乏味的,单调的 tiresome because of being too long, slow or dull; boring
英英释义
Adjective:
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;
"a boring evening with uninteresting people"
"the deadening effect of some routine tasks"
"a dull play"
"his competent but dull performance"
"a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"
"what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"
"tedious days on the train"
"the tiresome chirping of a cricket"
"other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
using or containing too many words;
"long-winded (or windy) speakers"
"verbose and ineffective instructional methods"
"newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"
"proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
tedious的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
The tedious job simply ate me up. 那单调乏味的工作简直把我烦死了。
He told me a tedious story. 他给我讲了一个冗长乏味的故事。
He is an exceedingly tedious fellow. 他是一个非常令人生厌的家伙。
How can he give us such a tedious lecture. 他怎么能做这么沉闷乏味的演讲。
I'm afraid I find philosophy rather tedious. 恐怕我觉得哲学很沉闷乏味。
The long and tedious journey did them up. 这趟沉闷的长途旅行把他们累坏了。