bore¹ ◙ verb 1. [with obj.] make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging • 挖,掘,开凿(洞) »they bored holes in the sides. 他们在两侧凿了些洞。 »[noobj.] the drill can bore through rock. 钻孔机可以在岩石上凿出洞来。 [noobj.] (bore into)(figurative)(of a person's eyes) stare harshly at • [喻] (指人的双眼)严厉地盯住看 »his eyes bored into hers. 他很严厉地盯着她。 [with obj.] hollow out (a gun barrel or other tube) • 给(枪、炮管等)镗孔 »an 1100 cc road bike bored out to 1168 cc. 1100 cc的摩托车被镗成了1168 cc。 2. [noobj.] (of an athlete or racehorse) push another competitor out of the way • (运动员,赛马)将…挤开 ◙ noun 1. the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube • 枪膛,炮膛 [often incombination] the diameter of this; the caliber • 直径,口径 »a small-bore rifle. 小口径来复枪。 [incombination] a gun of a specified bore • 特殊口径的枪 »he shot a guard in the leg with a twelve-bore. 他用一支十二口径的枪打中了一名警卫的腿。 2. short forborehole • borehole 的简称
【语源】
1. Old English borian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German bohrenbore² ◙ noun 1. a person whose talk or behaviour is dull and uninteresting • 令人讨厌的人 »he can be a crashing bore. 他是个讨厌鬼。 [insing.] a tedious or annoying situation, activity, or thing • 令人厌烦的事 »it's such a bore cooking when one's alone. 一个人的时候做饭真是一件讨厌的事。 ◙ verb 1. [with obj.] cause (someone) to feel weary and uninterested by dull talk or qualities • 使…厌烦,使…厌倦 »she is too polite to bore us with anecdotes. 她非常礼貌,不会拿那些奇闻轶事来烦我们。 »[with obj.andcomplement] timid women quickly bore her silly. 怯懦的女人很快就让她觉得烦而可笑。
【IDIOMS】
◘ bore someone death (或 to tears) 1. make someone feel extremely bored • 令人厌烦得要死(或哭出来)
【语源】
1. mid 18th cent. (as a verb): of unknown originbore³ ◙ noun 1. a steep-fronted wave caused by the meeting of two tides or by the constriction of a tide rushing up a narrow estuary • 涌潮
【语源】
1. early 17th cent.: perhaps from Old Norse bára 'wave'; the term was used in the general sense 'billow, wave' in Middle English bore4 1. past of bear • bear 的过去式