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monotony

英 [məˈnɒtəni]

美 [məˈnɑːtəni]

n.  单调乏味; 千篇一律

复数:monotonies 

GRETEM8

BNC.15284 / COCA.19859

牛津词典

    noun

    • 单调乏味;千篇一律
      boring lack of variety
      1. She watches television to relieve the monotony of everyday life.
        她天天靠看电视来解闷儿。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-UNCOUNT 单调乏味;无变化;一成不变
      Themonotonyof something is the fact that it never changes and is boring.
      1. A night on the town may help to break the monotony of the week.
        进城住一晚或许有助于消除一周生活的单调。
      2. ...a life of secure monotony.
        单调乏味的安稳生活

    英英释义

    noun

    • constancy of tone or pitch or inflection
      1. the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
        1. he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work
        2. he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners
        3. he hated the sameness of the food the college served
        Synonym:humdrumsameness

      双语例句

      • Here, two-dimensionality may imply Feng Bin's critical attitude toward the monotony of urban life.
        冯斌也许用这样的二维形式暗示他对单调的当代都市生活的批判。
      • But between such peaks of challenge and elation there is monotony and despair.
        但在这些挑战与兴奋的巅峰之间是单调与绝望。
      • Relieve the monotony of everyday life.
        缓解日常生活的单调状况。
      • Extreme monotony and boredom as you drive for hour after hour.
        长时间开车时体验的极端单调无趣。
      • Watch some television to add variety to life ( or to break the monotony).
        适当地看看电视,调剂调剂生活。
      • I hate the monotony of work on the assembly line.
        我痛恨在单调无味的流水装配线上工作。
      • And these community events help people forget the monotony of everyday life for just a little while.
        群体活动能够帮人们暂时忘却平日单调的生活。
      • They are tired of the monotony of monogamy, the Wednesday-night-only sex.
        这些女士对千篇一律的一夫一妻制及所谓只在周三晚过性生活感到厌倦。
      • The end of the boundless desert, the monotony was only the heaven and the earth.
        望不到尽头的荒漠上,单调得只有天和地。
      • Nausea: for several days at a time, though vomiting sometimes broke the monotony.
        恶心:数天的时间,虽然有时呕吐打破了乏味(的生活)。