boredom

英 [ˈbɔːdəm]

美 [ˈbɔːrdəm]

n.  厌烦; 厌倦; 无聊

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牛津词典

noun

• 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

• N-UNCOUNT 厌烦；厌倦
  Boredomis 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。

英英释义

noun

• the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  Synonym:ennuitedium

双语例句

• Boredom, vice, and need.
  无聊、恶行和匮乏。
• 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。
• I am dying of boredom!
  我烦得要死！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。