bore

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting. 使厌烦
Dickie bored him all through the meal with stories of the navy. 迪基整整一顿饭都在讲海军的故事，让他厌烦。
2. PHRASE If someone or something bores you to tears, bores you to death, or bores you stiff, they bore you very much. 使…厌烦至极[非正式]
Monuments and museums bore him to tears. 纪念碑和博物馆让他厌烦透了。
3. N-COUNT You describe someone as a bore when you think that they talk in a very uninteresting way. 无聊的家伙
There is every reason why I shouldn't enjoy his company – he's a bore and a fool. 我有充分的理由不和他在一起–他是个无聊的家伙，一个傻瓜。
4. N-SING You can describe a situation as a bore when you find it annoying. 令人讨厌的事
It's a bore to be sick, and the novelty of lying in bed all day wears off quickly. 生病是件无趣的事，整天躺在床上的新鲜感很快就没了。
5. V-T If you bore a hole in something, you make a deep round hole in it using a special tool. 钻 (孔)
Get the special drill bit to bore the correct size hole for the job. 找个特殊的钻头，钻个尺寸合适的孔。
6. N a high steep-fronted wave moving up a narrow estuary, caused by the tide 涌潮
7. Bore is the past tense of bear. (bear)的过去式
8. →see also bored , boring

I was so bored that I slept through the second half of the film .
I enjoyed my course at first, but after a time I got bored with it.
He sensed (that) his guests were bored, although they were listening politely .
He grew bored of the countryside .
The novelty of these toys soon wore off and the children became bored with them.
Sometimes I enjoy my English lessons , but at other times I find them really boring.
This programme's boring - shall I turn over to BBC?
Your hair has a natural wave whereas mine's just straight and boring.
This town is so boring in the evening - there's never anything happening .
Life would be bloody boring if nothing ever went wrong .