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

WORD ORIGINinterminable

Origin:

1300-1400 Late Latin interminabilis, from Latin terminare; ➔ TERMINATE

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

He launched into an interminable monologue about his last therapy session.
She wasn't looking forward to the interminable winter nights, alone in the cabin.
The ride back to the city seemed interminable.
We watched an interminable documentary on rice production.
What's the reason for all these interminable delays?

THESAURUStoo long► long-winded

continuing for too long – used about speeches, answers, explanations etc: · a very long-winded answer to a simple question· He gave a long-winded speech about the company’s vision for the future.

► interminable

very long and boring: · They faced an interminable wait in the departure lounge of the airport.· The journey seemed interminable.

► long-drawn-out

[only before noun] used about a process that continues for much too long: · The news heightened expectations that the long-drawn-out investigation might be coming to a close.

Longman Language Activatorcontinuing for too long► long-drawn-out

a long-drawn-out process continues for a long time, is very tiring, and probably continues for longer than it needs to: · The long-drawn-out campaigns that precede every election in the US have already begun.· This war is too one-sided to be very long-drawn-out. · Netscape faces a long-drawn-out battle with software giant Microsoft.· Building up a successful herd is a long-drawn out process of careful buying and breeding.

► long-winded

a speech or piece of writing that is long-winded is too long and therefore boring or difficult to understand: · Jacques launched into a long-winded explanation that left us just as confused as before.· Her letters do tend to be a bit long-winded.· I'm sick of reading badly-written and long-winded scripts by candidates who should know better.

► protracted

something unpleasant that is protracted continues for a long time, which makes it worse than usual: · After a bloody and protracted struggle, the "Mau-Mau" fighters forced Britain to grant independence.· This marks the first day of what is likely to be a protracted and bitter courtroom battle.· There was a protracted silence, after which Lydia said quietly, 'I'm to inherit all the money -- you'll get nothing.'

► interminable

formal continuing for a very long time so that it becomes boring and you become impatient: · The ride back to the city seemed interminable.· What's the reason for all these interminable delays?· She wasn't looking forward to the interminable winter nights, alone in the cabin.· He launched into an interminable monologue about his last therapy session.

► drag on

to continue for too long and so become boring or annoying: · Despair grew as the war dragged on.· Presidential campaigns seem to drag on forever.· If the stalemate drags on, there could be serious consequences for the town's population. drag on for weeks/years etc: · Lawsuits about titles to land often drag on for years without settlement.· The fighting dragged on for another two years before a settlement was finally reached.drag on into October/2002/next year etc: · Analysts fear the downturn will drag on into next year.drag on until 1945/2.00 a.m. etc: · The meeting dragged on until late afternoon.

► take ages/years/forever etc

to take much longer than seems reasonable: · Getting visas to visit America seemed to take ages.· The problem with letters is that they always get lost or take forever to arrive.· It'll take days to sort this mess out.take somebody ages/years/forever etc: · It took me ages to get all that washing done.· It took Josephine months to finish writing her dissertation.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► seemingly

· For several seemingly interminable seconds no one moved as the coolly brooding glance subjected her to a flagrantly masculine appraisal.· The seemingly interminable day was finally reaching its dark conclusion.· Her labour was, like her pregnancy, seemingly interminable and difficult.· The system thus avoids the seemingly interminable delays that bedevil on-line services when they are used to transmit graphics.· And there was all that seemingly interminable, lonely hanging around.· As of Saturday, both of those seemingly interminable droughts had ended, meaning that only the wait for Magic Johnson remains.· As of Saturday, both seemingly interminable droughts were over, sending historians in the organization scurrying for the record book.

NOUN► delay

· Just as long, that is, as the masses do not mind interminable delays.· The system thus avoids the seemingly interminable delays that bedevil on-line services when they are used to transmit graphics.· Link them, and the main result will be interminable delay.

