monotonous
【单调的,乏味的】
"Monotonous" 是一个形容词,用来描述某件事物因缺乏变化而显得单调、乏味、没有生气或无聊。它通常指重复性高、变化少的情况或活动。
主要含义:
- 单调的,乏味的:用来形容那些缺少变化或变化很少的事物,通常意味着没有吸引力、没有新意或令人感到无聊。
- 例如:
- The speaker’s monotonous voice made it difficult to stay awake.
(演讲者单调的声音让人难以保持清醒。) - He found the work monotonous and tedious.
(他觉得这项工作单调且乏味。)
- The speaker’s monotonous voice made it difficult to stay awake.
- 例如:
- 单一的、重复的:形容某种活动或过程在重复性上没有什么变化,缺乏多样性。
- 例如:
- The monotonous sound of the ticking clock was all he could hear.
(他能听到的只有时钟滴答的单调声音。)
- The monotonous sound of the ticking clock was all he could hear.
- 例如:
常见搭配:
- Monotonous routine:单调的日常,指重复性很高、没有变化的生活或工作流程。
- 例如:She was tired of her monotonous routine at work.
(她厌倦了工作中的单调日常。)
- 例如:She was tired of her monotonous routine at work.
- Monotonous task:单调的任务,指那些重复性强、没有挑战性的任务。
- 例如:Filing papers all day was a monotonous task.
(整天整理文件是一项单调的任务。)
- 例如:Filing papers all day was a monotonous task.
- Monotonous voice:单调的声音,指缺乏变化的声音,通常会让人感到沉闷。
- 例如:His monotonous voice made the lecture feel much longer.
(他单调的声音让这场讲座显得更漫长。)
- 例如:His monotonous voice made the lecture feel much longer.
例句:
- The teacher’s monotonous tone made the lesson hard to follow.
(老师单调的语调让人很难跟上课堂内容。) - After weeks of doing the same monotonous tasks, she needed a break.
(做了几个星期同样单调的工作后,她需要休息一下。)
相关词汇:
- Monotony(名词):单调、单一的重复状态,通常指缺乏变化的乏味状态。
- 例如:He was trying to escape the monotony of his everyday life.
(他试图逃脱日常生活的单调。)
- 例如:He was trying to escape the monotony of his everyday life.
- Monotonously(副词):单调地,表示以单调的方式。
- 例如:She spoke monotonously, without any variation in tone.
(她说话时语调单调,没有任何变化。)
- 例如:She spoke monotonously, without any variation in tone.
总结:
"Monotonous" 主要用来描述那些单调乏味、缺乏变化或吸引力的事物或活动。它通常带有负面情绪,表示因重复或没有变化而显得无趣或枯燥。