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interminable

英 [ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbl]

美 [ɪnˈtɜːrmɪnəbl]

adj.  冗长的; 没完没了的

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Collins.1 / BNC.14265 / COCA.16867

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 冗长的;没完没了的
      lasting a very long time and therefore boring or annoying
      1. an interminable speech/wait/discussion
        无休止的讲话 / 等待 / 讨论
      2. The drive seemed interminable.
        这次开车好像没有尽头。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ 无休止的;没完没了的;冗长不堪的
      If you describe something asinterminable, you are emphasizing that it continues for a very long time and indicating that you wish it was shorter or would stop.
      1. ...an interminable meeting.
        冗长乏味的会议

    英英释义

    adj

    • tiresomely long
      1. endless debates
      2. an endless conversation
      3. the wait seemed eternal
      4. eternal quarreling
      5. an interminable sermon
      Synonym:endlesseternal

    双语例句

    • There are interminable things in Hawaii to visit and enjoy like wonderful coastlines, forests and volcanoes.
      在夏威夷你可以享受无穷无尽诸如美妙海岸线、森林及火山这样的景点。
    • Stared from the interminable plain.
      横过一望无际的平原盯着人看。
    • Even after final rulings are made, doubtless be interminable hearings on how to implement them.
      甚至在终审裁定后,无疑将会是对如何执行裁定举行无止尽的听证会。
    • I tried for a while to list the quotations on an interminable amount of stock.
      我勉强列了一会那些不计其数的股票行情。
    • He was soon lost in the noisy and slowly moving crowd, busy with interminable bargainings.
      不久,他在喧嚷,慢慢移动而又忙于讨价还价的人群当中消失了。
    • The way seemed interminable, and the streets like the black web of some sprawling spider.
      路仿佛没有尽头,街道就像触足伸开的蜘蛛编织成的黑网。
    • Life is nothing but the occasional burst of laughter rising above the interminable wail of grief.
      人生也没什么,就是在冗长无尽的悲伤无奈中,偶尔燃闪出零星的快乐火花。
    • No, John, I won't be dragged into making polite conversation with the wives, while you have one of your interminable meetings with the men.
      不,约翰,我不愿被迫与那些女人进行礼貌谈话,而你却和男人们开无体止的会议。
    • The Odyssey taught humanity the dangers of hubris and the need for flexible responses to interminable and unpredictable setbacks.
      《奥德赛》的故事向人类讲述了自负的危险,也教会我们应当灵活应对没完没了、无法预测的挫折。
    • She launched into an interminable battle with the school governors.
      她开始对校董们展开一场无休止的斗争。