"dry as dust" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 枯燥无味
• 干巴巴的

Definition

如果某事是“dry as dust”，就表示非常无聊、枯燥，一点趣味也没有。通常用于描述文章、讲座或人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个习惯用语，稍带古旧色彩，常用于非正式或文学语境。多用于形容“讲座”、“书”、“演讲”或“对话”等，非常无聊。表达的是内容无聊而不是实物干燥。

Examples

The textbook was dry as dust and hard to read.

那本教材**枯燥无味**，很难读。

His speech was dry as dust, and many people fell asleep.

他的演讲**枯燥无味**，很多人都睡着了。

This report is dry as dust compared to the last one.

这份报告相比上一份**枯燥无味**得多。

Honestly, that history lecture was dry as dust—I couldn't concentrate at all.

说实话，那节历史课**枯燥无味**，我完全无法集中精神。

Some novels just feel dry as dust—no excitement, no life.

有些小说就是**枯燥无味**，毫无激情和生命力。

The training videos were dry as dust, but I had to watch them for work.

培训视频**枯燥无味**，但我得为了工作看完。