Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #4124
boring
令人厌烦的；无聊的
Causing boredom or a lack of interest; dull.
- 1.
Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.
令人厌烦的；乏味的
- 2.
Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
钻孔用的；用于钻孔的
- 3.
Capable of penetrating; piercing.
有穿透力的；刺穿的
钻孔用的；穿透的；刺穿的；令人厌烦的；乏味的；钻孔用的；用于钻孔的；有穿透力的；刺穿的
In use
The lecture was so boring that I almost fell asleep.
I find doing laundry boring.
The movie was boring; there was no action.
boring + noun
It was a boring lecture.
那是个无聊的讲座。
subject + be + boring
The movie was boring.
这部电影很无聊。
find + object + boring
I find this book boring.
我觉得这本书无聊。
it is boring + to do sth.
Connections
Collocations
- boring lecture
- 无聊的讲座
- The professor's boring lecture put half the class to sleep.教授无聊的讲座让一半的学生都睡着了。
- boring movie
- 无聊的电影
- We left the cinema halfway because the movie was so boring.电影太无聊了，我们半途就离开了电影院。
- boring job
- 无聊的工作
- He quit his boring job to start a business.他辞去了无聊的工作去创业。
- boring conversation
- 无聊的对话
- We tried to make small talk but it was a boring conversation.我们试图闲聊，但对话很无聊。
- boring book
- 无聊的书
- I couldn't finish that boring book; it had no plot.那本无聊的书我读不完，根本没有情节。
- boring day
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 'bore' (钻孔)，钻孔很无聊，所以boring是'无聊的'。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 描述活动、经历、话题; note_zh: boring 是通用中性词，可广泛用于日常对话和书面描述。
Grammar Note
形容词，可作定语或表语；常用结构：be boring (to do sth./for sb.)；可接不定式短语作主语时用形式主语it。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: morning, warning, snoring (same /ɔːrnɪŋ/ sound). Lookalike -ing words: ring, thing, bring (different vowel /ɪ/, not rhymes).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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