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

• When you've spent half your political life dealing with humdrum issues like the environment, it's exciting to have a real crisis on your hands.
  如果你用了一半的政治生命来处理像环境这类无聊问题，那么手头上有了一件真正的危机是令人兴奋的。
• 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。
• But low-skilled and humdrum jobs, particularly in manufacturing, have gone overseas, or fallen victim to automation.
  但低技能和单调工作，尤其是制造业岗位不是流失到海外，就是变成自动化的牺牲品。
• 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。
• After all, take a more familiar humdrum example.
  举个更熟悉的乏味的例子。
• 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。
• She was tired of the humdrum life in the countryside and desired to go out.
  她对乡下单调的生活感到厌倦，渴望走出去。
• 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。
• 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。
• The new government seemed rather humdrum.
  新政府看起来平庸无能。