boredom

英 [ˈbɔːdəm] 美 [ˈbɔːrdəm]

n.  厌烦; 厌倦; 无聊

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牛津词典

noun

  1. 厌烦;厌倦;无聊
    the state of feeling bored; the quality of being very boring
    1. 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。
    2. Television helps to relieve the boredom of the long winter evenings.
      电视有助于打发漫长无聊的冬夜。

柯林斯词典

  1. N-UNCOUNT 厌烦;厌倦
    Boredom is the state of being bored.
    1. He had given up attending lectures out of sheer boredom...
      他不再去听那些讲座完全是出于厌倦。
    2. They often find they begin to chat to relieve the boredom of the flight.
      他们发现自己常常是为了打发飞行途中的无聊才开始聊天。

双语例句

  1. People went bananas with boredom
    人们闷得发狂。
  2. He had given up attending lectures out of sheer boredom
    他不再去听那些讲座完全是出于厌倦。
  3. They often find they begin to chat to relieve the boredom of the flight.
    他们发现自己常常是为了打发飞行途中的无聊才开始聊天。
  4. Meanwhile, the boredom is excruciating
    同时,又无聊得让人苦恼不已。
  5. This should save her from boredom and will also relieve the pressure on you to keep her entertained.
    这能使她不会感到厌倦,而且也会减轻你的压力,不必总想着逗她开心。
  6. Many people switch on the television simply to stave off boredom over the Christmas break
    很多人打开电视仅仅是为了打发圣诞节休息期间的无聊时光而已。
  7. 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。
  8. She has a low threshold of boredom and needs the constant stimulation of physical activity
    她容易厌倦,需要时常进行活动来刺激一下。
  9. The boredom is caused as much by people's unsatisfying home lives as by lack of work.
    不幸福的家庭生活和失业都会导致心生倦怠。
  10. Out of sheer boredom I would pick up a book and read on and on.
    在百无聊赖中,随手抓过一本书来,读下去。
  11. I am dying of boredom!
    我烦得要死!
  12. There must be an end to the boredom and deceit of present-day family life.
    当今家庭生活中的那种无聊和虚伪应该结束了。
  13. Boredom and depression at work prompted almost two-thirds to call in sick because they are disillusioned with their jobs.
    工作中的无聊和压抑导致几乎三分之二的员工以生病的理由请假,因为他们对于工作的幻想破灭了。
  14. Use humor and laughter to keep things in perspective and to avoid boredom and isolation.
    通过幽默和笑声来对待事情,避免厌倦和孤立。
  15. It can signal friendliness or hostility GetWord(" hostility");, interest or boredom, and understanding or misunderstanding.
    他能暗示友善或是敌意,感兴趣或是无聊,和理解与误解。
  16. This can really be the cure to your boredom at work.
    这可能是治愈你工作厌烦症的良方。
  17. Nostalgia has been shown to counteract loneliness, boredom and anxiety.
    从研究结果看来,怀旧可以减少孤独、无聊与焦虑。
  18. My mood could be summed up by the single word boredom.
    我的心情可以用厌倦这一个词来概括。
  19. I couldn't bear the boredom of having nothing to do, so I quit.
    我不能接受无聊的工作,所以我辞职了。
  20. That is, the things that bring happiness also bring frustration, anxiety, boredom, fear, etc.
    即是说,那些给我带来快乐的事物给我带来的还会有沮丧、焦虑、无聊、恐惧等等。
  21. My boredom was so frightening that I know.
    我的无聊是那么可怕,我知道。
  22. Reading helped to relieve the boredom while he was ill.
    读书帮他排遣了生病时的无聊。
  23. The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom.
    人类幸福的两个敌人是痛苦与厌倦。
  24. She seems so depressed by the monotony and boredom of her city life.
    城市生活的单调和无聊似乎使她非常忧郁。
  25. Although we associate yawning with sleepiness and boredom, its function appears to be to wake us up.
    虽然我们把打哈欠与睡意和厌倦联系在一起,但打哈欠的作用似乎是使人清醒。
  26. Boredom, vice, and need.
    无聊、恶行和匮乏。
  27. Since I can do too many things, there is no time to loneliness and boredom.
    因为我可做的事太多了,根本没时间寂寞和无聊。
  28. Boredom has exactly the same effect on the body as stress.
    无聊和压力对身体产生的影响是一样的。
  29. This deprives humans of loving life experiences over time leading to greater boredom, depression and non-fulfillment.
    这随时间就剥夺了人类爱的生活经历,从而带来了更多的乏味、沮丧和没有成就感。
  30. Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, boredom or loneliness?
    你有没有赌博逃脱担心,烦恼,无聊或孤独?

英英释义

noun

  1. the feeling of being bored by something tedious

      Synonym:    ennuitedium