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

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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 spent the whole lunchtime telling this interminable shaggy dog story about an actress and a bishop.
整个午餐时间，他都在滔滔不绝地讲一名女演员和一名主教之间滑稽的故事。
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。
Endless debates; an endless conversation; the wait seemed eternal; eternal quarreling; an interminable sermon.
没完没了的争论；冗长的会话；等待好象是无止境的；没完没了的争吵；没完没了的说教。
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。