tiresome學測 L6KK [ˈtaɪɚsəm] ｜ /ˈtaɪɚsəm/
令人厭煩的；乏味的
拼字與 tired 相近但意義不同
The tiresome wait for the MRT after a long day made her sigh again and again.
漫長一天後在捷運站的無聊等待，讓她一次次嘆氣。
一個畫面：頻頻看錶嘆氣
看錶忍不住一直確認時間
打哈欠忍不住張嘴打哈欠
肩膀下垂累到肩膀不自覺垮下
義項
重複瑣事C2adjective令人厭煩的；乏味的
Doing the same homework every night became tiresome for him.
每晚寫同樣的作業，讓他覺得很厭煩。
a tiresome taskbecome tiresome
片語
become tiresome漸漸生厭 →逐漸變得令人厭煩
grow tiresome愈發乏味 →愈來愈讓人厭煩
a tiresome routine枯燥日常 →枯燥乏味的日常
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This meeting is so ___ that everyone keeps checking the clock. (tiresome / tired)
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tiresome
tiresome 描述事物惹人厭；tired 是人感到疲累。
'The tiresome wait for the MRT after a long day made her sigh again and again.' 這裡的 tiresome 最接近哪個意思？(A) 令人興奮 (B) 令人厭煩乏味 (C) 令人放鬆
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(B)
整句描述等待漫長又枯燥，對應「令人厭煩乏味」的語意。
字族
tiring 令人疲累的・tired 感到疲倦的