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

• 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。
• 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。
• I can't imagine the aridity and humdrum of people's lives.
  难以想象的生活之干涩和寂寥。
• Last but not least, students'creativity tends to be repressed due to the humdrum and dull homework.
  最后，学生们的创造力在单调乏味的作业压力下受到极的压抑。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They are craving a change of pace in their humdrum life.
  他们渴望改变一下他们的单词的生活步调。
• She goes about this methodically, stacking up a series of detailed case studies to show how the humdrum activity of running a business does a lot of economic good.
  她的阐述有条不紊，罗列出一系列详细的案例研究，表明经营一家企业的单调活动是如何带来很多经济益处的。
• 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。