bore /bɔː/ CET4 TEM4 ( boring, bored, bores )

• 1. 

  V-T If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting. 使厌烦

  例：

  Dickie bored him all through the meal with stories of the navy.

  迪基整整一顿饭都在讲海军的故事，让他厌烦。

• 2. 

  PHRASE If someone or something bores you to tears, bores you to death, or bores you stiff, they bore you very much. 使…厌烦至极 [非正式]

  例：

  Monuments and museums bore him to tears.

  纪念碑和博物馆让他厌烦透了。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT You describe someone as a bore when you think that they talk in a very uninteresting way. 无聊的家伙

  例：

  There is every reason why I shouldn't enjoy his company – he's a bore and a fool.

  我有充分的理由不和他在一起–他是个无聊的家伙，一个傻瓜。

• 4. 

  N-SING You can describe a situation as a bore when you find it annoying. 令人讨厌的事

  例：

  It's a bore to be sick, and the novelty of lying in bed all day wears off quickly.

  生病是件无趣的事，整天躺在床上的新鲜感很快就没了。

• 5. 

  V-T If you bore a hole in something, you make a deep round hole in it using a special tool. 钻 (孔)

  例：

  Get the special drill bit to bore the correct size hole for the job.

  找个特殊的钻头，钻个尺寸合适的孔。

• 6. 

  N a high steep-fronted wave moving up a narrow estuary, caused by the tide 涌潮

• 7. 

  Bore is the past tense of bear. (bear)的过去式

• 8. 

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