bore

Compared meaning: to make someone feel bored (verb).

比较义项：使人厌烦、失去兴趣（动词）。

• bore 本词

  Describes causing boredom through dullness or monotony; used transitively with an object, often in phrases like 'bore someone to tears/sleep'.

  表示因内容枯燥乏味而使人厌烦；及物用法，常带宾语，如“bore someone to tears/sleep”（让人厌烦得想哭/想睡）。

  The long, slow movie bore the audience almost to sleep.

  这部冗长缓慢的电影让观众厌烦得几乎睡着。

• tire

  Describes wearing down someone's patience or interest, often through repetition; frequently used intransitively with 'of', as in 'tire of something', unlike bore.

  表示因重复或持续而消磨人的耐心或兴趣；常用不及物结构“tire of something”（对……感到厌倦），这种用法 bore 没有。

  She soon tired of his empty promises and stopped listening.

  她很快就厌倦了他空洞的承诺，不再理会他。

Bore and tire both mean to make someone feel bored. Bore is used with an object, like "bore someone", and suggests dull, boring content. Tire often means losing patience with something repeated, as in "tire of something", a pattern bore does not use.

这两个词在这一义项上都表示让人感到厌烦、失去兴趣，但语气和用法有别：bore 强调因内容枯燥乏味而让人厌烦，通常及物（bore someone），如“bore someone to tears/sleep”；tire 更强调因重复或持续而消磨人的耐心和兴趣，常用不及物结构“tire of something”，这一用法 bore 没有。这里不比较 tire 的“轮胎”（名词）义，也不比较 bore 的“钻孔”（动词）义。

Compared meaning: to make a hole (verb).

比较义项：钻孔、打洞（动词）。

• drill

  Drill specifically means to use a rotating pointed tool to make a hole; it is the everyday word for small, precise holes in wood, metal, teeth, and similar materials.

  drill特指用旋转的尖头工具打孔，是日常用语，多用于在木头、金属、牙齿等材料上钻出较小而精确的孔。

  The carpenter drilled several holes before inserting the screws.

  木匠在拧入螺丝之前，先钻了好几个孔。

• bore 本词

  Bore is a more general or technical word for cutting through material to make a hole, often used for larger or deeper holes such as a tunnel or a well, without implying a drill.

  bore是更笼统或更专业的说法，指切除材料以形成孔洞，常用于较大或较深的孔（如隧道、水井），不一定使用钻头。

  Workers bored a tunnel through the mountain for the new railway.

  工人们为修建新铁路，在山中钻凿出一条隧道。

Drill and bore both mean to make a hole. Drill means using a rotating tool for small, precise holes. Bore is more formal, for larger or deeper holes, like a tunnel or well. Bore's 'tedious' and drill's 'training' meanings are not compared.

这两个词在“钻孔”这一意义上相近，但语域和用法不同：drill是日常用词，强调用钻头等工具打孔；bore更正式、技术性更强，常指去除材料形成较大或较深的孔（如隧道、水井）。这里不比较bore的“使人厌烦”之义，也不比较drill的“操练、训练”之义。