te·di·ous
adjective/ˈtiːdiəs/
/ˈtiːdiəs/
- lasting or taking too long and not interesting
synonym boring冗长的;啰嗦的;单调乏味的;令人厌烦的 - 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。
Synonyms boringboringdull ▪ tediousThese words all describe a subject, activity, person or place that is not interesting or exciting.boring not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient:- He’s such a boring man!
他那人无趣得很! - She found her job very boring.
她觉得自己的工作很无聊。
- Life in a small town could be deadly dull.
小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。
- The journey soon became tedious.
那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。
- to be boring/dull/tedious for somebody
- boring/dull/tedious subjects/books
- boring/dull/tedious jobs/work/games
- a boring/dull place/man/woman/person
- deadly boring/dull
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifec1- Her visits were starting to get a bit tedious.
她的来访开始让人生厌了。 - The joke became increasingly tedious.
笑话变得越来越乏味。 - It was tedious, repetitive work.
那是单调、重复的工作。
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tedieus or late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium, from taedere ‘be weary of’. - The journey soon became tedious.