单词 | bored |
释义 | bored (once / 532 pages) adj When you are bored, nothing is engaging you. If you're on a long flight, you forgot your book, and there's no movie, you might become bored. The adjective bored comes from boredom, the state of being where nothing is interesting or exciting. If you only understand English, you'll probably get bored quickly listening to German talk radio. It's hard not to be bored by a six hour bus ride on a featureless interstate highway. If you are deeply, spiritually bored by the world, you are suffering from ennui — that's boredom in French! WORD FAMILYbored: boredly, boredom+/bore: bored, borer, bores, boring, counterbore/boredom: boredoms/borer: borers/boring: boringly, boringness, borings/counterbore: counterbores USAGE EXAMPLESBut he lives in America now, and he’s mostly retired and a little bored. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) “I got bored, to be honest,” he said. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Banner said he probably would’ve been bored with the long slate of practices were he preparing for a lesser bowl. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence the bored gaze of the successful film star Syn blase uninterested not having or showing interest 2adj tired of the world bored with life strolled through the museum with a bored air Syn world-weary tired depleted of strength or energy |
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