monotonous

英 [məˈnɒtənəs] 美 [məˈnɑːtənəs]

adj.  单调乏味的

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13743 / COCA.16805



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 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

  1. ADJ-GRADED 单调乏味的;毫无变化的
    Something that is monotonous is 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。

双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. His articles are fixed in form and monotonous in content.
    他的文章千篇一律,一个调调儿。
  5. She thought life in the small town was monotonous.
    她觉得小镇上的生活单调乏味。
  6. But I dislike work that is monotonous, always the same from day to day.
    但是我不喜欢做一些单调的、每天总一样的工作。
  7. Many things I have to do are repetitive and monotonous.
    很多事情,我要做的是重复和单调。
  8. He keeps morning exercises with monotonous regularity.
    他极其单调和有规律地进行晨练。
  9. His monotonous voice would spoil any poem.
    什么诗都会被他那单调的声音所糟蹋。
  10. Work on the production line is monotonous and lacks variety.
    生产流水线上的工作很单调,缺乏多样性。
  11. 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。
  12. 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。
  13. 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;
  14. In this paper, new concepts of random forced operator and random powerful monotonous operator are introduced.
    本文提出了随机强制算子与随机强单调算子的新概念。
  15. 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。
  16. Take a break from your monotonous routine.
    从你单调的例行公事中休息一下吧。
  17. The poor grammar, unconventional double negatives and monotonous sentential patterns form the typical features of Gumps language.
    蹩脚的语法,非常规的双重否定和结构单一的表达构成了他句法层面的显著特色。
  18. Sasa and share with you: you can use lights decorate the monotonous corridor.
    莎莎和您一起分享:你可以用彩灯装点单调的走廊。
  19. You will not lost patience even with monotonous work and endless time.
    中文:单调的学习和漫长的时间也不会让你失去耐心。
  20. Though my daily life is extremely monotonous, I try hard to adapt myself to it.
    虽然我的日常生活十分单调,但我却竭力设法去适应它。
  21. Sometimes, the work can be a little monotonous, but most of time I enjoy it.
    有些时候,这份工作其实有点儿单调,但大部分时间都能让我全情投入。
  22. After listening to him for two hours, his monotonous voice began to pall on me.
    他讲了两个小时之后,我开始厌烦他单调的声音。
  23. A regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation.
    一种单调而有规则的升调和降调。
  24. 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。
  25. 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;
  26. 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。
  27. Such life is also actually monotonous, but I, have me to evade the monotonous life the means.
    这样的生活其实也蛮单调的,但我,有我自己逃避单调的生活的办法。
  28. 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。
  29. I found the work monotonous.
    我发现这个工作枯燥无味。
  30. 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。

同义词辨析

  boring arid dreary dry dull monotonous【导航词义:乏味的,无聊的】

  boring adj. 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!

  arid adj. 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。

  dreary adj. 〈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。

  dry adj. 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。

  dull adj. 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。

  monotonous adj. 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。

英英释义

adj

  1. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
    1. a humdrum existenc
    2. nothing is so monotonous as the sea

    Synonym:    humdrum

  2. sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
    1. the owl's faint monotonous hooting

    Synonym:    flatmonotonemonotonic