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monotone

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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mon·o·tone /ˈmɒnətəʊn $ ˈmɑːnətoʊn/ noun [singular]  CBORINGa sound or way of speaking or singing that continues on the same note without getting any louder or softer, and therefore sounds very boring 单调的声音;单调 He answered all the lawyer’s questions in a dull monotone. 他用单调的语气回答了律师所有的问题。
Examples from the Corpus
monotoneJim Feng laughed quietly: a monotone chuckling.In a barely audible monotone, she gave her evidence.For the past two hours they had listened to Wingate answering questions in a flat exhausted monotone.His message is one of Reaganesque optimism, incongruously delivered in a Forbesian monotone.Instead, I wanted to be Choo Choo, who wore a long turtleneck and spoke with a high monotone.It is monotone, mechanical and Daleky.Duvall drawled in a strange monotone.An engaging blend of poetic characterization and deductive reasoning, it was delivered for the most part in a weary monotone.
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monotone
monotone /ˈmɒnətəʊn $ ˈmɑːnətoʊn/ noun [singular]
a sound or way of speaking or singing that continues on the same note without getting any louder or softer, and therefore sounds very boring:
    He answered all the lawyer’s questions in a dull monotone.


mono·toneBrE /ˈmɒnətəʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɑːnətoʊn/ 🔊 noun [singular] a dull sound or way of speaking in which the tone and volume remain the same and therefore seem boring 单调;单调的声音He spoke in a flat monotone. 他说话单调低沉。🔊🔊
mono·toneBrE /ˈmɒnətəʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɑːnətoʊn/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] without any changes or differences in sound or colour (声音或色彩)单调的He spoke in a monotone drawl. 他用慢吞吞又单调的语气说话。🔊🔊monotone engravings单调的版画