never anythinghappening.
- Life would bebloodyboring if nothingeverwentwrong.
Bore and bored
- banal
- be (stuck) in a grooveidiom
- be watching the clockidiom
- bend
- blah
- boil
- bore the ass offsomeoneidiom
- bored
- languidly
- listless
- listlessly
- listlessness
- outgrow
- rut
- tire
- underemployed
- underwhelm
- underwhelmed
- undynamic
- uninspired
boreverb(MAKE A HOLE)
[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
to make aholein something using atool:
钻；挖；凿（洞）He used adrillto bore aholein thewall.他用钻子在墙上凿了一个洞。
Theworkmenboredthroughtherock.工人们凿透了岩石。
Digging
- borer
- break groundidiom
- burrow
- dig
- dig(yourself)in
- digsomeone/somethingout
- drill
- excavate
- excavator
- fork
- furrow
- grubsomethingup/out
- plough
- ploughsomethingback/in
- prospect
- redrill
- rootsomethingout/up
- sink
- steam shovel
- unearth
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Making holes in things
boreverb(BEAR)
past simple ofbear
（bear 的过去式）Tolerating and enduring
- bear
- bear withsomeone
- bearable
- bide
- come to terms withsomethingidiom
- endurable
- philosophically
- resignyourselftosomething
- resignedly
- ridesomethingout
- rough
- sit
- sitsomethingout
- stand forsomething
- stick
- sweat it outidiom
- wait
- waitsomethingout
- weather the stormidiom
- withstand
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Having and owning - general words
Obstetrics: birth
Transferring and transporting objects
Changing direction
Announcing, informing & stating
Phrasal verb
bore intosomeone
bore
noun
uk/bɔːr/us/bɔːr/borenoun(NOT INTERESTING)
[C]disapproving
someone whotalkstoo much about boringsubjects:
令人讨厌的人I had tositnext to Michael atdinner- he's such a bore.晚饭时我不得不坐在迈克尔旁边——他这人真讨厌。
a person or thing that is not exciting or interesting
- boreHe just goes on and on - what a bore.
- crashing boreTheir candidate is a crashing bore and won't garner any attention.
- snoozeThe stories in the magazine are all a snooze, but the photos are fab.
- snoozefestThe game was a total snoozefest.
- a yawnEven though it's a classic, I thought the book was a bit of a yawn.
- a wet weekendUKYou're about as fun as a wet weekend.
People who are boring and old-fashioned
- buzzkill
- Colonel Blimp
- crashing bore
- dinosaur
- drip
- fogey
- fuddy-duddy
- fun sponge
- grind
- has-been
- killjoy
- Luddite
- sad-sack
- saddo
- spod
- spoilsport
- square
- stick-in-the-mud
- yawn
borenoun(ANNOYING)
[S]informal
anactivityorsituationthat isannoyingorunpleasant:
使人厌烦的事（或情况）Ironing is such a bore.熨烫衣服真烦人。
[+ -ing verb]It's anawfulborecookingamealeverynight.每晚都做饭是件特别讨厌的事。
[+ to infinitive]It's such a boretohave to write this out all over again.非得将这重新写出来可真烦人。
Synonyms
annoyance
bother(ANNOYING)UK
inconvenience
irritant(MAKING ANGRY)
nuisance
apain(in the neck)informal
someone or something that annoys you
- annoyanceThe café was cash only, which was a minor annoyance as I only had my credit card with me.
- nuisanceIt's a nuisance to have to drive to the nearest shop.
- inconvenienceThank you for holding - we apologize for the inconvenience.
- irritationThe CEO's poor communication skills became a source of irritation to the company's investors.
- irritantThe noise of the building work is a constant irritant.
- boreIt's such a bore to have to pack everything up again.
Inconvenience
- aggravation
- aggro
- awkward
- bother
- bulky
- disturbance
- drag
- fag
- have fun and gamesidiom
- imposition
- inconvenience
- inconvenient
- inconveniently
- palaver
- pisser
- putsomethingout
- rigamarole
- rigmarole
- storm
- tempest
borenoun(HOLE)
[C]engineeringspecialized(USusuallygauge)
thespaceinside apipeortube, or thediameter(=measurementacrossthewidestpart)of thisspace:
内径，口径anarrowbore窄口径
a bore of 16millimetres16毫米的口径
Geometry: properties of circles & curves
- amplitude
- arched
- circularity
- circumference
- circumferential
- concave
- concavity
- concentric
- conic
- curved
- curvy
- eccentric
- elliptical
- gauge
- incisura
- osculate
- parabolic
- sinuous
- sinuously
- spiral
borenoun(WAVE)
[C]
a verylargewavethatrunsfrom theseaup anarrowriveratparticulartimesofyear:
（海水涌入江河）涌潮，激潮the Severn Bore（英国的）塞文河涌潮
Waves
- breaker
- choppy
- comber
- crest
- dumper
- heavy
- lap
- overfall
- rough
- roughness
- spume
- standing wave
- surf
- swell
- tidal wave
- tsunami
- wake
- wave
- white horses
- whitecaps