monotonous

adjective
🔊/məˈnɒtənəs/
🔊/məˈnɑːtənəs/
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  1. never changing and therefore boring单调乏味的 synonym dull, repetitious
    • a monotonous voice/diet/routine单调乏味的声音/饮食/日常事务
    • monotonous work单调乏味的工作
    • New secretaries came and went with monotonous regularity.秘书不停地更换,令人厌烦。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The housewives were asked if they found housework monotonous.询问主妇他们是否发现家务单调。
    • a routine which may appear monotonous to some people在某些人看来单调的例程
    • speaking in a rather monotonous voice用单调的声音说话
    Topics Working lifec1, Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMonotonous is used with these nouns:
    • drone
    • regularity
    • routine
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