jja o a borderline pass/fail in
an exam H'J
noun the division
between two qualities or conditions
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sometimes crosses the borderline
between fact and fiction.
SYNONYMS
boring
dull ♦ tedious ♦ uninteresting ♦
dry
These words all describe a subject,
activity, person or place that is not interesting or exciting. W
boring not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient^AAft^AMlft: He’s such a boring man! -'NtAMlftA!
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She found her job very boring, i
Sfelfilil
AWo
dull not interesting or exciting fgttMAB^(ft,
(ft: Life in a small town could be deadly dull.
tedious lasting or taking too long and not
interesting, so that you feel bored and impatient Mil
ABfc(ft, 4*AK® (ft: The journey soon became tedious.
uninteresting not attracting your interest or attention A® (ft, AWlft: The food was dull and uninteresting. II®, —Ac dry boring because it lacks human interest AGE (ft, : Government reports tend to
make
dry reading.
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
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to be boring/dull/tedious/uninteresting
for sb j* to
find/make
sb/sth boring/dull/tedious/
uninteresting/dry
■
to get/become boring/dull/tedious
■
boring/dull/tedious/uninteresting/dry
subjects/
books
• boring/dull/tedious/uninteresting
jobs/work/games
■
a boring/dull/uninteresting
place
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a boring/dull man/woman/person
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very/extremely/rather/pretty boring/dull/tedious/
uninteresting/dry
slightly/a bit boring/dull/tedious/dry
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deadly boring/dull
bore On /bo:[r)/ verb, noun —see
also bear, bore,
BORNE V.
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verb 1 [VN] to make sb feel bored, especially
by talking
too much ( Xtfa ) f^l : I’m not boring you,
am I? JIXJI? ❖ Has he
been boring
you with his stories about his
trip?
JJSL PH 2 - (into/through
sth) to make a long
deep hole with a tool
or by digging ff, ( -fcMIS
Kli ) : [V] The drill is strong enough
to bore through solid rock. j&JElf 0 [VN] to bore a
hole in sth feM:3 [V] ~ into sb/sth (of eyes Bg if) to stare in a way that
makes sb feel uncomfortable BTIrif-: His blue eyes seemed to bore into her. fife (ft
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noun 1 [C] a person who is very boring, usually
because
they talk too much (
'm'Sif ^ ^ AM® (ft A 2 [sing.] a situation or thing that is boring or that
annoys you jjH A(ft^?ft ( J&M'lf ) : It’s such a bore having to
stay late this evening. MAB&±f
liAo 3 [C] (also gauge especially in NAmE) the hollow inside of a tube, such as a
pipe or a gun; the width of the hole ( HH, tfr 46 ^
(ft ) ?L , 03 , P & ; flt @ : a tube with a
wide/narrow bore |*| @ / X (ft If X 0 a twelve-bore
shotgun — A+— 4 [C] a strong, high wave
that
rushes along a river
from the sea at particular times of