tedious

英 [ˈtiːdiəs]

美 [ˈtiːdiəs]

adj.  冗长的; 啰唆的; 单调乏味的; 令人厌烦的

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Collins.1 / BNC.8426 / COCA.10501

牛津词典

adj.

• 冗长的；啰唆的；单调乏味的；令人厌烦的
  lasting or taking too long and not interesting
  1. The journey soon became tedious.
     那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。
  2. We had to listen to the tedious details of his operation.
     我们不得不听他唠叨他那次行动繁琐的细节。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 枯燥的;乏味的;令人生厌的
  If you describe something such as a job, task, or situation astedious, you mean it is boring and rather frustrating.
  1. Such lists are long and tedious to read.
     这种表单读起来冗长乏味。
  2. ...the tedious business of line-by-line programming.
     枯燥乏味的逐行编程工作

双语例句

• This is a major step and also can be the most tedious step in tuning.
  这是调优中的一个主要步骤，同时也是最冗长乏味的一个步骤。
• If tedious tasks could be eradicated, the world would be a much better place.
  如果可以消灭那些单调乏味的工作，世界将会变得更加美好。
• But the waiting can be tedious.
  但等待过程可能是冗长乏味的。
• Tedious as it is, he finds pleasure in reading the book.
  那本书虽然枯燥，他读起来却乐在其中。
• But developers and designers often find it tedious to work with CSS.
  但开发人员和设计人员常常发现CSS使用起来很单调乏味。
• He performed the tedious task of collating texts.
  他做了冗长而乏味的校勘原文工作。
• How can he give us such a tedious lecture.
  他给我们搞了一次多么乏味的演讲啊！
• Programming a computer is a tedious business, but it's fun, too.
  用计算机编程是一件单调乏味的事情，但是它也很有趣。
• The band's approach tends to be crushingly tedious.
  该乐队的演奏方式往往过于单调乏味。
• Tedious, I don't want to play the piano any more.
  真枯燥无味的，我不想再弹钢琴了。