bore /bɒ:/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a person who evokes boredom
• (n.) diameter of a tube or gun barrel
• (n.) a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes

Chinese translation

• n. 令人讨厌的人, 激浪, 枪膛, 孔
• vt. 使烦扰, 钻孔
• vi. 钻孔

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/bɒ:/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.93 · Rare

Word forms

boring, bored, bores

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bear · boring · bored · boredom

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