bore

/bɔː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /bɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbȯr/ (ame, mw) · /bɔːr/ (bre, ipa) · /-bɔːr/ (bre, ipa) · /-bɔːr/ (ame, ipa)

bore — 動詞

1. to say or do things that leave someone no longer interested, so they stop paying

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

使人無聊

因話多或乏味而讓人失去興趣

to say or do things that leave someone no longer interested, so they stop paying attention.

例句

Theo bored the table with a twenty-minute story about printer ink.

Theo 講了二十分鐘關於印表機墨水的故事，把整桌人都弄得很無聊。

bore + somebody + with + topic

During lunch, the guide bored us by reading every museum rule aloud.

午餐時，那位導覽員把每條館規都大聲念出來，讓我們很無聊。

bore + somebody + by + -ing

同義詞
  • dull

    often describes making something less lively, and is less common as a verb in speech

  • tire

    broader; can mean physical or mental tiredness, not just loss of interest

  • drone on

    describes the speaker's long dull talking rather than the effect on the listener

反義詞
  • interest

    to make someone want to know more

  • engage

    to hold attention actively

文法句型

bore + somebody

bore + somebody + with + topic

bore + somebody + by + -ing

用法筆記

Object is usually the person who loses interest. English often adds 'with' for the dull topic or 'by + -ing' for the boring action.

常見錯誤

❌He bored us about his train collection.
✅He bored us with his train collection.
💡use 'with' before the topic.
❌The guide bored by reading the rules.
✅The guide bored us by reading the rules.
💡this verb normally needs a person as its object.

2. to make someone become very bored, especially when a person or activity continue

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

使厭煩

讓人覺得很膩、很不耐煩

to make someone become very bored, especially when a person or activity continues for too long.

例句

The safety video bored new staff after the first five minutes.

那支安全影片才播五分鐘，就讓新員工感到厭煩。

inanimate subject causing boredom

Rainy afternoons at the empty shop sometimes bore Ines to tears.

雨天的午後，空蕩蕩的店裡有時會讓 Ines 悶到想哭。

bore + somebody + to tears

同義詞
  • weary

    more formal; often suggests long-lasting mental tiredness

  • tire

    broader and weaker; not always about boredom

  • fed up

    informal; describes the resulting feeling, not the action itself

反義詞
  • absorb

    to take someone's full attention

  • grip

    to hold interest strongly

文法句型

bore + somebody + to tears

bore + somebody + stiff

bore + somebody + to death

用法筆記

Common with strong endings such as 'to tears', 'stiff', and 'to death'. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense emphasizes the heavy effect on the listener, not the boring behaviour itself.

常見錯誤

❌The film made me boring.
✅The film bored me.
💡'boring' describes the thing; 'bored' describes the person.
❌The game bored me to sleeply.
✅The game bored me to death.
💡English uses fixed result phrases here.

3. to cut or drill a deep round opening through something, or to make such an openi

3.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

鑽孔

用工具鑽出深孔或井

to cut or drill a deep round opening through something, or to make such an opening go farther in.

例句

The worker bored a neat hole through the wooden gate.

那名工人在木門上鑽出了一個整齊的孔。

bore + a hole + through + surface

Huge machines bored under the street all winter.

大型機器整個冬天都在街道下方鑽掘。

intransitive use with place phrase

同義詞
  • drill

    the usual everyday word for making a round hole

  • pierce

    broader; can be a single push rather than repeated drilling

  • dig

    broader and common for earth, but not precise for round drilled holes

反義詞
  • fill

    to close the hole instead of making it

  • seal

    to block an opening

文法句型

bore + a hole

bore + through + surface

bore + into/under + place

bore + a well

用法筆記

Often followed by 'through', 'into', or 'under' to show where the opening goes. The object can be the hole itself, the surface being drilled, or a well being made.

常見錯誤

❌They bored on the wall.
✅They bored into the wall.
💡use 'into' or give the hole as the object.
❌The crew bored water behind the school.
✅The crew bored a well behind the school.
💡the verb names the drilling, not the water found later.

4. the simple past form of the verb 'bear'.

4.動詞B2
釋義

過去式

bear 的過去式，用於忍受、結出等義

the simple past form of the verb 'bear'.

例句

Leila bore the long wait calmly outside the clinic.

Leila 在診所外平靜地忍受了漫長的等待。

past tense of bear meaning endure

The old tree bore red apples through late October.

那棵老樹一直到十月底都還結著紅蘋果。

past tense of bear meaning produce

同義詞
  • endured

    fits only when 'bear' means put up with something painful

  • carried

    fits only when 'bear' means support or hold

文法句型

bore + noun

bore + fruit

bore + a name/mark

bore + weight

用法筆記

Used only as the simple past of 'bear'. For the usual past participle meaning 'carried' or 'endured', English normally uses 'borne'; for birth, it usually uses 'born'.

常見錯誤

❌She has bore the cost for years.
✅She has borne the cost for years.
💡'bore' is the simple past; 'borne' is the usual past participle.
❌The tree has bore fruit already.
✅The tree has borne fruit already.
💡after 'has' or 'have', use the past participle.

bore — 名詞

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