humdrum

英 [ˈhʌmdrʌm]

美 [ˈhʌmdrʌm]

adj. 乏味的; 单调的

IELTS GRE TEM8

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

This vignette is all too familiar to many software developers – even humdrum – but from the overall team perspective, there are several interesting things happening here.
这个小插曲对于许多软件开发人员来说实在太熟悉不过了甚至有点单调但是从整个团队的角度看，其中发生了几件非常有趣的事情。
Most men devote themselves to rather humdrum things: family weekends, holidays at the seaside.
大多数男人热衷于一些单调乏味的活动：与家人一起过周末，在海边度假。
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。
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。
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。
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。
She was glad to be out of the flat, because already she felt that it was a narrow, humdrum place, and that interest and joy lay elsewhere.
离开公寓到外面走走，使她心情舒畅，因为她已经感到那个家狭隘单调，毫无趣味和欢乐可言。
The new government seemed rather humdrum.
新政府看起来平庸无能。
Their life consist of the humdrum activity of everyday existence.
他们的生活由日常生存的平凡活动所构成。