boring

bor‧ing S2 / bɔrɪŋ / 形容词

not interesting in any way :

Her husband is about the most boring person I’ve ever met.

The job was dull and boring.

dead/incredibly/terribly etc boring (= very boring )

THESAURUS

boring not interesting in any way : a boring speech | He found school incredibly boring.

not very interesting [名词前不用] very ordinary and therefore rather boring. People often use this 短语 in everyday English, instead of saying directly that something is boring : The story wasn’t very interesting.

dull especially written boring : The conference was usually a dull affair. | Life was never dull.

tedious / tidiəs / very boring and continuing for a long time : The process was tedious and slow. | Jake began the tedious task of sorting through his papers.

monotonous / mənɒt ə nəs $ mənɑ- / boring and always the same : The work was monotonous and unchallenging. | He was only half listening to the monotonous voice of the teacher.

mundane / mʌndeɪn / rather boring, because it is connected with things you do regularly as part of your daily life : He busied himself with the mundane task of cleaning the house. | Most arguments are over mundane issues like spending or saving money.

humdrum / hʌmdrʌm / [通常用于名词前] boring because nothing new or interesting ever happens : He wanted to escape his humdrum life. | a humdrum existence

dry a subject, piece of writing etc that is dry is boring because it is very serious and does not contain any humour : The students complained that the lecture was dry and uninspiring. | a dry academic volume