ADJECTIVE | VERB + BOREDOM | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤pure, sheer, utter完全厭倦▸➤terminal極度無聊VERB + BOREDOM➤prevent避免產生厭倦感▸➤alleviate, avoid, combat, relieve減輕/避免/克服/消除無聊感◇An MP3 player can relieve the boredom of running.跑步時帶着 MP3 播放器就不會那麼乏味了。➤die from, die of, go mad with (BrE) 無聊死了;無聊得發瘋◇I'd die of boredom if I lived in the country.如果住在農村,我會無聊死的。➤drive sb mad with (BrE) 使某人無聊得發瘋◇Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom.失業會讓你無聊得發瘋。PHRASES➤a low boredom threshold (especially BrE) 對單調乏味的忍耐度低◇Sorting mail is not a job for people with a low boredom threshold.分揀郵件不適合那些不太能忍受乏味工作的人。