tedious

英 ['ti?d??s] 美['tid??s]
  • adj. 沉悶的；冗長(zhǎng)乏味的

英英釋意

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"