一、详细释义:
adj.
单调乏味的,令人生厌的;冗长的,啰唆的
例句:
The tedious job simply ate me up.
那单调乏味的工作简直把我烦死了。
例句:
What an endless and tedious talk!
多么无休无止、沉闷的讲话!
【古】迟缓的,拖拉的
例句:
Actions like these (with only a procedure component) are procedural actions.
这样的操作(只有一个过程部件)称为“过程操作”。
例句:
The long and tedious journey did them up.
这趟沉闷拖拉的长途旅行把他们累坏了。
二、词义辨析:
dull,tedious,monotonous,dreary
这些形容词均表示“单调的、乏味的、厌烦的”之意。dull指缺乏鲜明、吸引力或情趣而显得乏味、沉闷。tedious侧重指文章、演讲、演出等冗长乏味或环境等单调、沉闷,缺乏活力,使感到不舒服。monotonous指没有变化、重复单调的。dreary侧重无趣味的,不活泼的事或思想状态。
三、参考例句:
Tedious tasks demand absolute concentration.
枯燥的任务要求注意力绝对集中。
He is an exceedingly tedious fellow.
他是一个非常令人生厌的家伙。
The tedious job simply ate him up.
那单调乏味的工作简直把他烦死了。
The tedious job simply ate me up.
那单调乏味的工作简直把我烦死了。
What an endless and tedious talk!
多么无休无止、沉闷的讲话!
His speech was long, tedious and disgusting.
他讲话冗长,叫人反感。
What an endless and tedious talk!
多么无休无止、沉闷的讲话!
It is a tedious, humourless load of crap.
那是一堆枯燥乏味、毫无幽默感的废话。
We had to sit through several tedious speeches.
我们只得坐在那里听几个乏味的讲演。
It's tedious work, counting these fiddling little things.
清点这么小的东西真乏味。