boredom

英 ['bɔːdəm] 美 ['bɔrdəm]
  • n. 厌倦;令人厌烦的事物
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boredom (n.)
"state of being bored," 1852, from bore (v.1) + -dom. It also has been employed in a sense "bores as a class" (1883) and "practice of being a bore" (1864, a sense properly belonging to boreism, 1833).
1. Only a uniformed guard stultified with boredom might have overheard them.
只有一名穿制服的无聊警卫可能偷听到了他们的谈话。

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2. Meanwhile, the boredom is excruciating.
同时,又无聊得让人苦恼不已。

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3. People went bananas with boredom.
人们闷得发狂。

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4. I started to eat too much out of sheer boredom.
由于实在闲极无聊,我开始无节制地大吃起来。

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5. the double-edged quality of life in a small town—security and boredom
小城镇生活的双重性—安全但乏味

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