Word · Frequency #7682
boredom
厌烦，厌倦
核心释义
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
- 1.
无聊；厌烦
The state of being bored.
- 2.
无聊的时期；无聊状态
An instance or period of being bored; a bored state.
无聊；厌烦；无聊的时期；无聊状态；厌烦；厌倦；令人厌烦的事物
用法In use
The long lecture was filled with such boredom that several students fell asleep.
用法提示：boredom 作名词，在此句中与'filled with'搭配，表示'充满厌倦'。
She tried to hide her boredom during the meeting by doodling on her notepad.
用法提示：boredom 作名词，作为'掩饰'的宾语。
Boredom can sometimes lead to creative thinking when you least expect it.
用法提示：boredom 作名词，在此句作主语，表示'厌倦'。
boredom with [noun phrase]
表示对某事物的厌倦。
She couldn't hide her boredom with the lecture.
她无法掩饰对讲座的厌倦。
boredom of [noun phrase/gerund]
表示某种体验带来的厌倦。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sheer boredom
- 纯粹的厌倦
- He dropped out of school out of sheer boredom.他纯粹因为厌倦而退学。
- relieve boredom
- 消除厌倦
- She reads novels to relieve boredom during the long commute.她在漫长通勤中读小说以消除厌倦。
- overcome boredom
- 克服厌倦
- To overcome boredom, he started learning a new language.为了克服厌倦，他开始学习一门新语言。
- boredom sets in
- 厌倦袭来
- After an hour of the lecture, boredom sets in.讲座一小时后，厌倦袭来。
- boredom threshold
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：bore（使厌烦）+dom（领域），就是厌烦的领域。
语境与语域Context & Register
“boredom”多为中性词，通常用于日常口语和书面语中，描述因单调乏味而产生的厌倦感。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常不可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of the listed words rhyme with 'boredom' (pronounced /ˈbɒːdəm/). They share the spelling ending '-dom' but have different stressed vowels (e.g., freedom /ˈfriːdəm/, wisdom /ˈwɪzdəm/, kingdom /ˈkɪŋdəm/, random /ˈrændəm/, seldom /ˈseldəm/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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