bores; bored; boring
bores; bored; boring
Learner's definition of BORE
[+ object]
: to make (someone) tired and annoyed by being uninteresting or too much the same(因无聊或啰唆)使厌烦 -
He was bored by the lecture. = The lecture bored him.那个讲座他听烦了。
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Good writers will avoid boring their readers at any cost.好作家会竭尽全力不让读者感到厌烦。
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Eventually she got bored with the party and left.最后,她厌烦了那场聚会,离开了。
◊ Someone or something that bores you stiff or bores you to death or bores you to tears is extremely boring.无聊之极;(使)非常厌烦
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I was bored stiff during the movie.那部电影真是无聊透顶了。
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I was bored to death the whole time he was talking.他的整个讲话都使我很厌烦。
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He bores us all to tears by telling the same stories over and over again.他把同样的故事讲了一遍又一遍,我们都快被他烦死了。
— bored
adjective [more bored; most bored] 2 bore /ˈboɚ/ noun
plural bores
plural bores
Learner's definition of BORE
[count]
: an uninteresting person or thing : a person or thing that makes people feel tired and annoyed无聊的人(或事物);令人厌烦的人(或事物) — compare 4bore, 5bore ◊ Do not confuse bore with boor.
3 bore /ˈboɚ/ verb
bores; bored; boring
bores; bored; boring
Learner's definition of BORE
1
: to make (a hole, tunnel, etc.) in something with a tool or by digging钻(孔);挖(隧道) [+ object]
[no object]
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often used figuratively常用作比喻 2
[no object] : to move forward steadily钻进;挤入 4 bore /ˈboɚ/ noun
plural bores
plural bores
Learner's definition of BORE
[count]
1
: a hole made by boring钻孔 — called also borehole
2
a : the space inside a gun barrel that is shaped like a tube(枪的)内膛
b : the width of the inside part of a gun barrel(枪的)内径 5 bore /ˈboɚ/ noun
plural bores
plural bores
Learner's definition of BORE
[count]
: a giant wave that rushes into a river or bay(海水涌入江河、海湾的)涌潮,激潮,涛 6 bore
Learner's definition of BORE