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a crashing bore
固定搭配，指非常令人厌烦的人。
He is a crashing bore at parties.
他在聚会上是个极其无聊的人。
极度的；彻底的
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极度的；彻底的
Severe; drastic.
He is a crashing bore at parties.
他在聚会上是个极其无聊的人。
极度的；剧烈的；彻底的。
Severe; drastic.
He is a crashing bore at parties, always talking about his stamp collection.
他在派对上是个极度无聊的人，总是谈论他的集邮。
The company's new product was a crashing failure, losing millions in the first quarter.
这家公司的新产品是个彻底的失败，第一季度亏损了数百万。
We heard a loud crashing sound as the tree fell onto the roof.
树倒在屋顶上时，我们听到一声巨大的撞击声。
固定搭配，指非常令人厌烦的人。
He is a crashing bore at parties.
他在聚会上是个极其无聊的人。
crashing 作形容词置于名词前，强调程度剧烈，常与 defeat、failure 等词搭配。
The team suffered a crashing defeat.
这支队伍遭遇了惨败。
Not this
He is crashing bore.
Use this
He is a crashing bore.
bore 是可数名词，单数前面必须加冠词 a；crashing 是形容词，不能替代冠词。
Not this
He is a crashing boring person.
Use this
He is a crashing bore.
crashing 不能修饰形容词 boring，它只用在少数名词前表示“极度的”（如 a crashing bore“极其无聊的人”），所以应把 boring person 改为名词 bore。
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极其无聊的人（或事）
His new book is a crashing bore.
他的新书极其无聊。
极其无聊的人（或事物）
The meeting was a crashing bore, so I left as soon as it ended.
那个会议极其无聊，所以一结束我就走了。
嘿，我是个人，哥们。我不是个该死的、令人无聊透顶的人。
That lecture was a crashing bore, so I almost fell asleep.
那个讲座无聊透顶，我差点睡着了。
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想象汽车撞毁(crash)的冲击力，破坏彻底又剧烈，所以crashing表示“极度的、彻底的”。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、非正式评论、新闻标题 这个义项通常用于较为非正式的语境，作强调词表示“极度的，彻底的”；正式写作中较少使用。
All six words above rhyme with crashing, sharing the same stressed /æʃɪŋ/ ending. Beware lookalikes like casing /ˈkeɪsɪŋ/ and fashion /ˈfæʃən/, which look similar but sound different.
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