英漢辭典

1. vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
   1. 使厭煩,打擾

   bore sb to death [tears]=bore...out of his mind=bore sb right [stiff]

   使某人厭煩得要命.



2. n. (名詞 noun)
   1. 令人討厭的事;討厭的工作[人]

柯林斯英英辭典

vb

1. to produce (a hole) in (a material) by use of a drill, auger, or other cutting tool

2. to increase the diameter of (a hole), as by an internal turning operation on a lathe or similar machine

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr] to produce (a hole in the ground, tunnel, mine shaft, etc) by digging, drilling, cutting, etc

vi. (intransitive verb)

1. [intr] [informal] (of a horse or athlete in a race) to push other competitors, esp in order to try to get them out of the way

n. (noun)

1. a hole or tunnel in the ground, esp one drilled in search of minerals, oil, etc

2. a circular hole in a material produced by drilling, turning, or drawing

3. the diameter of such a hole

4. the hollow part of a tube or cylinder, esp of a gun barrel

5. the diameter of such a hollow part; calibre

6. [Austral] an artesian well

7. [Etymology] Old English borian; related to Old Norse bora, Old High German boron to bore, Latin forare to pierce, Greek pharos ploughing, phárunx pharynx

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr] to tire or make weary by being dull, repetitious, or uninteresting

n. (noun)

1. a dull, repetitious, or uninteresting person, activity, or state

2. [Etymology] C18: of unknown origin

n. (noun)

1. a high steep-fronted wave moving up a narrow estuary, caused by the tide

2. [Etymology] C17: from Old Norse bara wave, billow