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

• 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。
• 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。
• The play dragged on, and seemed interminable.
  演出拖拖拉拉地进行着，仿佛没完没了。
• 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。
• Stared from the interminable plain.
  横过一望无际的平原盯着人看。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。