几个关于“无聊”的表达
分类: 英语学习方法
watching paint dry无聊透顶
它的字面意思一目了然:是多么无聊的一件事啊!
Listening to his lecture is like watching paint dry.
听他的讲座简直无聊透顶。
twiddling thumbs无所事事
无聊的时候,也许你会摆摆手指头,彰显自己自带节奏,但这是非常无聊的动作。
twiddle thumbs就有“无所事事、无聊”的意思。
I was just twiddling my thumbs until the phone rang.
电话铃响起之前,我一直闲得发慌。
be weary of sth/doing sth厌倦某事/做某事
doing something的意思是:对某件事失去了热情和兴趣。
She was weary of years of housework.
这么多年干家务,她已经厌倦了。
be fed up with感到讨厌或厌倦
be/become fed up with:对某人或某事感到讨厌或厌倦
如果某些状况持续了太长时间,让你忍无可忍,你就可以用be fed up with。
例如:
We all became fed up with his long speech.
他的长篇演说我们都觉得讨厌。
The husband has been fed up with his wife's nagging.
丈夫受够了妻子的唠叨。