boredom

英 [ˈbɔːdəm]

美 [ˈbɔːrdəm]

n.  厌烦; 厌倦; 无聊

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Collins.1 / BNC.7682 / COCA.8671

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

• Reading helped to relieve the boredom while he was ill.
  读书帮他排遣了生病时的无聊。
• Boredom has exactly the same effect on the body as stress.
  无聊和压力对身体产生的影响是一样的。
• 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。
• 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。
• My mood could be summed up by the single word boredom.
  我的心情可以用厌倦这一个词来概括。
• This deprives humans of loving life experiences over time leading to greater boredom, depression and non-fulfillment.
  这随时间就剥夺了人类爱的生活经历，从而带来了更多的乏味、沮丧和没有成就感。
• Only a uniformed guard stultified with boredom might have overheard them.
  只有一名穿制服的无聊警卫可能偷听到了他们的谈话。
• Use humor and laughter to keep things in perspective and to avoid boredom and isolation.
  通过幽默和笑声来对待事情，避免厌倦和孤立。
• 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。