interminable

英 [ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbl]

美 [ɪnˈtɜːrmɪnəbl]

adj.  冗长的; 没完没了的

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Collins.1 / BNC.14265 / COCA.16867

牛津词典

adj.

• 冗长的；没完没了的
  lasting a very long time and therefore boring or annoying
  1. an interminable speech/wait/discussion
     无休止的讲话 / 等待 / 讨论
  2. The drive seemed interminable.
     这次开车好像没有尽头。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 无休止的;没完没了的;冗长不堪的
  If you describe something asinterminable, you are emphasizing that it continues for a very long time and indicating that you wish it was shorter or would stop.
  1. ...an interminable meeting.
     冗长乏味的会议

英英释义

adj

• tiresomely long
  1. endless debates
  2. an endless conversation
  3. the wait seemed eternal
  4. eternal quarreling
  5. an interminable sermon
  Synonym:endlesseternal

双语例句

• I tried for a while to list the quotations on an interminable amount of stock.
  我勉强列了一会那些不计其数的股票行情。
• The Odyssey taught humanity the dangers of hubris and the need for flexible responses to interminable and unpredictable setbacks.
  《奥德赛》的故事向人类讲述了自负的危险，也教会我们应当灵活应对没完没了、无法预测的挫折。
• Endless debates; an endless conversation; the wait seemed eternal; eternal quarreling; an interminable sermon.
  没完没了的争论；冗长的会话；等待好象是无止境的；没完没了的争吵；没完没了的说教。
• No, John, I won't be dragged into making polite conversation with the wives, while you have one of your interminable meetings with the men.
  不，约翰，我不愿被迫与那些女人进行礼貌谈话，而你却和男人们开无体止的会议。
• When you are on an interminable conference call, it makes sense to catch up with some e-mailing.
  在出席冗长的电话会议时，抓紧时间写点电子邮件是合理的。
• A weekend of interminable meetings, and no skiing.
  一个周末的冗长会议，连滑雪的机会也没有。
• We are tired of the interminable waiting.
  这种无止境的干等让我们厌倦。
• There are interminable things in Hawaii to visit and enjoy like wonderful coastlines, forests and volcanoes.
  在夏威夷你可以享受无穷无尽诸如美妙海岸线、森林及火山这样的景点。
• The way seemed interminable, and the streets like the black web of some sprawling spider.
  路仿佛没有尽头，街道就像触足伸开的蜘蛛编织成的黑网。
• Too often the history of Europe is described as a series of interminable wars and quarrels.
  欧洲历史往往被描述成一系列无休止的战争和争吵。