boring

adjective

/ˈbɔːrɪŋ/

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not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient
- He's such a boring man!
- a boring job/book/evening
- The movie was dreadfully dull and incredibly boring.
- The music eventually gets boring to listen to.
Synonyms boring
boring
- dull
- tedious
These 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!
  She found her job very boring.
- dull not interesting or exciting:
  Life in a small town could be deadly dull.
- tedious lasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient:
  The journey soon became tedious.
Patterns
- 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 Examples
- Green is much better than boring old white.
- She found her job boring.
- That film was dead boring.
- The game was boring for the spectators.
- Try not to make the diet boring.
- His letters are really rather boring.
- Your life must be incredibly boring.
- The job sounds really boring.
Topics Working lifea1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- for
phrases
- boring old
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单词	boring
释义	boring adjective /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ jump to other results not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient He's such a boring man! a boring job/book/evening The movie was dreadfully dull and incredibly boring. The music eventually gets boring to listen to. Synonyms boringboring dull tedious These 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! She found her job very boring. dull not interesting or exciting: Life in a small town could be deadly dull. tedious lasting or taking too long and not interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient: The journey soon became tedious. Patterns 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 Examples Green is much better than boring old white. She found her job boring. That film was dead boring. The game was boring for the spectators. Try not to make the diet boring. His letters are really rather boring. Your life must be incredibly boring. The job sounds really boring. Topics Working lifea1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition for phrases boring old See full entry
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