humdrum

英['hʌmdrʌm] 美['hʌmdrʌm]
  • adj. 单调的；乏味的
  • n. 乏味的谈话；无聊
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety;

    "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"
    "he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"
    "he hated the sameness of the food the college served"

Adjective:
  1. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement;

    "an unglamorous job greasing engines"

  2. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety;

    "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"
    "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"

双语例句

1. Their lives consist of the humdrum activities of everyday existence.
他们的生活由日常生存的平凡活动所构成.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Imagination raises a man above the humdrum of life.
想象使人从单调无聊的生活中解脱出来.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. The accountant said it was the most humdrum day that she had ever passed.
会计师说这是她所度过的最无聊的一天.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The new government seemed rather humdrum.
新政府看起来平庸无能。

来自辞典例句

5. It was a narrow, humdrum place.
那是个狭窄 、 枯燥的地方.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. After his years of adventure, he could not settle down to a humdrum life.
      多年的冒险生涯使他无法安下心来过这种单调的生活。
    2. The accountant said it was the most humdrum day that she had ever passed.
      会计师说这是她所度过的最无聊的一天。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Imagination raises a man above the humdrum of life.
      想象使人从单调无聊的生活中解脱出来。

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