humdrum
英 ['hʌmdrʌm]
美 ['hʌmdrʌm]
- adj. 单调的；无聊的
- n. 单调；乏味
- vi. 单调令味地进行
助记提示
1. probably a reduplication of hum.
中文词源
humdrum 乏味的，单调的hum,嗡嗡叫，-drum,由hum杜撰出来的同韵词。引申义乏味的，单调的。
双语例句
- 1. Their lives consist of the humdrum activities of everyday existence.
- 他们的生活由日常生存的平凡活动所构成.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. 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.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The new government seemed rather humdrum.
- 新政府看起来平庸无能。
来自辞典例句
- 5. It was a narrow, humdrum place.
- 那是个狭窄 、 枯燥的地方.
来自辞典例句