bore

verb

1. （尤指因啰唆）使厌烦
   to make sb feel bored, especially by talking too much
   1. I'm not boring you, am I?
      我没有让你厌烦吧，是不是？
   2. Has he been boring you with his stories about his trip?
      他是不是用他旅游的见闻在烦你？
2. 钻，凿，挖（长而深的洞）
   to make a long deep hole with a tool or by digging
   1. The drill is strong enough to bore through solid rock.
      这把钻足以钻透坚固的岩石。
   2. to bore a hole in sth
      在某物体上挖个洞
3. 盯着看
   to stare in a way that makes sb feel uncomfortable
   1. His blue eyes seemed to bore into her.
      他的一双蓝眼睛似乎要穿透她。

noun

1. （常因话多）令人厌烦的人
   a person who is very boring, usually because they talk too much
2. 烦人的状况（或事情）
   a situation or thing that is boring or that annoys you
   1. It's such a bore having to stay late this evening.
      今天晚上非得熬夜，真是烦人。
3. （管道、枪炮等的）孔，内径，口径；膛径
   the hollow inside of a tube, such as a pipe or a gun; the width of the hole
   1. a tube with a wide/narrow bore
      内径宽 / 窄的管子
   2. a twelve-bore shotgun
      一支十二口径猎枪
4. （海水涌入江河的）涌潮，激潮
   a strong, high wave that rushes along a river from the sea at particular times of the year
5. （尤指找水或石油的）探孔，钻孔
   a deep hole made in the ground, especially to find water or oil

1. VERB 使厌烦；使厌倦
   If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
   1. Dickie bored him all through the meal with stories of the Navy...
      迪基吃饭时一直在讲海军的故事，让他不胜其烦。
   2. Life in the country bores me.
      乡村生活令我生厌。
2. PHRASE 使厌烦透顶；使烦得要命
   If someone or something bores you to tears ,bores you to death, or bores you stiff, they bore you very much indeed.
   1. ...a handsome engineer who bored me to tears with his tale of motorway maintenance
      英俊的工程师不停地讲高速公路养护的故事，烦得我要命
   2. I dropped out of high school. It bored me to death.
      我从中学退学了，那种学校生活令我烦得要死。
3. N-COUNT 令人厌烦的人；无趣的人
   You describe someone as a bore when you think that they talk in a very uninteresting way.
   1. There is every reason why I shouldn't enjoy his company — he's a bore and a fool.
      我有充分的理由不愿和他在一起 —— 他又乏味又愚笨。
4. N-SING 令人生厌的事；无聊的事
   You can describe a situation as a bore when you find it annoying.
   1. It's a bore to be sick, and the novelty of lying in bed all day wears off quickly.
      生病是件烦人的事，整天躺在床上的新鲜劲很快就没了。
5. VERB 钻，凿，挖（孔）
   If you bore a hole in something, you make a deep round hole in it using a special tool.
   1. Get the special drill bit to bore the correct-size hole for the job.
      做这个活儿要拿个特殊的钻头来钻个大小合适的孔。
6. VERB 凝视；盯着看
   If someone's eyes bore into you, they stare intensely at you.
   1. His eyes bored into her, paralysing her, robbing her of movement...
      他双眼凝视着她，令她全身瘫软，不能动弹。
   2. Her eyes seemed to bore a hole in mine.
      她的目光似乎要把我的眼睛看穿。
7. （每年某一时期海水涌入江河的）涌潮,激潮
   A bore is a very large wave that moves quickly up certain rivers from the sea at particular times of the year as a result of unusual tides.
8. 
   Bore is the past tense of bear .
9. See also: bored boring

1. They bore the oblong hardwood box into the kitchen and put it on the table.
   他们把那个长方形的硬木箱抬进厨房，放到桌上。
2. The room bore all the signs of a violent struggle.
   这个房间留有激烈打斗的痕迹。
3. He bore his sufferings manfully.
   他勇敢地面对苦难。
4. Their daily menus bore no resemblance whatsoever to what they were actually fed
   他们每天的食谱和他们实际吃到的东西完全不同。
5. Emma bore a son called Karl
   埃玛生了个儿子叫卡尔。
6. She bore him a daughter, Suzanna.
   她给他生了个女儿，苏珊娜。
7. She bore no ill will. If people didn't like her, too bad
   她没有恶意。如果人们不喜欢她，那就太糟糕了。
8. Dickie bored him all through the meal with stories of the Navy
   迪基吃饭时一直在讲海军的故事，让他不胜其烦。
9. Life in the country bores me.
   乡村生活令我生厌。
10. I dropped out of high school. It bored me to death.
    我从中学退学了，那种学校生活令我烦得要死。
11. There is every reason why I shouldn't enjoy his company — he's a bore and a fool.
    我有充分的理由不愿和他在一起——他又乏味又愚笨。
12. It's a bore to be sick, and the novelty of lying in bed all day wears off quickly.
    生病是件烦人的事，整天躺在床上的新鲜劲很快就没了。
13. Get the special drill bit to bore the correct-size hole for the job.
    做这个活儿要拿个特殊的钻头来钻个大小合适的孔。
14. His eyes bored into her, paralysing her, robbing her of movement
    他双眼凝视着她，令她全身瘫软，不能动弹。
15. Her eyes seemed to bore a hole in mine.
    她的目光似乎要把我的眼睛看穿。
16. A Londoner born and bred, she suspected that a month in the country would bore her to distraction.
    作为一个土生土长的伦敦人，她不相信在乡下呆一个月就会令她心烦意乱。
17. The bore of the gun remained fixed on me.
    枪口依然指着我。
18. To be frank, he could also be a bit of a bore
    老实说，他有时也会让人厌烦。
19. This guy bore a really freaky resemblance to Jones.
    这个家伙和琼斯长得惊人地相似。
20. Hugo bore his illness with great courage and good humour.
    雨果以巨大的勇气和良好的精神状态面对疾病。
21. The ground still bore the imprints of their feet.
    地面上仍然留有他们的脚印。
22. The post office is shut, which is an infernal bore
    邮局关门了，真是可恶。
23. He might be a bore, but he was as quick-witted as a weasel
    他也许是个很无聊的人，可是却像黄鼠狼一样机灵。
24. I must have been a bore.
    我一定让人觉得很无聊。
25. All the letters bore an Aberdeen postmark.
    所有的信件上都盖有阿伯丁郡的邮戳。
26. The money raised will be used to dig bore holes to pump water into the dried-up lake.
    所筹资金将用于钻孔打水以抽水到干涸的湖中。
27. Our tour prices bore little resemblance to those in the holiday brochures.
    我们的旅游报价和那些度假手册里的价格相去甚远。
28. They bore their plight with stoicism and fortitude.
    他们以坚忍刚毅的精神直面困境。
29. He bore the pain without a word of complaint.
    他一声不吭地忍住了疼痛。
30. Seated beside him, I bore the ordeal for two hours.
    我坐在他旁边，苦苦熬了两个钟头。

n.

a crashing bore

• 讨厌透顶的人
  a very boring person

noun

1. a hole or passage made by a drill

   Synonym:    bore-holedrill hole

2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel

   Synonym:    gaugecalibercalibre

3. a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

   Synonym:    tidal boreeagreaegireager

4. a person who evokes boredom

   Synonym:    dullard

verb

1. make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
   1. don't drill here, there's a gas pipe
   2. drill a hole into the wall
   3. drill for oil
   4. carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall

   Synonym:    drill

2. cause to be bored

   Synonym:    tire