To make someone feel uninterested or tired of something. To make a hole using a tool or machine. A person or activity that is dull and uninteresting.

bore

/bɔː/ · /bɔːr/

CEFR level B2Topic EmotionWord #4404 in the learning path

使厌烦；使无聊

Definitions

v. To make someone feel uninterested or tired of something.

使厌烦；使无聊

v. To make a hole using a tool or machine.

钻孔；凿洞

n. A person or activity that is dull and uninteresting.

无趣的人或事

Long meetings bore me, especially when nobody has anything new.

冗长的会议让我厌烦，尤其是大家都没有新内容可说时。

Lessons that rely entirely on memorisation may bore students and discourage them from exploring ideas independently.

完全依赖记忆的课程可能让学生感到无聊，并削弱他们独立探索想法的意愿。

人感到无聊用bored；事物令人无聊用boring。

What does bore mean?: To make someone feel uninterested or tired of something. To make a hole using a tool or machine. A person or activity that is dull and uninteresting.
How is bore pronounced?: UK /bɔː/, US /bɔːr/. Use the audio buttons above to listen.