monotonous
单词辨析:
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。
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!
指某事物毫无趣味的,也指缺乏令人心动的特征或品质的。
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。
指事物了无趣味、使人感到厌烦或沮丧的。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
指没有变化、重复单调的。
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。
相关例句:
Take a break from your monotonous routine.
从你单调的例行公事中休息一下吧。
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。
Uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting.
发出象圣歌一样单调的节奏和韵律。
His articles are fixed in form and monotonous in content.
他的文章千篇一律,一个调调儿。
He keeps morning exercises with monotonous regularity.
他极其单调和有规律地进行晨练。
The computer can be monotonous, routine tasks instead of people, but they are not far-invasive;
计算机可在单调、例行任务方面代替人,但它们没有远创性;