humdrum

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音标发音

英式音标 [ˈhʌm.drʌm]
美式音标 [ˈhʌmˌdrʌm]
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基本解释

adj. 单调的；无聊的
n. 单调；乏味
vi. 单调乏味地进行

词根记忆

hum(嗡嗡声) + drum(鼓声)→单调的
hum(嗡嗡声) + drum(击鼓)→一直嗡嗡地击鼓太单调了→单调的

同根派生

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英汉例句

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.
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.
It was a narrow, humdrum place.
那是个狭窄、枯燥的地方.
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.
Their lives consist of the humdrum activities of everyday existence.
他们的生活由日常生存的平凡活动所构成.

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词组短语

短语

humdrum job 单调的工作
Humdrum School 中所谓的写实推理
Visual humdrum 视单调
humdrum chores 乏味的日常杂物
humdrum video 无聊的片段

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

having no excitement, interest, or new and different events