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
• 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

• He lasted for 11 months before the monotony of it got to him.
  他在那里工作了11个月后开始觉得单调乏味。
• She seems so depressed by the monotony and boredom of her city life.
  城市生活的单调和无聊似乎使她非常忧郁。
• I needed something to break the monotony of my typing job.
  我需要些东西解除打字工作的单调。
• They broke up the monotony of the days.
  他们突破了日复一日的单调格局。
• Relieve the monotony of everyday life.
  缓解日常生活的单调状况。
• The radio relieves the monotony of everyday life.
  收音机缓解了我们日常生活的单调状况。
• At present, the monotony and limitation of the major affairs of accountant office restrict its development.
  目前我国会计师事务所主要从事审计业务，业务的单一性和局限性制约了事务所的发展。
• 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。
• 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。
• I work with monotony.
  我工作很单调。