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monotonous

英 [məˈnɒtənəs]

美 [məˈnɑːtənəs]

adj.  单调乏味的

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13743 / COCA.16805

同义词辨析

boringariddrearydrydullmonotonous【导航词义:乏味的,无聊的】

boringadj. 令人厌烦的;乏味的,无聊的
〔辨析〕
普通用词,指某事物或某人因毫无趣味、吸引力而让人感到乏味的、无聊的。
〔例证〕
The lesson was long and boring.
这一课又臭又长。
The job is boring.
这项工作枯燥乏味。
He was a boring nuisance!
他这人真讨厌!
aridadj. 无新意的,无趣的
〔辨析〕
指某事物毫无趣味的,也指缺乏令人心动的特征或品质的。
〔例证〕
arid scientific studies
枯燥的科学研究
The audience soon grew tired of his arid speech.
没多久听众就对他枯燥无味的演说感到厌烦了。
drearyadj. 〈文〉沉闷的,令人生厌的
〔辨析〕
指事物了无趣味、使人感到厌烦或沮丧的。
〔例证〕
dreary work
乏味的工作
He is tired of the politician's dreary speech.
他厌倦了那个政客的枯燥演讲。
dryadj. 干巴巴的,枯燥乏味的
〔辨析〕
指书籍、讲话、话题等干巴巴的、生硬的、缺乏幽默的,有时含贬义。
〔例证〕
a dry debate on diplomatic policies
关于外交政策的乏味辩论
A book full of figures is rather dry.
一本满是数据的书读起来很枯燥乏味。
dulladj. 乏味的,无趣的
〔辨析〕
作此义解时,通常只能用来形容事物,指因缺乏新鲜感、吸引力而显得乏味、沉闷的。
〔例证〕
He doesn't believe that it will be a dull party.
他认为那不会是一次乏味的聚会。
This book is rather dull.
这本书很枯燥。
monotonousadj. 单调的,乏味的
〔辨析〕
指没有变化、重复单调的。
〔例证〕
a monotonous job/voice
单调的工作/声音
It is one of the most monotonous sounds of the spring.
这是春天里最单调的声音之一。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 单调乏味的
      never changing and therefore boring
      1. a monotonous voice/diet/routine
        单调乏味的声音 / 饮食 / 日常事务
      2. monotonous work
        单调乏味的工作
      3. New secretaries came and went with monotonous regularity .
        秘书不停地更换,令人厌烦。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 单调乏味的;毫无变化的
      Something that ismonotonousis very boring because it has a regular, repeated pattern which never changes.
      1. It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs...
        与工厂大部分工作一样,这份工作也很单调乏味。
      2. The food may get a bit monotonous, but there'll be enough of it.
        饭菜可能会有些单一,但管够。

    英英释义

    adj

    • tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
      1. a humdrum existenc
      2. nothing is so monotonous as the sea
      Synonym:humdrum
    • sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
      1. the owl's faint monotonous hooting
      Synonym:flatmonotonemonotonic

    双语例句

    • To go to one place only would be monotonous.
      找知识要到各方面去找,只到一个地方去找,就单调了。
    • Try to vary that melody. It is so monotonous.
      你要设法使调子有些变化,它太单调了。
    • It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs
      与工厂大部分工作一样,这份工作也很单调乏味。
    • Though impressive in size, most of these urban developments are rather monotonous and relying on external resources.
      虽然规模令人印象深刻,这些城市的发展大多比较单调而且对外部资源存在依赖。
    • I used to another kind of quiet, monotonous and lonely, such as rental housing, and the moonlight.
      我却习惯了另种寂静、单调和寂寞,如出租房,而月光。
    • Person's life, does not enjoy the taste of monotonous, not only sweet, not bitter;
      人的一生中,品尝到的滋味并不单调,不是只有甜,没有苦;
    • It will not only break the monotonous traditional horizontal layout forms, but also enriched space level.
      它不仅可以打破传统单调的平面布局形式,而且丰富了空间层次。
    • The food may get a bit monotonous, but there'll be enough of it.
      饭菜可能会有些单一,但管够。
    • Government officials accused of bribery and corruption get off the hook with monotonous regularity
      被指控贪污受贿的政府官员无一例外总能脱身。
    • Our article submitter can do all of the manual and monotonous jobs for you.
      我们的文章提交者都可以做你的工作手册和单调的。