tiresome

Definitions

tire + -some (tending to cause) = 'tending to tire you' — draining to sit through or deal with. It leans toward irritation more than physical fatigue: a tiresome habit, a tiresome delay.

Common Collocations

• 1.tiresome task烦人的任务
• 2.tiresome habit烦人的习惯
• 3.grow tiresome变得令人厌倦
• 4.tiresome delay恼人的拖延

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Filling in these forms is a tiresome chore.

• 2.

  His constant complaining grew tiresome.