1.Well, that was tedious.
这一路可够长的。

沉闷的,冗长乏味的

e.g:It would be very tedious and difficult to write all information in binary code.
把所有的信息都翻译成二进制码是十分枯燥和困难的。

2.Anyway, you've paid everyone off, remember?
反正你给过大伙钱了,记得吗?

pay off
付清

e.g:Most of the dwindling takings are used to pay off winning bets.
大部分减少的收入都被用于支付赛马投中的奖金。

3.A rocket, tearing itself to pieces, trapped on the launch pad. i need a case!
就像一枚火箭被困在发射台上,急得都快把自己扯烂了。我需要案子!

使...陷入困境

e.g:The locals were encouraged to trap and kill mice to stop the spread of the virus.
当地人被鼓励用捕捉器捕杀老鼠以阻止病毒的传播。

4.Before bluebell disappeared, it turned luminous.
蓝铃花是先开始发光才消失的。

发光的,明亮的,清楚的

e.g:The fire of pain traces for my soul a luminous path across her sorrow.
痛苦的火通过她的忧郁替我心灵探索到一条光明的路。