humdrum

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hum·drum /ˈhʌmdrʌm/ adjective  BORINGboring and ordinary, and having no variety or interest 单调的，刻板的，乏味的 SYN tedioushumdrum existence/job/life etc the prisoners’ humdrum routine 囚犯单调乏味的生活► see thesaurus at boring

Examples from the Corpus

humdrum• Zeinab, whatever else she might be, was definitely not humdrum.• Their lives were, and are, humdrum.• a humdrum job• Going to night school might improve your chances of getting out of that humdrum job.• Mirth is an escape from the humdrum just as the transcendent is an escape from the mundane.• Occasional holidays abroad were the only things that brightened up her otherwise humdrum life.• It could come in the wastes of the night, or at the most humdrum moments of the day.• They get accustomed to humdrum research and will create more when the current assignment runs dry.• How I wish all this was over and I could get back to my humdrum routine.• Such excitement was absent during a first half that was more humdrum than humdinger.• You should still spot-check for humdrum words and phrases.humdrum existence/job/life etc• Ten more days were to pass before the longed for interruption to Huy's humdrum existence occurred.• It makes us feel better about our own humdrum lives that too much fun is so clearly bad for the health.Origin humdrum (1500-1600) hum

hum·drum adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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humdrum
hum‧drum /ˈhʌmdrʌm/ adjectiveboring and ordinary, and having no variety or interest
   SYN  tedious
    humdrum existence/job/life etc
    the prisoners’ humdrum routine
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ boring not interesting in any way: a boring speech | He found school incredibly boring.
   ▪ not very interesting [not before noun] very ordinary and therefore rather boring. People often use this phrase in everyday English, instead of saying directly that something is boring: The story wasn’t very interesting.
   ▪ dull especially written boring: The conference was usually a dull affair. | Life was never dull.
   ▪ tedious /ˈtiːdiəs/ very boring and continuing for a long time: The process was tedious and slow. | Jake began the tedious task of sorting through his papers.
   ▪ monotonous /məˈnɒtənəs $ məˈnɑː-/ boring and always the same: The work was monotonous and unchallenging. | He was only half listening to the monotonous voice of the teacher.
   ▪ mundane /mʌnˈdeɪn/ rather boring, because it is connected with things you do regularly as part of your daily life: He busied himself with the mundane task of cleaning the house. | Most arguments are over mundane issues like spending or saving money.
   ▪ humdrum /ˈhʌmdrʌm/ [usually before noun] boring because nothing new or interesting ever happens: He wanted to escape his humdrum life. | a humdrum existence
   ▪ dry a subject, piece of writing etc that is dry is boring because it is very serious and does not contain any humour: The students complained that the lecture was dry and uninspiring. | a dry academic volume

hum·drumBrE /ˈhʌmdrʌm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhʌmdrʌm/ 🔊 adjectiveboring and always the same 乏味的；单调的 SYN dull, tedious ◆a humdrum existence/job/life 平淡的生活；乏味的工作／生活