bore
英 /bɔː/ 美 /bɔːr/
- v. 使厌烦；使无聊To make someone feel uninterested or tired of something.
- v. 钻孔；凿洞To make a hole using a tool or machine.
- n. 无趣的人或事A person or activity that is dull and uninteresting.
Long meetings bore me, especially when nobody has anything new.
冗长的会议让我厌烦，尤其是大家都没有新内容可说时。
Lessons that rely entirely on memorisation may bore students and discourage them from exploring ideas independently.
完全依赖记忆的课程可能让学生感到无聊，并削弱他们独立探索想法的意愿。
搭配
bore someone to tears 使某人极其厌烦bore a hole 钻孔a terrible bore 极其无趣的人或事
辨析提示
人感到无聊用bored；事物令人无聊用boring。
词族
bored (adj.)、boring (adj.)、boredom (n.)
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