tedium

英 [ˈtiːdiəm]

美 [ˈtiːdiəm]

n.  单调乏味; 冗长; 啰唆

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BNC.18839 / COCA.21125

牛津词典

noun

• 单调乏味；冗长；啰唆
  the quality of being boring
  1. She longed for something to relieve the tedium of everyday life.
     她渴望有什么事情能排解她日常生活中的烦闷。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 枯燥;乏味;无聊
  If you talk aboutthe tedium ofa job, task, or situation, you think it is boring and rather frustrating.
  1. She began to wonder whether she wouldn't go mad with the tedium of the job.
     她开始怀疑自己会不会被枯燥的工作逼疯。

英英释义

noun

• dullness owing to length or slowness
  Synonym:tediousnesstiresomeness
• the feeling of being bored by something tedious
  Synonym:boredomennui

双语例句

• Hence the welcome that the Dalian cheerleaders received in Chinese media at least the airport was trying to do something to distract passengers from the tedium of waiting.
  因此，大连啦啦队员获得了中国媒体的认可机场方面至少是在做出一些努力，帮助乘客摆脱等待过程中的单调与乏味。
• The tedium of everyday existence does not tarnish my view of life, nor does it tamper with my ability to criticize it.
  日常生存的单调乏味并没有影响我的人生观，也没有削弱我批判生活的能力。
• The most notable quality of the meeting was its sheer tedium.
  会议最突出的特点是它的单调乏味。
• We are reading them for instruction, and the best we can hope is that our need for it will enable us to get through them without tedium.
  我们读这些书是为了获得指导，我们能期望的最多就是我们在读完之后不至于感到单调乏味。
• A study from University College London showed that those who complain of boredom are more likely to die young, and those who report high levels of tedium are much more likely to die from heart disease or stroke.
  根据伦敦大学学院的研究显示，那些抱怨工作无聊的人更有可能英年早逝，而那些对工作感到厌恶的人则更有可能死于心脏病或中风。
• Possibly, because I have an even more outrageous suggestion that will increase any perceived tedium.
  也许会，因为我甚至还有一个更极端的建议，那将会增加任何已觉察到的麻烦。
• The bladed corners to the south side of the west crescent turret breaks the monotony and tedium, and brings about a strong visual impact and mental shock.
  西侧月牙状塔楼南北两侧的刀丸状建筑角部，打破了圆柱体的单调和乏味，产生出强烈的视觉冲击和心理震撼。
• It was another day of mind-numbing tedium.
  又是一个令人麻木的单调乏味的日子。
• The tedium was not something I grew used to; every day seemed more impossibly monotonous than the last.
  这份厌倦不是我能逐渐习惯的东西；每一天看起来都比上一天更加几乎不可能地无聊。
• The growing framework will spare you from the tedium that's rampant in other frameworks.
  这一不断发展的框架会让您从其他框架的沉闷乏味中解脱出来。