humdrum

英 [ˈhʌmdrʌm]

美 [ˈhʌmdrʌm]

adj.  乏味的; 单调的

IELTSGRETEM8

BNC.19982 / COCA.25248

牛津词典

adj.

• 乏味的；单调的
  boring and always the same
  1. a humdrum existence/job/life
     平淡的生活；乏味的工作 / 生活

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 平凡的;单调乏味的;令人厌烦的
  If you describe someone or something ashumdrum, you mean that they are ordinary, dull, or boring.
  1. ...her lawyer husband, trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job...
     她整天做着单调乏味的工作但收入颇丰的律师丈夫
  2. The new government seemed rather humdrum.
     新政府看起来平庸无能。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
  1. he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work
  2. he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners
  3. he hated the sameness of the food the college served
  Synonym:monotonysameness

adj

• tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
  1. a humdrum existenc
  2. nothing is so monotonous as the sea
  Synonym:monotonous
• not challenging
  1. an unglamorous job greasing engines
  Synonym:commonplaceprosaicunglamorousunglamourous

双语例句

• She let a ray of originality into his humdrum life.
  她把独创性的光芒引进了他的平庸生活之中。
• Humdrum office life was briefly interrupted with a little drama.
  单调的办公室生活被一场小小的剧目短暂打断了。
• They basically primp and pose through the same humdrum motions they did before.
  他们基本就跟之前一样打扮一下，拗拗造型，做做简单动作和脸部表情罢了。
• Growth and recovery were in fact both driven by humdrum export industries, an area of business generally shunned by the tycoons because it involves international competition.
  事实上，上述经济增长和复苏都是由平凡的出口行业推动的，这是一个而大亨们普遍回避的领域，因为它牵涉到国际竞争。
• After all, take a more familiar humdrum example.
  举个更熟悉的乏味的例子。
• It is both a sobering and exciting thought, whether you are now sitting on a holiday beach, in a humdrum office or anywhere else in the world.
  不论你现在是坐在假日海滩边，还是坐在乏味的办公室里，或是在世界其他任何地方，这都是一个既发人深省又令人兴奋的想法。
• It was a narrow, humdrum place.
  那是个狭窄、枯燥的地方。
• Making tomato sauce was humdrum domestic work that did not contribute to my goals and, more important, wasn't scheduled.
  而做番茄酱只是无聊时做的家务，对我的工作没什么帮助；更重要的是这并不在我的计划之内。
• She led a humdrum existence-all work and no play.
  她过着相当单调的生活&只有工作，没有玩乐。
• A humdrum existence; all work and no play; nothing is so monotonous as the sea.
  单调的生活；全是工作，没有娱乐；没有什么像在海上一样单调。