bored

bored — 形容詞

1. feeling tired and uninterested when an activity, place, or conversation does not

1.形容詞A1
釋義

無聊的

因沒趣而提不起勁

feeling tired and uninterested when an activity, place, or conversation does not keep your attention, or showing that feeling.

例句

Priya looked bored during the long bus ride to Taichung.

在往台中的漫長巴士車程中，Priya 看起來很無聊。

look + bored for a visible feeling

By three o'clock, the children were bored with the rainy afternoon indoors.

到了三點，孩子們在下雨的午後一直待在室內，已經覺得很無聊了。

be bored with + ongoing situation

同義詞
  • uninterested

    more neutral; it can mean simple lack of interest without impatience

  • fed up

    stronger and more annoyed, often after too much of something

  • restless

    focuses on wanting to move or do something, not just lack of interest

反義詞
  • interested

    giving attention because something matters to you

  • engaged

    more active and focused than simply interested

文法句型

be bored with + noun

be bored by + noun

look bored

用法筆記

Distinguish from 'boring': people and animals feel bored, but a film, class, or speech is boring. 'Bored with' is especially common for something that goes on for some time, while 'bored by' points more directly to the cause.

常見錯誤

❌I am boring in math class.
✅I am bored in math class.
💡'bored' describes the feeling; 'boring' describes the thing that causes it.
❌The boys were bored from the speech.
✅The boys were bored by the speech.
💡this adjective normally takes 'by' or 'with', not 'from'.