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boredom

英 ['bɔːdəm] 美 ['bɔrdəm]

解释

n. 厌倦；令人厌烦的事物

※ 提供单词"boredom"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

boredom (n.): "state of being bored," 1852, from bore (v.1) + -dom. It also has been employed in a sense "bores as a class" (1883) and "practice of being a bore" (1864, a sense properly belonging to boreism, 1833).

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例句和用法

1. Only a uniformed guard stultified with boredom might have overheard them.: 只有一名穿制服的无聊警卫可能偷听到了他们的谈话。

2. Meanwhile, the boredom is excruciating.: 同时，又无聊得让人苦恼不已。

3. People went bananas with boredom.: 人们闷得发狂。

4. I started to eat too much out of sheer boredom.: 由于实在闲极无聊，我开始无节制地大吃起来。

5. the double-edged quality of life in a small town—security and boredom: 小城镇生活的双重性—安全但乏味