Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #13772
tiresome
令人厌倦的；使人疲劳的
核心释义
Causing tiredness or boredom; wearisome
- 1.
令人疲劳或厌烦的；使人厌倦的。
Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.
令人疲劳或厌烦的；使人厌倦的。；累人的；烦人的
用法In use
The long meeting was so tiresome that I could hardly stay awake.
用法提示：形容词作表语，表示事情让人感到厌倦。
I find cleaning the house a tiresome task, so I usually put it off.
用法提示：形容词作定语修饰task，意为“令人厌烦的”。
After waiting for hours, the children grew tiresome and started complaining.
用法提示：形容词作表语，描述人令人感到厌烦。
be tiresome
直接描述事物令人厌倦。
The long meeting was tiresome.
那个冗长的会议令人厌倦。
find sth tiresome
表示主观感受。
I find his constant complaining tiresome.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- tiresome task
- 令人厌烦的任务
- Sorting through old files is a tiresome task.整理旧文件是一项令人厌烦的任务。
- tiresome routine
- 烦人的日常事务
- The tiresome routine of washing dishes every day got on her nerves.每天洗碗的烦人日常让她心烦。
- become tiresome
- 变得令人厌倦
- The same song soon becomes tiresome.同一首歌很快就变得令人厌倦。
- find something tiresome
- 觉得某事烦人
- Many people find housework tiresome.很多人觉得家务活烦人。
- tiresome journey
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：tire（使疲劳）+ some（有点）→ 有点让人疲劳，即令人厌倦、烦人的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面叙述 「tiresome」属于中性表达，口语和书面语中都可用，但日常对话里更常说 boring 或 tiring。它多形容事物或人令人感到疲倦、厌烦。使用时语气较温和，不算正式也不随意。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in the spelling -some, pronounced /səm/, but none rhymes with tiresome /ˈtaɪərsəm/ because their stressed vowels differ. Watch out for lookalikes like wholesome and awesome, which are pronounced with different vowel sounds, not with the /aɪ/ of tiresome.
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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