单词 | boring |
释义 | boring boring1 /bawr"ing, bohr"-/, n. 1. Mach. a. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole. b. the hole so made. 2. Geol. a cylindrical sample of earth strata obtained by boring a vertical hole. 3. borings, the chips, fragments, or dust produced in boring. [1400-50; late ME; see BORE1, -ING1] boring2 —boringly, adv. —boringness, n. /bawr"ing, bohr"-/, adj. causing or marked by boredom: a boring discussion; to have a boring time. [1835-45; BORE2 + -ING2] Syn. dull, tiresome, tedious. |
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