interminable

英 [ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbl]

美 [ɪnˈtɜːrmɪnəbl]

adj.  冗长的; 没完没了的

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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

• 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。
• Even after final rulings are made, doubtless be interminable hearings on how to implement them.
  甚至在终审裁定后，无疑将会是对如何执行裁定举行无止尽的听证会。
• He made an interminable argument.
  他无休止地争论。
• 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。
• I had interminable problems with my last computer; it never worked well.
  我过去的那台计算机没完没了地出故障，它从未好好地运行过。
• We have all experienced interminable delays and bungled responses by airlines leading to passenger tantrums.
  我们都经历过长时间的航班延误，也遇到过机场拙劣的回应激怒旅客的事件。
• He spent the whole lunchtime telling this interminable shaggy dog story about an actress and a bishop.
  整个午餐时间，他都在滔滔不绝地讲一名女演员和一名主教之间滑稽的故事。
• I suppose this sort of Pilgrim's Progress was justified by the end; but it seemed interminable to me, in spite of the pleasant surprises that met me now and then at a turn in the road.
  我觉得《天路历程》的结局是比较合理的，尽管在天路的转弯处，我偶尔也会遇到惊喜，但是在我看来，这部作品似乎过于冗长乏味了。
• 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。
• When conducting performance reviews, the Bank of Montreal no longer rewards managers for working interminable hours.
  在进行工作表现评估时，蒙特利尔银行就不再褒奖那些没完没了玩命工作的经理们。