| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_unhappy-because-nothing-is-interesting |
| 释义 | unhappy because nothing is interestingThese words all refer to feeling unhappy because nothing is interesting to you. The most common word for this, and the word with the broadest meaning, is bored. Bored is used when you have nothing to do and are unhappy about that, or when nothing around you is interesting and you are unhappy about that. I’m so bored right now, I might as well just go to bed. Do you think the kids will be bored if we visit the museum? One opposite of bored is excited. If you are excited, you are very happy and interested in something. I'm so excited to go to the concert! For more opposites of bored, see the articles at eager and excited. There are many informal phrases to describe being very bored. You can say you are bored stiff, bored to death, or bored to tears. If you are extremely bored and it is making you very unhappy, you can say you are bored out of your mind. Bored out of your mind is more emphatic than the other phrases. We were bored stiff at Nan’s house. If he keeps talking, his poor date will be bored to death! This book is so terrible, I'm bored to tears. I am bored out of my mind - give me a project to work on! When you have become bored and uninterested in something because it has gone on for too long, you can say that you are tired of it or, more formally, that you are weary of it. I'm tired of all her complaining. Both countries are very weary of the conflict and wish for peace. I grow weary of their bickering. Blasé is used when you are not interested in or excited about something that you would normally be, and it shows in your behaviour. She was very blasé about the whole trip. Sometimes when someone is bored, they grow anxious for a change. If you are bored and can't stay still because you want to do something more exciting, you can say that you are feeling restless. The children grew restless and fidgeted as the teacher droned on. If you are so bored by something that you are unwilling to do something to change that, you are apathetic. Apathetic is a negative word. I’ve never seen lazier, more apathetic kids in my life! Related articlesnot interesting or exciting the state of being unhappy and uninterested a person or thing that is not exciting or interesting |
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