Tedious
[ 'tidɪəs ]
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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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While early settlers had killed bison for food, now the killing became more widespread.
早期的殖民者只是以杀野牛为食，这时屠宰野牛就更为广泛了。
You can print the telephone number of your information service in the newspaper.
你可以把你的问讯服务的电话号码登在报纸上。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something，意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。