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

• After five minutes of this exercise the little prince grew tired of the game's monotony.
  这动作持续做了五分钟，小王子就厌倦这种单调的游戏了。
• This is a good way to develop new interests, and friends and to break up the monotony of everyday life.
  休息一下，对发展新的兴趣，结交朋友和打破每天的单调生活很有好处，这是个不错的方法。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The monotony of my life here was really starting to weigh me down.
  在这里单调的生活真的开始把我拖垮了。
• When heaven sends bounty, it too often sends monotony.
  当上天慷慨恩赐时，它常常也会带来单调。
• 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。
• Some claim jogging is thought conducive; others insist the scenery relieves the monotony.
  有些人宣称跑步有助于思考，另一些人则坚信沿途的风光缓解了跑步的单调。
• I work with monotony.
  我工作很单调。