humdrum

畅通词汇  
['hʌmdrʌm]     ['hʌmdrʌm]    
  • adj. 单调的;乏味的
  • n. 乏味的谈话;无聊
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humdrum的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:

英英释义

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"

humdrum的用法和样例:

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。

经典引文

  • She was living with some intensity, and escaping humdrum.

    出自: George Eliot

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