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

• 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。
• Most men devote themselves to rather humdrum things: family weekends, holidays at the seaside.
  大多数男人热衷于一些单调乏味的活动：与家人一起过周末，在海边度假。
• EXAMPLE: 2.Being an accountant was too humdrum for the ambitious young executive, so she quit after less than a year and looked for a more exciting job.
  对这位雄心勃勃的年轻经理人来说，当会计太乏味了，所以不到一年她就辞职，去寻找一份更让人兴奋的工作。
• 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。
• The new government seemed rather humdrum.
  新政府看起来平庸无能。
• After all, take a more familiar humdrum example.
  举个更熟悉的乏味的例子。
• Smoking is nothing but to spend humdrum time.
  抽烟不过是为了打发无聊的时光。
• 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。
• Your last video was quite humdrum as compared to this one.
  你的影视相比这个都还要逊色。
• It was a narrow, humdrum place.
  那是个狭窄、枯燥的地方。