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bore

/ˈboɚ/

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verb

bores; bored; boring

[+ obj] :to make (someone) tired and annoyed by being uninteresting or too much the same

He was bored by the lecture. = The lecture bored him.

Good writers will avoid boring their readers at any cost.

Eventually she got bored with the party and left.

Someone or something that bores you stiff or bores you to death or bores you to tears is extremely boring.

I was bored stiff during the movie.

I was bored to death the whole time he was talking.

He bores us all to tears by telling the same stories over and over again. - compare 3bore

noun

plural bores

[count] :an uninteresting person or thing :a person or thing that makes people feel tired and annoyed

They're a bunch of bores!

The lecture was a total bore. - compare 4bore, 5bore Do not confuse bore with boor.

verb

bores; bored; boring

to make (a hole, tunnel, etc.) in something with a tool or by digging [+ obj]

My drill isn't powerful enough to bore a hole through that post.

She designs machines that are used to bore tunnels. [no obj]

Along the trunk of the tree are holes where insects have bored into the tree.

boring deep into the earth - often used figuratively

The teacher's eyes bored into me. [=the teacher stared at me]

[no obj] :to move forward steadily

We bored through the crowd and finally got to the gate. - compare 1bore

noun

plural bores

[count] a hole made by boring - called also borehole

the space inside a gun barrel that is shaped like a tube

the width of the inside part of a gun barrel

a .22 bore revolver - compare 2bore 5bore

noun

plural bores

[count] :a giant wave that rushes into a river or bay

a tidal bore - compare 2bore 4bore

past tense of 2bear

* Các từ tương tự:
boredom, borehole, borer