bore — to make someone feel weary and uninterested by being dull or tedious
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make someone feel weary and uninterested by being dull or tedious
Pronunciation (IPA): /bɔːr/
Korean meaning: 지루하게 하다, 따분하게 하다
Korean pronunciation: **보**어
Example Sentences
- My math teacher can bore a rock to sleep with his monotone voice.
- The carpenter will bore several holes in the wooden plank.
- Don't be such a bore and tell us something interesting!
bore
VERB//bɔːr//
to make someone feel weary and uninterested by being dull or tedious
The long lecture began to bore every student in the dusty classroom.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
고대 영어 'borian'에서 유래되었으며, 원래는 '구멍을 뚫다'라는 의미였습니다. 18세기에 와서 '지루하게 하다'라는 의미가 추가되었는데, 이는 마치 마음에 구멍을 뚫듯이 지겹게 만든다는 비유적 표현에서 나왔습니다.
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📝Examples
“My math teacher can bore a rock to sleep with his monotone voice.”
“The carpenter will bore several holes in the wooden plank.”
“Don't be such a bore and tell us something interesting!”
“The documentary about paint drying managed to bore even the insomniac to sleep.”
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