Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #8426
tedious
枯燥乏味的；令人厌烦的
boring, monotonous, and likely to make you feel tired or weary
- 1.
Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.
无聊的、单调的、耗时的、令人厌倦的、漫长的。
- 2.
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain
缺乏趣味以至于导致精神疲惫
- 3.
using or containing too many words
使用或包含过多的词语
冗长的；啰嗦的；无聊的、单调的、耗时的、令人厌倦的、漫长的。；缺乏趣味以至于导致精神疲惫；使用或包含过多的词语；沉闷的
In use
Filling out these forms is so tedious that I usually put it off until the last minute.
The lecture was tedious and I struggled to stay awake.
Sorting through all the receipts is a tedious job, but it has to be done.
tedious days on the train
find sth tedious
I find this task tedious.
我觉得这项任务很沉闷。
tedious work
He complained about the tedious work.
他抱怨这项冗长乏味的工作。
Connections
Collocations
- tedious task
- 乏味的任务
- Sorting through hundreds of old files was a tedious task.翻阅数百份旧文件是一项乏味的任务。
- tedious work
- 枯燥的工作
- Data entry can be tedious work, but it's necessary.数据录入可能是枯燥的工作，但它是必要的。
- tedious process
- 冗长乏味的过程
- The visa application involves a tedious process of filling out forms.签证申请涉及填写表格的冗长乏味的过程。
- tedious lecture
- 枯燥的讲座
- The professor's tedious lecture put half the class to sleep.教授枯燥的讲座让班上半数人睡着了。
- tedious details
- 繁琐的细节
- She explained the plan with tedious details that no one cared about.她用没人关心的繁琐细节解释了计划。
- tedious job
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把tedious拆解为Ted+ious，想象Ted说话啰嗦冗长，令人厌倦。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：工作、学习、日常描述 ‘tedious’ 常用于形容耗时且乏味的过程，在正式和非正式场合都适用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 'tedious' 有共同的拼写结尾 '-ious'，但发音不同：'tedious' 中 '-dious' 读作 /diəs/，而以下词中的 '-rious' 或 '-vious' 等读作 /riəs/ 或 /viəs/。没有真正押韵的词。
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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