tedious
tedious 英 [ˈti:diəs] 美 [ˈtidiəs]
adj. 沉闷的；冗长乏味的
The journey soon became tedious. 那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。
We had to listen to the tedious details of his operation. 我们不得不听他唠叨他那次行动繁琐的细节。
- If something is tedious, it's boring. If you're anxious to get outside and enjoy the sun, even the best lecture will seem tedious.
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- adj. 沉闷的；冗长乏味的
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1. The journey soon became tedious.
那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。
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2. We had to listen to the tedious details of his operation.
我们不得不听他唠叨他那次行动繁琐的细节。
- tedious (adj.) early 15c., from Old French tedieus, from Late Latin taediosus "wearisome, irksome, tedious," from Latin taedium (see tedium). Related: Tediously; tediousness.
te·di·ous / ˈtiːdiəs ; NAmE ˈtiːdiəs / adjective lasting or taking too long and not interesting 冗长的；啰嗦的；单调乏味的；令人厌烦的 SYN boring ◆ The journey soon became tedious. 那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。 ◆ We had to listen to the tedious details of his operation. 我们不得不听他唠叨他那次行动繁琐的细节。 ☞synonyms at boring ▶ te·di·ous·ly / ˈtiːdiəsli ; NAmE ˈtiːdiəsli / adverb te·di·ous·ness / ˈtiːdiəsnəs ; NAmE ˈtiːdiəsnəs / noun [uncountable ] te·di·ous / ˈtiːdiəs ; NAmE ˈtiːdiəs / te·di·ous·ly / ˈtiːdiəsli ; NAmE ˈtiːdiəsli / te·di·ous·ness / ˈtiːdiəsnəs ; NAmE ˈtiːdiəsnəs /
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