unimaginative

英 [ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv]

美 [ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv]

adj.  无创意的; 缺乏想象力的

BNC.18532 / COCA.24952

牛津词典

adj.

• 无创意的；缺乏想象力的
  lacking in original or new ideas
  1. an unimaginative solution to a problem
     毫无创意的解决方法
  2. a boring unimaginative man
     一个乏味、没有想象力的男人

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 缺乏想象力的；刻板的
  If you describe someone asunimaginative, you are criticizing them because they do not think of new methods or things to do.
  1. Her second husband was a steady, unimaginative, corporate lawyer.
     她的第二任丈夫是一位稳重、刻板的公司法律师。
  2. ...unimaginative teachers.
     缺乏想象力的老师
• ADJ-GRADED 乏味的；无吸引力的
  If you describe something asunimaginative, you mean that it is boring or unattractive because very little imagination or effort has been used on it.
  1. ...unimaginative food...
     毫无吸引力的饭菜
  2. Film critics called it a monumentally unimaginative movie.
     影评人称其为一部极度乏味的电影。

英英释义

adj

• lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
  1. stereotyped phrases of condolence
  2. even his profanity was unimaginative
  Synonym:stereotypedstereotypicstereotypical
• deficient in originality or creativity
  1. a sterile ideology lacking in originality
  2. unimaginative development of a musical theme
  3. uninspired writing
  Synonym:sterileuninspireduninventive
• dealing only with concrete facts

双语例句

• Consistency is the last resort of the unimaginative.
  一致性是缺乏想象力的最后乐园。
• A stupid or unimaginative person dupe n.
  傻瓜，易受骗的人。
• The article shows a poverty of imagination. a colorless and unimaginative person;
  这篇文章显得缺乏想象力。一个没有个性，缺乏想象力的人；
• Being unimaginative boys, they called themselves "The Eagles" and "The Rattlers" but as& what happened was, being separated they developed distinctive cultures.
  这些没什么想象力的小男孩就把队伍取名为，“老鹰”和“响尾蛇”，接着，分组以后，他们就形成了各自的文化。
• He is an unimaginative individual who does everything by the book.
  他是一个一切照章办事，缺想象力的人。
• Local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones; a prosaic and unimaginative essay.
  当地导游以一种平淡无味的语气描述各个地方的历史；平淡的缺乏想象力的散文。
• Excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull.
  过分的传统、缺乏想象力因而沉闷无趣。
• The newspaper called the plan timid and unimaginative.
  该报称这一计划谨小慎微，毫无想象力。
• Unimaginative development of a musical theme; uninspired writing.
  对音乐主题的平庸无味的展开；平凡无趣的作品。
• She was a rather dull unimaginative woman.
  她是个非常沉闷、缺乏想象力的女人。