乏味的,單調的 tiresome because of being too long, slow or dull; boring
英語翻譯
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\\\"
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
The tedious job simply ate me up. 那單調乏味的工作簡直把我煩死了。
He told me a tedious story. 他給我講了一個冗長乏味的故事。
He is an exceedingly tedious fellow. 他是一個非常令人生厭的家伙。
How can he give us such a tedious lecture. 他怎么能做這么沉悶乏味的演講。
I\\\'m afraid I find philosophy rather tedious. 恐怕我覺得哲學很沉悶乏味。
The long and tedious journey did them up. 這趟沉悶的長途旅行把他們累壞了。
常用短語
The bishop\\\'s sermon had been..the most tedious twenty minutes of the year.
出自：A. N. Wilson
No gardener needs to be reminded that weeding is tedious work.
出自：J. Cox
A..tedious woman who held forth at great length on any subject.