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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The play dragged on, and seemed interminable.
  演出拖拖拉拉地进行着，仿佛没完没了。
• 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。
• She launched into an interminable battle with the school governors.
  她开始对校董们展开一场无休止的斗争。
• 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。
• Yours 4th negotiation outlook interminable before our president return here end march.
  你方4日电收悉。在我公司董事长三月底回来之前，估计交涉不会有结果。
• 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。