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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。