bore

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 for borehole
    borehole 的简称
语源
  1. Old English borian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German bohren
bore2
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。
常用词组
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 origin
bore3
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
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