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monotonous

/muh-not-n-uhs/US // məˈnɒt n əs //UK // (məˈnɒtənəs) //

单调乏味,单调的,单调,亘古不变

Related Words

tedious乏味的,乏味,烦琐的,烦人的repetitious反复无常,反复无常的,屡次,重复的boring枯燥的,枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,沉闷的repetitive重复的,重复性的,重复性,重复dreary枯燥乏味,枯燥乏味的,枯燥无味的,枯燥无味humdrum烦闷,低调,俗气,烦人tiresome无聊的,无聊,令人厌烦的,令人厌烦dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的ho-hum嗡嗡声,哼哼,嗡嗡叫,嗡嗡plodding步履蹒跚,步履蹒跚的,缓慢的,蹒跚而行blah扯淡,扯蛋,扯淡的人,扯淡的colorless无色,无色的,无彩色,无色彩flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的nothing没有什么,没什么,什么都没有,什么也没有pedestrian行人,人行道,人行,人工prosaic平淡无奇,平淡无奇的,俗气的,平庸recurrent循环性,循环性的,经常性的,反复出现的soporific麻醉剂,催眠剂,催眠,麻醉药unchanged不变的,不变,没有变化的,不变的是unchanging不变的,不变,不改变的,不改变

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: the monotonous flat scenery.
    • : characterizing a sound continuing on one note.
    • : having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.all the same, remaining the same
Synonyms
boring枯燥的,枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,沉闷的dreary枯燥乏味,枯燥乏味的,枯燥无味的,枯燥无味dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的ho-hum嗡嗡声,哼哼,嗡嗡叫,嗡嗡humdrum烦闷,低调,俗气,烦人plodding步履蹒跚,步履蹒跚的,缓慢的,蹒跚而行repetitious反复无常,反复无常的,屡次,重复的repetitive重复的,重复性的,重复性,重复tedious乏味的,乏味,烦琐的,烦人的tiresome无聊的,无聊,令人厌烦的,令人厌烦banausic梵音,梵高音乐,梵蒂冈,梵高blah扯淡,扯蛋,扯淡的人,扯淡的colorless无色,无色的,无彩色,无色彩droning滔滔不绝,嗡嗡声,絮絮叨叨的,滔滔不绝的dull as dishwater枯燥如洗,黯淡无光,枯燥无味flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的flat as pancake扁平化,扁平状,扁平的煎饼,扁平的煎饼状monotone单调,单声道,单调的,单音nothing没有什么,没什么,什么都没有,什么也没有pedestrian行人,人行道,人行,人工prosaic平淡无奇,平淡无奇的,俗气的,平庸puts one to sleep使人入睡,使人入眠,让人睡觉,使人入睡的recurrent循环性,循环性的,经常性的,反复出现的reiterated重申的,重申了,重申,重申的是samely同样地,同样,同样的,一样的sing-song歌颂,歌谣,歌声,唱歌soporific麻醉剂,催眠剂,催眠,麻醉药toneless无音调,无声,无声无息,无声的treadmill跑步机,踏步机,踏车,踩踏车unchanged不变的,不变,没有变化的,不变的是unchanging不变的,不变,不改变的,不改变uniform统一,制服,统一的,划一uninflected不加选择的,非选择,不考虑的,非选择的uninteresting无趣,无趣的,无趣的人,无聊unrelieved没有得到缓解的,没有得到缓解,未得到缓解的,未得到缓解unvaried不变的,无变化的,变化无常的,变化无常unvarying不变的,不变,亘古不变的,亘古不变wearisome疲惫不堪,疲惫不堪的,疲惫,疲倦wearying疲惫不堪,疲惫,疲惫的,疲倦

Examples

  • The monotonous mugginess continues, with lows in the low to mid-70s.

  • Perhaps it was engaging enough in the novels, but its pitiful execution in the monotonous films made it clear from the very start that Team Jacob never stood much of a chance.

  • Saturdays and Sundays in jail are more monotonous and boring than the rest of the week, at least for me.

  • The trip becomes monotonous after the exciting moment of takeoff and the initial curiosity of seeing the earth from the sky.

  • She also recommends trying to retrain yourself to think of down time—whether it’s waiting in line at the grocery store or doing a monotonous chore—not as a waste of your day, but as an opportunity to zone out and relax.

  • His monotonous music is, really, like the audio soundtrack to a k-hole.

  • Desperate for a way out of her monotonous existence Kumiko becomes obsessed with the frazzled tape and plots her journey to Fargo.

  • Has covering fashion started to become a bit monotonous for you?

  • Every robot punch, stab, blast, and crunch is necessary, and the action never grows monotonous.

  • The Superman blockbuster Man of Steel is a monotonous CGI extravaganza devoid of any humanity.

  • It will be no more monotonous than having one's seventh birthday or falling in love for the first time.

  • We resided at Derby in a terrace on the outskirt of the town, much to my dislike, for monotonous rows of houses I have ever hated.

  • At first I used to think the effect of so many people whirling round in the same direction dizzying and monotonous.

  • The opposite side, belonging to Hanover, is as flat and monotonous as the other is beautiful.

  • It was a native melody, but it had the strange, monotonous lilt of Tony's old-Egyptian melody.

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