
bores
词源
源自古英语 'borian',意为'钻孔',后来引申为'使人厌烦'的意思。
verb
❶ 使人感到无聊或厌烦,指某事物因缺乏趣味或重复性而让人提不起兴趣。
“His long speech bores everyone in the room.”
(他冗长的演讲让房间里每个人都感到无聊。)
“She bores her friends with endless stories about her cat.”
(她没完没了地讲她猫咪的故事,让朋友们感到厌烦。)
❶ 钻孔或挖洞,指用工具在硬物上打孔或穿透。
“The worker bores a hole in the wall for the new pipe.”
(工人在墙上钻孔以安装新管道。)
“This machine can bore through solid rock.”
(这台机器可以钻透坚硬的岩石。)
noun
❶ 令人厌烦的人或事物,指那些因单调或缺乏吸引力而让人不感兴趣的对象。
“He's such a bore at parties, always talking about himself.”
(他在聚会上真是个无聊的人,总是谈论自己。)
“This book is a real bore; I couldn't finish it.”
(这本书真的很无聊,我读不下去。)
❶ 钻孔或孔洞,指通过钻孔工具形成的开口或通道。
“The bore of the gun determines the size of the bullet.”
(枪管的孔径决定了子弹的大小。)
“They measured the bore of the pipe before installation.”
(他们在安装前测量了管道的孔径。)
常见短语
bore someone to death — 形容某事极其无聊,让人感到极度厌烦或难以忍受。
“His constant complaints bore me to death.”
(他不断的抱怨让我烦得要死。)
bore the pants off someone — 非正式表达,指某人或某事极其无聊,让人失去兴趣。
“That lecture bored the pants off everyone in the class.”
(那场讲座让班上所有人都感到无聊透顶。)