口语学习技巧|几个关于“无聊”的表达

watching paint dry无聊透顶

它的字面意思一清二楚：是多么无聊的一件事啊！

Listening to his lecture is like watching paint dry.

听他的讲坛简直无聊透顶。

twiddling thumbs什么事都不干

无聊的时候，或许你会摆摆手指头，彰显自己自带步伐，但这是很无聊的动作。

twiddle thumbs就有什么事都不干、无聊的意思。

I was just twiddling my thumbs until the phone rang.

电话铃响起之前，我一直闲得发慌。

be weary^{1 of sth/doing sth厌倦某事/做某事}

doing something的意思是：对某件事失去了热情和兴趣。

She was weary of years of housework.

这么多年干家务，她已经厌倦了。

be fed up with感到讨厌或厌倦

be/become fed up with：对某人或某事感到讨厌或厌倦

假如某些情况持续了太长期，叫你忍无可忍，你就能用be fed up with。

比如：

We all became fed up with his long speech.

他的长篇演说大家都感觉讨厌。

The husband has been fed up with his wifes nagging^2.

老公受够了老婆的唠叨。