说到“无聊”,我们最先想起的应该是”boring“这个单词吧!
这里我们稍微回顾下,如果是某人对某事感到无聊,我们用bored这个单词,
如:
I am bored at dull school life.
我厌倦了枯燥的校园生活。
如果,某事让人觉得很无聊,我们需要用”boring“的形式,
如:
Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their boring or difficultwork is unnoticed.
母亲们不但得不到报酬,而且她们做的那些乏味艰苦的工作常常都不为人所注意。
我们现在来看看,除了用“boring”外,另外可以表达无聊的单词,
- menial [ˈmiːniəl]
它的英文释义: (usually disapproving) (of work 工作) 不需技巧的;枯燥的;报酬低的
not skilled or important, and often boring or badly paid
看个例句:
I don't like menial tasks like cleaning the floor.
我不喜欢做例如擦地板这种琐碎的工作。
- humdrum [ˈhʌmdrʌm]
它的英文释义:boring and always the same 乏味的;单调的
看个例句:
Imagination raises a man above the humdrum of life.
想象使人从单调无聊的生活中解脱出来。
- tedious [ˈtiːdiəs]
它的英文释义:lasting or taking too long and not interesting 冗长的;啰唆的;单调乏味的;令人厌烦的
看个例句:
He was not used to the tedious of life in a small country town.
他不适应这种乡村小镇的单调生活。
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