單詞
humdrum
英 ['h?mdr?m]
美['h?mdr?m]
基本信息
- adj. 單調(diào)的；無聊的
- n. 單調(diào)；乏味
- vi. 單調(diào)令味地進(jìn)行
TEM8IELTSGRE暢通詞匯
助記提示
1. probably a reduplication of hum.
中文詞源
humdrum 乏味的，單調(diào)的
hum,嗡嗡叫，-drum,由hum杜撰出來的同韻詞。引申義乏味的，單調(diào)的。
雙語例句
- 1. Their lives consist of the humdrum activities of everyday existence.
- 他們的生活由日常生存的平凡活動(dòng)所構(gòu)成.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Imagination raises a man above the humdrum of life.
- 想象使人從單調(diào)無聊的生活中解脫出來.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. The accountant said it was the most humdrum day that she had ever passed.
- 會(huì)計(jì)師說這是她所度過的最無聊的一天.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The new government seemed rather humdrum.
- 新政府看起來平庸無能。
來自辭典例句
- 5. It was a narrow, humdrum place.
- 那是個(gè)狹窄 、 枯燥的地方.
來自辭典例句
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