英语词汇“boredom”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Boredom is one of the main reasons kids get into trouble.
Can you imagine the sheer boredom of doing the same job day in, day out for fifty years?
I get more tired from boredom than from work.
I sit around all day and eat junk food out of boredom.
She could no longer stand the boredom of having nothing to do.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Amazing as it might sound, boredom may play a factor as well.
But it drives you mad with boredom.
I couldn't help contrast the boredom with United's exhilarating 4-3 encounter with Liverpool some years back, also in Belfast.
I get bored, he said, and I run from this terrible boredom that is the opposite of life.
It is a tribute to our impatience and boredom that we are already asking this question three months premature.
Some means of escaping the waiting time of boredom and temporary unemployment.
There was nothing like a small fire to take the boredom right out of things.

Longman Language Activatorthe feeling of being bored► boredom

· Boredom is one of the main reasons kids get into trouble.boredom of · She could no longer stand the boredom of having nothing to do.sheer boredom (=complete boredom) · Can you imagine the sheer boredom of doing the same job day in, day out for fifty years?out of boredom (=because you are bored) · I sit around all day and eat junk food out of boredom.

► monotony

the feeling of being bored because you do the same things all the time, see the same people etc, and never do anything different: monotony of: · The monotony of prison life is enough to drive anyone insane.sheer monotony (=complete monotony): · The sheer monotony of the work is itself exhausting.

to try to make a situation less boring► relieve the boredom/monotony

· Sometimes she would try out different routes to relieve the monotony of her daily journey.· Harry tried to relieve the boredom by singing and whistling.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► relieve the boredom

a game to relieve the boredom of a long journey

► sheer boredom

the sheer boredom of being in jail

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► somebody’s boredom threshold

(=whether you do or do not get bored easily)· She loves challenges and admits she has a low boredom threshold.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► low

· Stallions have an especially low tolerance for boredom, and the best cure is greater variety in work.

► sheer

· Often, the end of their beaks may be cut off to stop the hens pecking each other out of sheer boredom and neurosis.· Misty rain or Sunday lunch, or sheer boredom had dispersed the spectators and Lady Street was deserted.

NOUN► threshold

· My boredom threshold is next to nil.

VERB► die

· These huge corporations are dying of boredom caused by the inertia of giantism.· They are dying from pure boredom.

► relieve

· Pleasure will also follow from moving from a low level to a higher one: the relieving of boredom.· He attempts reading it upside down, which temporarily relieves the boredom.· These inventions not only relieved the boredom but gave escape from pain.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom

Each note pleaded to love a little longer, longer, as though it was dying of hunger.
I for one am dying of thirst and hot enough to boil over.
These huge corporations are dying of boredom caused by the inertia of giantism.

WORD FAMILYnounboreboredomadjectiveboredboringverbboreadverbboringly

单词	boredom
释义	boredombore‧dom /ˈbɔːdəm $ ˈbɔːr-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Boredom is one of the main reasons kids get into trouble. Can you imagine the sheer boredom of doing the same job day in, day out for fifty years? I get more tired from boredom than from work. I sit around all day and eat junk food out of boredom. She could no longer stand the boredom of having nothing to do. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Amazing as it might sound, boredom may play a factor as well. But it drives you mad with boredom. I couldn't help contrast the boredom with United's exhilarating 4-3 encounter with Liverpool some years back, also in Belfast. I get bored, he said, and I run from this terrible boredom that is the opposite of life. It is a tribute to our impatience and boredom that we are already asking this question three months premature. Some means of escaping the waiting time of boredom and temporary unemployment. There was nothing like a small fire to take the boredom right out of things. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorthe feeling of being bored► boredom · Boredom is one of the main reasons kids get into trouble.boredom of · She could no longer stand the boredom of having nothing to do.sheer boredom (=complete boredom) · Can you imagine the sheer boredom of doing the same job day in, day out for fifty years?out of boredom (=because you are bored) · I sit around all day and eat junk food out of boredom. ► monotony the feeling of being bored because you do the same things all the time, see the same people etc, and never do anything different: monotony of: · The monotony of prison life is enough to drive anyone insane.sheer monotony (=complete monotony): · The sheer monotony of the work is itself exhausting. to try to make a situation less boring► relieve the boredom/monotony · Sometimes she would try out different routes to relieve the monotony of her daily journey.· Harry tried to relieve the boredom by singing and whistling. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► relieve the boredom a game to relieve the boredom of a long journey ► sheer boredom the sheer boredom of being in jail COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► somebody’s boredom threshold (=whether you do or do not get bored easily)· She loves challenges and admits she has a low boredom threshold. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► low · Stallions have an especially low tolerance for boredom, and the best cure is greater variety in work. ► sheer · Often, the end of their beaks may be cut off to stop the hens pecking each other out of sheer boredom and neurosis.· Misty rain or Sunday lunch, or sheer boredom had dispersed the spectators and Lady Street was deserted. NOUN► threshold · My boredom threshold is next to nil. VERB► die · These huge corporations are dying of boredom caused by the inertia of giantism.· They are dying from pure boredom. ► relieve · Pleasure will also follow from moving from a low level to a higher one: the relieving of boredom.· He attempts reading it upside down, which temporarily relieves the boredom.· These inventions not only relieved the boredom but gave escape from pain. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom Each note pleaded to love a little longer, longer, as though it was dying of hunger. I for one am dying of thirst and hot enough to boil over. These huge corporations are dying of boredom caused by the inertia of giantism. Word family WORD FAMILYnounboreboredomadjectiveboredboringverbboreadverbboringly the feeling you have when you are bored, or the quality of being boring: a game to relieve the boredom of a long journey the sheer boredom of being in jailboredom with his boredom with life in a small town
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