Tedious
[ 'tidɪəs ]
第4级
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adj. 单调沉闷的;冗长乏味的;令人生厌的;
💡 词根助记
ted厌倦+ious表形容词 →冗长沉闷的
📝 例句
He went on at tedious length about his favourite hobby.
他仍不厌其详地讲他的业馀爱好.
Accommodating herself to circumstances, Bertha found life less tedious.
适应环境以后，伯莎觉得生活不那么难过了。
It has been a long and tedious procedure since then.
从那时起直到今天，这实在是一个时间很长、进行得很迟缓的过程。
How can he give us such a tedious lecture!
他怎么能做这么沉闷乏味的演讲。
The job is tedious, but the pay is good.
这工作乏味但工钱不少。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ tedi-拼音“特地”,ous-our我们的:我特地赶过来参加我们的聚会,没想到却这么乏味
※ te-拼音“特”,di-拼音“笛”,ou-拼音“鸥”,s-拼音“生”:特乏味的汽笛声,海鸥听了很生气
※ te-拼音“特”,di-拼音“弟”,o-似“0,引申为没有”,us-我们:特别的弟弟没有我们那么枯燥乏味
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
tedious
adj
tiresome because of being too long, slow or dull; boring （因过长、 过慢或单调）令人厌倦的; 烦人的
The work is tedious. 这工作令人厌倦.
We had to sit through several tedious speeches. 我们只得坐在那里听著几个乏味的讲演.
🎯 考研助记
听得饿死（谐音）： 冗长的报道听完得饿死 ted(tend延伸)+ious(多):延伸得多的- 冗长的 网友：yqy 补充：ted（＝tired厌倦）+ious：冗长的报道听得累死了
🔁 扩展释义
*['ti:diәs]a. 沉闷的, 冗长乏味的
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A week? As long as that?
一星期？要那么长时间？
There is a new type of machine which can produce colour copies.
有一种新型的机器能够制作出彩色复印件。
One moment we were walking along the top of a hill and now we could see no more than about thirty metres ahead of us.
一时间我们还在山顶上行走，而现在30公尺开外的地方我们都看不清了。