monotonous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mo·not·o·nous /məˈnɒtənəs $ məˈnɑː-/ adjective BORINGboring because of always being the same 单调的，乏味的，一味的 a monotonous diet 单调的饮食 a little boy who wet his bed with monotonous regularity 一个老是尿床的小男孩► see thesaurus at boring —monotonously adverb The rain poured monotonously out of the grey sky. 灰色的天空中，大雨没完没了地下着。
Examples from the Corpus
monotonous• Some are assigned different tasks, partly to prevent the work from becoming monotonous.• Life on the farm was slow and monotonous.• Moods and attitudes were no longer volatile but fixed, slightly dogmatic, monotonous.• It is backbreaking, monotonous and requires skill.• My job is monotonous, but at least I'm working.• In distant prospect I look forward to them greatly, as a break from the monotonous, lonely routine of writing.• The rhythmic, monotonous noise of their chewing was soothing to Nails.• Her life is a monotonous routine.• The monotonous sound of the train was an invitation to float, the engine emitting smooth, continuous snorts and sneezes.• The teacher's low monotonous voice almost put me to sleep.• a monotonous voice• For man and beast, it was slow, monotonous work.with monotonous regularity• The ineffable Louis Stanley, operating from his suite in the Dorchester, launched new but already outmoded cars with monotonous regularity.• This magnet for unwanted paper will fill up and overflow with monotonous regularity and should be abolished.• He was still hitting greens with monotonous regularity, but on the putting surface his touch had deserted him.• Indeed, he was a sickly child, succumbing with monotonous regularity to ear and throat infections.• Learners like hand-outs, but they should not be used with monotonous regularity to echo everything the teacher says.mo·not·o·nous adjectiveChineseSyllable
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mo‧not‧o‧nous /məˈnɒtənəs $ məˈnɑː-/
adjective
boring because of always being the same:
a monotonous diet
a little boy who wet his bed with monotonous regularity
—monotonously adverb:
The rain poured monotonously out of the grey sky.
▪ 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
mo‧not‧o‧nous /məˈnɒtənəs $ məˈnɑː-/
adjectiveboring because of always being the same:
—monotonously adverb:
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