单词	uninspiring
释义	uninspiringun‧in‧spir‧ing /ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ◂ $ -ˈspaɪr-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Both candidates turned in uninspiring performances in last night's debate. The restaurant's dessert selection was somewhat uninspiring. Thul was an uninspiring speaker. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But Charlton scarcely deserved to win an uninspiring game. Labour, vilified as likely to spoil the Tory prosperity, remained a weak and uninspiring political force. No-one deserved to win this uninspiring game! Ostertag has an emotional and historical attachment to this generally uninspiring grape. Safety First, the uninspiring motto of his 1929 election campaign, represented his policy in political and economic matters. She'd been moved from the uninspiring cupboard allocated to her by Stephanie on her arrival. The men are their usual uninspiring selves. This was the wrong way to come to Rome, in such uninspiring company. Thesaurus Longman 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. not at all interesting or exciting:  No one deserved to win this uninspiring game.
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