irksome

英 ['ɜːks(ə)m] 美['ɝksəm]

1. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;: "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

2. She desired a fixed occupation - no matter how onerous, how irksome.: 她希望有个固定的职业,不管这个职业多么繁重, 多么令人厌倦.

3. And then all ties were irksome, all earthly attachments unnecessary.: 于是,一切联系都是讨厌的, 所有尘世的依附都无必要了.

5. There is certainly much work which is exceedingly irksome.: 无疑有许多工作是令人极其生厌的.