| 单词 | tediously | 
| 释义 | tediouste‧di‧ous /ˈtiːdiəs/ ●○○ adjective     Word Origin WORD ORIGINtediousExamples Origin:1400-1500 Late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium, from taedere  ‘to disgust, make tired’ EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIESThesaurus 
 
 THESAURUS► boringCollocations  not interesting in any way: · a boring speech· He found school incredibly boring.► not very interesting  [not before noun] very ordinary and therefore rather boring. People often use this phrase in everyday English, instead of saying directly that something is boring: · The story wasn’t very interesting.► dull  especially written boring: · The conference was usually a dull affair.· Life was never dull.► tedious  very boring and continuing for a long time: · The process was tedious and slow.· Jake began the tedious task of sorting through his papers.► monotonous  boring and always the same: · The work was monotonous and unchallenging.· He was only half listening to the monotonous voice of the teacher.► mundane  rather boring, because it is connected with things you do regularly as part of your daily life: · He busied himself with the mundane task of cleaning the house.· Most arguments are over mundane issues like spending or saving money.► humdrum  [usually before noun] boring because nothing new or interesting ever happens: · He wanted to escape his humdrum life.· a humdrum existence► dry  a subject, piece of writing etc that is dry is boring because it is very serious and does not contain any humour: · The students complained that the lecture was dry and uninspiring.· a dry academic volumeLongman Language Activatorjobs/books/films/activities etc► boring  something that is  boring  is not interesting in any way and makes you feel tired and annoyed: · I don't want some boring job in an office!· a long boring lecture on economic planning· What a boring way to spend an evening!· Most people who see a baseball game for the first time think it's pretty boring.► not very interesting  especially spoken very ordinary and not really interesting or enjoyable: · Did you watch that TV show about Prince Charles? It wasn't very interesting, was it?· There was nothing very interesting in the local newspaper - just the usual stuff.► dull  especially written boring because nothing different, interesting, or exciting happens: · We spent a dull afternoon with some of Harold's business associates.· This kind of mindless work can become very dull very quickly.► monotonous  something that is  monotonous  is boring because it always continues in the same way and it never changes: · Life on the farm was slow and monotonous.· The teacher's low monotonous voice almost put me to sleep.► tedious  something that is tedious  is boring and tiring because it continues for too long: · It was one of the most tedious plays I've ever had to sit through.· Doing all those calculations without a computer would be extremely tedious.► banal  stories, books, remarks etc that are  banal , are ordinary and uninteresting, especially because they do not contain anything new, exciting, or original: · It was just another banal newspaper story.· I was expecting an interesting interview but he only asked a few banal questions about the weather.► mundane  a job, event, or activity that is mundane  is boring and ordinary and gives you very little pleasure, especially because you do it every day: · The play is about the mundane existence of factory workers.· My initial job was pretty mundane, but later I was given more responsibility.► repetitive  if something such as a job, speech, or a piece of writing or music is repetitive , it is boring because parts of it keep repeating again and again: · As children we suffered through schoolwork that was dull and repetitive.· He has some good ideas, but his lectures can get a little repetitive.► uninspiring  something that is uninspiring  has nothing exciting or new about it, and makes you feel bored: · The restaurant's dessert selection was somewhat uninspiring.· Both candidates turned in uninspiring performances in last night's debate.► humdrum : humdrum existence/life/job one in which nothing interesting or exciting ever happens and nothing changes: · Occasional holidays abroad were the only things that brightened up her otherwise humdrum life.· Going to night school might improve your chances of getting out of that humdrum job.► soul-destroying  especially British a job or an experience that is soul-destroying  is extremely boring and makes you very unhappy because you feel that you are a useless person and your life has no meaning: · They spend all day sticking paper labels on toy cars - it's soul-destroying.· Going to the unemployment office and having to wait there for hours is a soul-destroying experience.► send you to sleep  British informal /put you to sleep American informal if a speech, performance etc sends  or puts you to sleep , it is extremely boring so you completely stop paying attention to it and want to sleep: · All his talk about his financial problems just sends me to sleep.· Isn't there anything else to watch? This movie's putting me to sleep. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► rathersomething that is tedious continues for a long time and is not interesting  SYN  boring: · Some people are natural bargainers and others find the whole process rather tedious.· In order to use them, however, they require a rather tedious peeling process.· She was just going to be rather tedious from now on.· One reaction to this style is that it is merely game-playing, and rather tedious at that.· This makes the essential continual small power changes rather tedious.· It's really becoming rather tedious.► very · Life is going to be very tedious this year, I can see.· Although this may seem a very tedious way to go about things, it is the only sure method of success.· They are then very tedious to clean.· It also became a very tedious place, since you can scarcely blow your nose there without going through a security check.· It makes shopping very tedious and I find myself for ever returning clothes.· The snag about recording is that an enormous amount of material is produced which is very tedious to analyse.· Don't be afraid to use cut and sew for necklines, as these are very tedious to shape on the machine.· This is all becoming very tedious.  The work was tiring and tedious.► see thesaurus at boring—tediously adverb:  a tediously long film | 
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