退屈

たいくつ【退屈】

〔手持ちぶさた， ひま〕

boredom

〖U〗倦怠(^けんたい)

be dying of ［from］ boredom 死ぬかと思うほど退屈する

have a very low boredom threshold すぐ退屈する

dul(l)-ness

〖U〗(話などの)退屈， 単調

Her novels tend to dullness ［be dull］. 彼女の小説は退屈になりがちだ

*bore

〖C〗［けなして］退屈な人［事］

What a bore! 退屈だなぁ！

He's a terrible ［frightful］ bore. 彼はとても退屈な男だ

weariness

〖U〗あきあきしていること

She gave a yawn of sheer weariness. 彼女は退屈しきってあくびをした.

¶ → 退屈しのぎ

◇ → 退屈させる

◇ → 退屈した

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たいくつ【退屈】

〔ひまで苦しむこと〕 tedium; tediousness; boredom; ennui; 〔あきあきすること〕 wearisomeness; tiresomeness; dullness; dreariness; lassitude.

～な tedious; dull; boring; dreary; wearisome; tiresome; mind-numbing; 〔単調な〕 monotonous; humdrum.

●退屈な人[こと, もの] a bore [《口》 drag, bind, (big) yawn]

・あなたって退屈な人ね. You're such a bore! | You're not exactly a laugh a minute [the world's most exciting person], are you?

・退屈な田舎暮らし dull [dreary, monotonous] country life

・退屈な入院生活 a monotonous life [time spent] in hospital

・退屈な日常生活 a humdrum [monotonous, boring] daily life

・退屈な映画[講義] a boring [an uninteresting] movie [lecture]

・退屈な試合 a tedious [dull, lifeless] game; a game lacking spark

・骨の折れる退屈な仕事 a grind; drudgery; 《口》 donkeywork

・ひどく退屈な夏だった. It was a really dull [tedious] summer.

・その日は実に退屈な一日だった. The day just dragged on and on. | The day seemed to go on for ever.

・退屈そうな顔をしている look bored [fed up]; wear a bored look.

～する be [feel] bored; be [feel] fed up; find 《sth》 boring; be [feel] tired [weary] of….

●退屈せずに without getting [feeling] bored

・ひどく退屈する be bored to death [stiff, to tears]; be fed up to the back teeth 《with…》

・変わりばえしない毎日に退屈する be fed up with [tired of] doing the same thing every day

・退屈させる bore; tire; weary

・大人向けの映画だったが, 息子は案外退屈しなかったようだ. It was a film for grown-ups but, surprisingly, our son didn't seem the least bit bored.

・若い人たちの話についていけず, 私はすっかり退屈してしまった. I couldn't keep up with the young people's conversation, and felt terribly bored.

●退屈に耐える put up with (the) boredom.

●退屈のあまり家にあったビデオを片っ端から見た. Out of sheer boredom I watched all the videos in the house one after another.

●退屈を覚える feel bored; experience boredom

・退屈を紛ら(わ)す kill time; relieve [escape, kill, evade, cheat] boredom; relieve [escape, beguile] the tedium; while away the time [boredom].

●この仕事[番組]は本当に退屈だ. I find this job [program] really boring [tedious]. | 《口》 This job [program] bores me stiff [the pants off me].

・退屈で退屈でおかしくなりそう. It bores me to death [out of my mind].

・こんな話は若いあなたがたには退屈でしょうね. I'm afraid all this talk must be a bit boring for young people like you.

・どうもご退屈さまでした. I'm afraid I've been boring you. | I hope you haven't been bored (waiting all this time).

退屈になる become [get] boring [tedious]; cease to be interesting; become [start to be] a bore [《口》 bind, drag].

●新しい仕事も慣れるにつれて退屈になってきた. As I gradually got used to the new job it started to get boring.