分。◊ a
borderline pass/fai〖 in an exam 考试得分刚刚
在及格线上/下
unoun the
division between two qualities or conditions
两种品质（或状况）之间的分界线：This biography sometimes crosses the borderline between fact and
fiction.
这部传记有时混淆了事实和虚构。
SYNONYMS同义词辨析 boring
dull ♦ tedious ♦ uninteresting ♦
dry
These words all describe a subject,
activity, person or place that is not interesting or exciting.奴:土^•词均形’ 容课题、活动、人或地方等没意思、乏味。
boring not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient指没有趣味的、令人厌倦或厌烦的：Wh swd? bo/7ng won/他就是这么++•个惹人烦的人！ ◊ She/ownc/ heryob ‘叩她觉得自己的工作很
无聊。
:dul丨 not interesting
or .exciting 指枯燥无味的、.沉闷
的：Life in a small town could be deadly dull.小城镇
的生活可能会非常没意思。
tedious lasting or taking too long and not
interesting, so.that you feel bored and impatient 指冗长的、■单调 寒味的、令人厌烦的：T/je soo/7 became
ted/ows.那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。 uninteresting not attracting your interest or attention 指无趣的、无聊的：r/?e/ood was ^// fl/7d 食物咸调得很，一点也不吸引人。
dry boring because it lacks human interest...指干E.E.......
的、'枯燥无味的：Government reports tend to make 政府报告读起来往往枯燥无味。
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
to be
boring/dull/tedious/uninteresting for sb
■
to find/make sb/sth boring/dull/tedious/ uninteresting/dry
.get/become boring/dull/tedious..
■
boring/dull/tedious/uninteresting/dry
subjects/
books
■
boring/dull/tedious/uninteresting
jobs/work/games
■
a
boring/dull/uninteresting place
■
a boring/dull man/woman/person
■
very/extremely/rather/pretty boring/dull/tedious/
uninteresting/dry
& slightly/a bit boring/dull/tedious/dry K deadly boring/dull
b〇l*8 /bo:(r)/ verb, noun —see also bear,
bore,
BORNE V.
mverb 1 [VN] to make sb feel bored, especially by talking too much (尤指因啰晈）使厌烦：not boring you, am J?我没有让#厌M吧，痦不是？ ◊ Has he been boring you with his
stories about his trip?他是不是用他旅游的 见闻在烦你？ 2~ (into/through sth) to make a long deep
hole with a tool or by digging 钻，凿，挖（长而深
的 _ ) : [V] The drill is strong enough to bore through
soZid
rocfc.这把钻足以钻透坚固的岩石。◊ [VN] to
bore a hoZe fn sth在某物体上挖个洞3 [V】〜into sb/sth (of eyes 眼睛）to stare in a way that
makes sb feel uncomfortable 盯着看 ： His b〖ue eyes seemed to bore into
her.他的
一双蓝眼睛似乎要穿透她。
« noun 1
[C] a
person who is very boring, usually because they talk too much (常因话多）令人厌烦的人2 [sing.]
a situation or thing that is boring or that annoys you
烦 人的状况（或事情）：It’s such a bore having to stay 〖ate this evening.今夹晚上非得熬夜，真是烦人。3 [C] (also gauge especially in the hollow inside of a tube,
such as a pipe or a gun; tiie width of the
hole (管道、
枪炮等的）孔，内径，口径；膛径：a tube with a wfde/narrow
bore 内径宽/ 窄的管子 〇a tweive-bore shotgun —支十二口
径猎枪 4 [d a strong, high wave that rushes along a
river from the sea at particular times of