Deadly dull Meaning in English
expression
ˈdɛdɫi/ /ˈdəɫ
DED-lee DUHL
dˈɛdli/ /dˈʌl
DED-lee DULL
释义
Extremely boring; so uninteresting or tedious that it feels almost unbearable.
用法与细微差别
Informal and often humorous. Strengthens 'dull' to mean unbearably boring. Often used to describe events, books, movies, or classes. Not used for people directly (say a 'deadly dull class', not a 'deadly dull person').
Spanish: aburridísimo - mortalmente aburridoPortuguese (BR): chato ao extremo - mortalmente entediantePortuguese (PT): extremamente aborrecido - mortalmente aborrecidoChinese (Simplified): 无聊至极 - 极其无聊Chinese (Traditional): 無聊至極 - 極其無聊Hindi: बेहद उबाऊArabic: ممل للغاية - ممل قاتلBengali: মারাত্মক বিরক্তিকর - ভীষণই বিরক্তিকরRussian: смертельно скучныйJapanese: 死ぬほど退屈なVietnamese: chán chết đi được - cực kỳ buồn tẻKorean: 지독하게 지루한 - 죽을 만큼 지루한Turkish: ölümcül sıkıcıUrdu: انتہائی بورنگ - جان لیوا بورنگIndonesian: sangat membosankan
例句
The lecture was deadly dull and I almost fell asleep.
basic
This book is deadly dull; I can't get past the first chapter.
basic
The movie was deadly dull, so we left early.
basic
Honestly, the meeting was deadly dull—I zoned out halfway through.
natural
I tried watching that documentary, but it was deadly dull from start to finish.
natural
The party was so deadly dull that nobody wanted to stay.
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