interminable

美 [ɪnˈtɜːrmɪnəbl]英 [ɪnˈtɜːmɪnəbl]
  • adj.没完没了的;冗长的

派生词: interminably adv.

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adj.

冗长的;没完没了的
lasting a very long time and therefore boring or annoying

an interminable speech/wait/discussion

无休止的讲话 / 等待 / 讨论

The drive seemed interminable.

这次开车好像没有尽头。

interminable

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    ADJ 无休止的;没完没了的;冗长不堪的
    If you describe something as interminable, you are emphasizing that it continues for a very long time and indicating that you wish it was shorter or would stop.

    ...an interminable meeting.

    冗长乏味的会议

  • He talked to me interminably about his first wife.

    他没完没了地和我讲他的第一任妻子。

adj

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tiresomely long;seemingly without end
endless debates
an endless conversation
the wait seemed eternal
eternal quarreling
an interminable sermon
Synonym: endless eternal

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  1. 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。

  2. We had to sit listening to dad 's interminable war stories .

    我们不得不坐下来听爸爸那冗长的战争故事。

  3. The drive seemed interminable .

    这次开车好像没有尽头。

  4. The distance seemed interminable , and the walk was most laborious .

    距离好像无穷无尽似的,走起来真够吃力。

  5. The way seemed interminable , and the streets like the black web of some sprawling spider .

    路仿佛没有尽头,街道就像触足伸开的蜘蛛编织成的黑网。

  6. The play dragged on , and seemed interminable .

    演出拖拖拉拉地进行着,仿佛没完没了。

  7. What interminable rotten luck !

    真是倒了八辈子霉!

  8. For several seemingly interminable seconds no one spoke .

    有几秒钟没有人讲话,这几秒钟似乎十分漫长。

  9. More than anything the rams helped to break what should have been on interminable marriage .

    那些牡羊比任何东西都更严重地加速了他们那本该天长地久的婚姻的破裂

  10. If you 're a regular Internet user , have you ever felt a mounting sense of tension during what seems like an interminable wait for a web page to load ?

    如果你经常上网,是不是有时候会因为网页打开太慢而觉得急躁、不耐烦?

  11. The historical process of comprehensive human development is progressive and interminable .

    人的全面发展是一个程度不断提高且永无止境的历史过程。

  12. I had interminable problems with my last computer ; it never worked well .

    我过去的那台计算机没完没了地出故障,它从未好好地运行过。

  13. A natural reaction after that interminable night of fighting for our lives .

    我们跟死亡连续斗争了一夜,现在想睡觉也是很自然的。

  14. She thought of the long walk back to the house and it seemed interminable .

    她想起还得走那么长一段路才能到家,简直是走不完的路啊!

  15. The ride home , while less than a mile long , was interminable .

    回家的路尽管距离不到一英里却如此地漫长。

  16. a spectacular - though also interminable - hover-car chase ;

    壮观的飞行汽车追逐场面(不过也十分冗长);

  17. Yours 4th negotiation outlook interminable before our president return here end march .

    你方4日电收悉。在我公司董事长三月底回来之前,估计交涉不会有结果。

  18. During the 38 years of Republic of China , Xinjiang society was in interminable social unrest .

    民国时期的38年间,新疆社会处于无休止的动荡中。

  19. 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。

  20. At the end of the queue waits an interminable lift journey .

    排队等候结束后是漫长的电梯之旅。

  21. The new government has promised an end to the food shortages and interminable queues for basic household items .

    新政府答应结束食品短缺及为购买基本家庭用品长无尽头的排队。

  22. All honour to you , heroic host of the interminable path !

    长途上的英雄队伍呵,光荣是属于你们的!

  23. Too often the history of Europe is described as a series of interminable wars and quarrels .

    欧洲历史往往被描述成一系列无休止的战争和争吵。

  24. I tried for a while to list the quotations on an interminable amount of stock .

    我勉强列了一会那些不计其数的股票行情。

  25. 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。

  26. 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。

  27. He made an interminable argument .

    他无休止地争论。

  28. Near the ending of interminable night

    漫漫长夜行将结束

  29. Its route seemed interminable , through the low , brick , suburban , populous houses .

    路程好象是漫无尽头似的,沿途经过了不少住得拥挤不堪的郊区砖砌矮房子。

  30. First , China can try to play a role in bringing the interminable Doha round to some sort of conclusion , however limited .

    首先,中国可以尝试发挥一定的作用,推动漫长的多哈回合贸易谈判取得某种结果,不管多么有限。