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 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。
• But as the fight staggers into interminable rounds is our eye on the right fight?
  但是当争斗变得没完没了时，我们看到的还是一场正义的竞赛吗？
• He made an interminable argument.
  他无休止地争论。
• 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。
• Don't say anything, John. You'll only set him off on one of his interminable war stories.
  什么都别说了，约翰，你只要激发他讲一个长长的战争故事就行。
• Stared from the interminable plain.
  横过一望无际的平原盯着人看。
• Life is nothing but the occasional burst of laughter rising above the interminable wail of grief.
  人生也没什么，就是在冗长无尽的悲伤无奈中，偶尔燃闪出零星的快乐火花。
• 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。