humdrum中文什么意思

adj.
平常的；单调的，无聊的。n.
1.单调，无聊。
2.无聊的话。
+更多解释...3.无聊的人。vi.
单调地动作。n.
-ness

• lead a humdrum life:    过着平凡的生活

例句与用法

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1. It was a narrow, humdrum place .
   那是个狭窄、枯燥的地方。
2. Imagination raises a man above the humdrum of life .
   想象使人从单调无聊的生活中解脱出来。
3. They all appeared to be lost in the humdrum and routine of their work .
   他们好象一个个都被埋在日常单调的工作当中了。
4. I wish the two of them could be included in these rather humdrum tapestries .
   我希望在这些太单调乏味的挂毯中能加进他们两人的肖像。
5. We should hesitate to admit this if it were merely a question of humdrum dwellers on this corner of the universe called earth .
   如果这仅仅是这个叫做地球的宇宙之中的角落里无聊居民的问题，我们在承认这一点时会犹豫不决。

英文释义

名词

1. the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety; "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"; "he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"; "he hated the sameness of the food the college served"
   同义词：monotony, sameness

形容词

1. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"
   同义词：monotonous
2. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"
   同义词：commonplace, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous

百科释义

Humdrum is an animated short film directed by Peter Peake. It was released in 1998 and produced by Aardman Animations and received an Oscar nomination for Animated Short Film and a BAFTA nomination in the same category.