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

• The distance seemed interminable, and the walk was most laborious.
  距离好像无穷无尽似的，走起来真够吃力。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I object only to the interminable comments and bewildering criticisms that teach but one thing: there are as many opinions as there are men.
  我所反对的只是冗长而令人困惑的评论，但有一件事是肯定的：有多少人就有多少种观点。
• 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。
• 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。
• Stared from the interminable plain.
  横过一望无际的平原盯着人看。
• What interminable rotten luck!
  真是倒了八辈子霉！
• 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。