单词	interminably
释义	interminablein‧ter‧mi‧na‧ble /ɪnˈtɜːmənəbəl $ -ɜːr-/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINinterminable Origin: 1300-1400 Late Latin interminabilis, from Latin terminare; ➔ TERMINATE Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He launched into an interminable monologue about his last therapy session. She wasn't looking forward to the interminable winter nights, alone in the cabin. The ride back to the city seemed interminable. We watched an interminable documentary on rice production. What's the reason for all these interminable delays? Thesaurus THESAURUStoo long► long-winded continuing for too long – used about speeches, answers, explanations etc: · a very long-winded answer to a simple question· He gave a long-winded speech about the company’s vision for the future. ► interminable very long and boring: · They faced an interminable wait in the departure lounge of the airport.· The journey seemed interminable. ► long-drawn-out [only before noun] used about a process that continues for much too long: · The news heightened expectations that the long-drawn-out investigation might be coming to a close. Longman Language Activatorcontinuing for too long► long-drawn-out a long-drawn-out process continues for a long time, is very tiring, and probably continues for longer than it needs to: · The long-drawn-out campaigns that precede every election in the US have already begun.· This war is too one-sided to be very long-drawn-out. · Netscape faces a long-drawn-out battle with software giant Microsoft.· Building up a successful herd is a long-drawn out process of careful buying and breeding. ► long-winded a speech or piece of writing that is long-winded is too long and therefore boring or difficult to understand: · Jacques launched into a long-winded explanation that left us just as confused as before.· Her letters do tend to be a bit long-winded.· I'm sick of reading badly-written and long-winded scripts by candidates who should know better. ► protracted something unpleasant that is protracted continues for a long time, which makes it worse than usual: · After a bloody and protracted struggle, the "Mau-Mau" fighters forced Britain to grant independence.· This marks the first day of what is likely to be a protracted and bitter courtroom battle.· There was a protracted silence, after which Lydia said quietly, 'I'm to inherit all the money -- you'll get nothing.' ► interminable formal continuing for a very long time so that it becomes boring and you become impatient: · The ride back to the city seemed interminable.· What's the reason for all these interminable delays?· She wasn't looking forward to the interminable winter nights, alone in the cabin.· He launched into an interminable monologue about his last therapy session. ► drag on to continue for too long and so become boring or annoying: · Despair grew as the war dragged on.· Presidential campaigns seem to drag on forever.· If the stalemate drags on, there could be serious consequences for the town's population. drag on for weeks/years etc: · Lawsuits about titles to land often drag on for years without settlement.· The fighting dragged on for another two years before a settlement was finally reached.drag on into October/2002/next year etc: · Analysts fear the downturn will drag on into next year.drag on until 1945/2.00 a.m. etc: · The meeting dragged on until late afternoon. ► take ages/years/forever etc to take much longer than seems reasonable: · Getting visas to visit America seemed to take ages.· The problem with letters is that they always get lost or take forever to arrive.· It'll take days to sort this mess out.take somebody ages/years/forever etc: · It took me ages to get all that washing done.· It took Josephine months to finish writing her dissertation. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► seemingly · For several seemingly interminable seconds no one moved as the coolly brooding glance subjected her to a flagrantly masculine appraisal.· The seemingly interminable day was finally reaching its dark conclusion.· Her labour was, like her pregnancy, seemingly interminable and difficult.· The system thus avoids the seemingly interminable delays that bedevil on-line services when they are used to transmit graphics.· And there was all that seemingly interminable, lonely hanging around.· As of Saturday, both of those seemingly interminable droughts had ended, meaning that only the wait for Magic Johnson remains.· As of Saturday, both seemingly interminable droughts were over, sending historians in the organization scurrying for the record book. NOUN► delay · Just as long, that is, as the masses do not mind interminable delays.· The system thus avoids the seemingly interminable delays that bedevil on-line services when they are used to transmit graphics.· Link them, and the main result will be interminable delay. very long and boring SYN endless: interminable delays► see thesaurus at long—interminably adverb: an interminably long speech
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