音标:['hʌmdrʌm] ;
a. 平凡的, 单调的, 令人厌烦的
n. 平凡, 单调, 无聊
vi. 单调令味地进行
s. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; all work and no play
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humdrum的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. After his years of adventure, he could not settle down to a humdrum life.多年的冒险生涯使他无法安下心来过这种单调的生活。
  2. The accountant said it was the most humdrum day that she had ever passed.会计师说这是她所度过的最无聊的一天。
用作名词(n.)
  1. 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。

经典引文

  • She was living with some intensity, and escaping humdrum.

    出自:George Eliot
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