boring

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈbɔː.ɹɪŋ/    美 /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.; Enlarging an existing hole with a single-point cutting tool or a boring head (usually with high precision and accuracy regarding the roundness and size of the hole). countable,uncountable
    — turning and boring
  2. The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.; Drilling. countable,especially,uncountable
  3. A pit or hole which has been bored. countable,uncountable
    — It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.
  4. One of the fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled. countable,plural-normally,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of bore form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.
    — What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.
  2. Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do. Manglish
    — I very boring.
    I am very bored.
  3. Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
    — boring equipment
  4. Capable of penetrating; piercing.
    — [H]is remarkably blue eyes had the trick of boring concentration.

词形变化

borings plural more boring comparative boringer comparative most boring superlative boringest superlative

词汇关系

近义词
dull mind-numbing tedious banal basic beat blah commonplace bland boring cold colourless corny drab stuffy dreich drowsy dull as dishwater flat heavy going ho-hum humdrum insipid lackluster lame languid lifeless longsome monotonous mundane no fun at parties plain plodding prosaic prosy pedantic pedestrian static straightforward snoozeworthy soporific uncool wan weaksauce wooden uninteresting stodgy vapid vanilla
反义词
arousing captivating charming engaging enchanting fascinating entertaining exciting interesting
上位词
familiar moving normal
下位词
wearisome
衍生词
boring bit macroboring microboring boring as beans Boring Billion boringly boringness nonboring unboring wood-boring
相关词
bore bored boredom common

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Middle English boren
Proto-Germanic *-ungō
Old English -ung
Middle English -ynge
Middle English boryng
English boring
Inherited from Middle English boryng (“making a hole”). By surface analysis, bore + -ing.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Middle English boren
Proto-Germanic *-ungō
Old English -ung
Middle English -ynge
Middle English boryng
English boring
Inherited from Middle English boryng (“making a hole”). By surface analysis, bore + -ing.
词源 3
Etymology tree
Middle English boren
Proto-Germanic *-ungō
Old English -ung
Middle English -ynge
Middle English boryng
English boring
Inherited from Middle English boryng (“making a hole”). By surface analysis, bore + -ing.
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