tedious
英 ['tiːdɪəs]
美['tidɪəs]
- adj. 沉闷的；冗长乏味的
英英释意
- 1. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;
- "a boring evening with uninteresting people"
- "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"
- "a dull play"
- "his competent but dull performance"
- "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"
- "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
- "tedious days on the train"
- "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
- "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
- 2. using or containing too many words;
- "long-winded (or windy) speakers"
- "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"
- "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"
- "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"