interminable

英 [ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbl]

美 [ɪnˈtɜːrmɪnəbl]

adj. 冗长的; 没完没了的

GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14265 / COCA.16867

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 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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
He was soon lost in the noisy and slowly moving crowd, busy with interminable bargainings.
不久，他在喧嚷，慢慢移动而又忙于讨价还价的人群当中消失了。
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。
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。
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。