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boring    音标拼音: [b'ɔrɪŋ]
a. 烦人的,无聊的,无趣的

烦人的,无聊的,无趣的

boring
adj 1: 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"- Edmund Burke; "tedious
days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"-
Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully
wearisome" [synonym: {boring}, {deadening}, {dull}, {ho-hum},
{irksome}, {slow}, {tedious}, {tiresome}, {wearisome}]
n 1: the act of drilling [synonym: {drilling}, {boring}]
2: the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of
producing petroleum [synonym: {boring}, {drilling}, {oil
production}]

Bore \Bore\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bored}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Boring}.] [OE. borien, AS. borian; akin to Icel. bora, Dan.
bore, D. boren, OHG. por?n, G. bohren, L. forare, Gr. ? to
plow, Zend bar. [root]91.]
1. To perforate or penetrate, as a solid body, by turning an
auger, gimlet, drill, or other instrument; to make a round
hole in or through; to pierce; as, to bore a plank.
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I'll believe as soon this whole earth may be bored.
--Shak.
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2. To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument or
apparatus; as, to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel;
to bore a hole.
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Short but very powerful jaws, by means whereof the
insect can bore, as with a centerbit, a cylindrical
passage through the most solid wood. --T. W.
Harris.
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3. To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; as,
to bore one's way through a crowd; to force a narrow and
difficult passage through. "What bustling crowds I bored."
--Gay.
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4. To weary by tedious iteration or by dullness; to tire; to
trouble; to vex; to annoy; to pester.
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He bores me with some trick. --Shak.
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Used to come and bore me at rare intervals.
--Carlyle.
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5. To befool; to trick. [Obs.]
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I am abused, betrayed; I am laughed at, scorned,
Baffled and bored, it seems. --Beau. & Fl.
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Boring \Bor"ing\, n.
1. The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as,
the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers
by certain marine mollusks.
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One of the most important applications of boring is
in the formation of artesian wells. --Tomlinson.
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2. A hole made by boring.
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3. pl. The chips or fragments made by boring.
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{Boring bar}, a revolving or stationary bar, carrying one or
more cutting tools for dressing round holes.

{Boring tool} (Metal Working), a cutting tool placed in a
cutter head to dress round holes. --Knight.
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63 Moby Thesaurus words for "boring":
acupunctuation, acupuncture, arid, bore, boresome, broach, dead,
drab, dreary, drill hole, drudging, dry, dull, empiercement,
exhausting, fatiguing, fixing, flat, goring, gray, humdrum,
impalement, irksome, lancing, long-drawn-out, monotonous,
penetration, perforation, piercing, pricking, prolix, punching,
puncture, puncturing, repetitious, repetitive, same, samely,
skewering, soporific, stale, stupefyingly boring, stuporific,
tedious, terebration, tired, tiresome, tiring, transfixation,
transfixion, transforation, trepanning, trephining, unending,
unexciting, uninteresting, unrelieved, weariful, wearing,
wearisome, wearying, wordy, yawny



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  • BORING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of BORING is causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome How to use boring in a sentence
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  • boring adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of boring adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient He's such a boring man! The movie was dreadfully dull and incredibly boring The music eventually gets boring to listen to The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words
  • BORING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    Sometimes I enjoy my English lessons, but at other times I find them really boring UK This programme's boring - shall I turn over to BBC? Your hair has a natural wave whereas mine's just straight and boring This town is so boring in the evening - there's never anything happening Life would be bloody boring if nothing ever went wrong
  • BORING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    Boring is the enlarging of a hole by removing material from the internal surfaces with a single-point cutter bit
  • Boring - definition of boring by The Free Dictionary
    Something that is boring fails to hold one's interest or attention, often resulting in listlessness or impatience: I had never read such a boring book What is monotonous bores because of lack of variety: "There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea" (James Russell Lowell)
  • BORING Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Boring definition: causing or marked by boredom; dull and uninteresting; tiresome: to have a boring time See examples of BORING used in a sentence
  • What does Boring mean? - Definitions. net
    Boring is a term used to describe something that is not interesting, tedious, dull, or monotonous It can refer to an activity, event, object, person or place that lacks excitement, variety or stimulating characteristics, often leading to a feeling of fatigue or dissatisfaction
  • Boring - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    As an adjective boring describes something (or someone) that is tedious, dull, and lacking in interest As a noun, boring refers to the act of drilling a hole, or the hole itself
  • Boring - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms Etymology
    When something is described as "boring," it suggests a lack of engaging or captivating qualities that would typically evoke curiosity or hold one's attention It refers to a dullness or monotony that fails to capture or sustain interest





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