这几个词的词意有区别:boring是bore的现在分词转化成的形容词,表示“令人厌烦的”,主语可以是人,也可以是物; bored是bore的过去分词转化成的形容词,表示“感到厌倦的”,主语通常是人; dull指物意为“乏味的,无趣的”,指人意为“愚笨的,迟钝的”。
词源记忆法
【词源解释】bore←古英语borian(钻孔、穿透)←原始日耳曼语buron(穿透)英语单词bore的本意是“钻孔”。由于钻孔过程通常都是冗长而无聊的,所以衍生出“使厌烦”之意。【衍生词】boring(乏味的、无趣的);boredom(无聊、令人厌烦的事物)
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d和ing结尾形容词的区别;类似单词还有tired/tiring;excited/exciting;surprised/surprising
Future generations are going to think that we were a pretty boring lot.
未来几代人会觉得我们无趣乏味得很。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Be vigilant against the danger of enemy agents infiltrating the government and boring from within.
要警惕敌特渗入政府内部进行暗中破坏.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》All he ever does is discuss the same boring list of medications.
他就会翻来覆去讨论同一个无聊的药品单。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Obsessives, in any area, are invariably as boring as their hobbies.
无论在哪个领域,过分痴迷者都会跟他们的癖好一样令人厌烦。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》We all need the occasional escape route from the boring, routine aspects of our lives.
我们都时不时需要逃避生活中的无聊和平淡。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The summer days wore on and life returned to its boring routine.
夏天的时光已经流逝,生活又恢复了昔日的无聊。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Their work is hard and unglamorous, and most people would find it boring.
他们的工作又累又平淡,多数人会认为很乏味。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Teaching off a blackboard is boring, and undoubtedly turns people off.
照本宣科枯燥乏味,无疑会使人们丧失学习兴趣。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The family has been described variously as crass, bigoted, racist and plain boring.
人们对这家人有各种不同的评价:愚蠢、顽固、有种族偏见和无聊透顶,不一而足。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》I spent the rest of their visit gleefully boring them with tedious details.
在他们到访余下的时间里,我一直给他们讲些乏味的琐事,把他们烦得够呛,而我则私下窃喜。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Instead of going to work thinking that it will be totally boring, try to be positive.
不要一边去上班一边想着工作太无聊,要积极一些。
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