boring
adjective
uk/ˈbɔː.rɪŋ/us/ˈbɔː.rɪŋ/A1
notinterestingorexciting:
烦人的;乏味的;无聊的Shefindsoperaboring.她觉得歌剧很乏味。
It's boring tositon theplanewith nothing toread.坐在飞机上没东西可读真是无聊。
a boringlecture枯燥的讲座
Themoviewas so boring Ifellasleep.这部电影非常乏味,我都睡着了。
Synonyms
drabdisapproving
drearydisapproving
dry(BORING)disapproving
dull
ho-hum
monotonous
tedious
uninteresting
wearisomeformal
not interesting or exciting
- boringThat was such a boring film I nearly fell asleep during it.
- excruciatingShe went over the plot of the book in excruciating detail.
- deadlyHis latest film was just deadly. I left after the first hour!
- mind-numbingThe incident was described in a mind-numbing, 400-page report so dense that no one read it.
- 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.
Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- banal
- basic
- be (as) dull as ditchwateridiom
- bland
- marginal
- marmoreal
- meh
- menial
- middle-aged
- slow
- soulless
- spinach
- staid
- stale
- staleness
- stuffy
- tame
- turgid
- worthy