soul-destroying

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈsoul-desˌtroying adjective BORINGsomething that is soul-destroying is extremely boring or makes you feel very unhappy 消磨精神的，极枯燥乏味的，令人沮丧的 a soul-destroying experience 消磨精神的经历

Examples from the Corpus

soul-destroying• They spend all day sticking paper labels on toy cars - it's soul-destroying.• A soul-destroying activity and one calculated to make any cat lower its personal standards.• He could remember every dismal dreary moment of it, with soul-destroying clarity.• Going to the unemployment office and having to wait there for hours is a soul-destroying experience.• Most people are unaware of the back-breaking, soul-destroying labor required in past centuries.• Nothing is more soul-destroying than being completely dependent on another person.• It was soul-destroying to him but it gave him money for his wife and child.

ˈsoul-desˌtroying adjectiveChineseSyllable

soul-destroying extremely Corpus or is is something boring that

soul-destroying
ˈsoul-desˌtroying

adjective
something that is soul-destroying is extremely boring or makes you feel very unhappy:

a soul-destroying experience

soul-destroy·ing

BrE

/ˈsəʊl dɪstrɔɪɪŋ/

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NAmE

/ˈsoʊl dɪstrɔɪɪŋ/

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adjective

(of a job or task 工作或任务) very dull and boring, because it has to be repeated many times or because there will never be any improvement 单调枯燥的；消磨精神的