humdrum 音标拼音: [h'ʌmdr
, ʌm]
a . 平凡的,单调的,无聊的
n . 平凡,单调,无聊
vi . 作单调的动作
平凡的,单调的,无聊的平凡,单调,无聊作单调的动作
humdrum adj 1 :
not challenging ;
dull and lacking excitement ; "
an unglamorous job greasing engines " [
synonym : {
commonplace },
{
humdrum }, {
prosaic }, {
unglamorous }, {
unglamourous }]
2 :
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety ; "
a humdrum existence ;
all work and no play "; "
nothing is so monotonous as the sea " [
synonym : {
humdrum }, {
monotonous }]
n 1 :
the quality of wearisome constancy ,
routine ,
and lack of variety ; "
he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work "; "
he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners "; "
he hated the sameness of the food the college served " [
synonym : {
monotony }, {
humdrum }, {
sameness }]
Humdrum \
Hum "
drum `\,
a .
Monotonous ;
dull ;
commonplace . "
A humdrum crone ." --
Bryant .
[
1913 Webster ]
Humdrum \
Hum "
drum `\,
n .
1 .
A dull fellow ;
a bore . --
B .
Jonson .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Monotonous and tedious routine .
[
1913 Webster ]
Dissatisfied with humdrum . --
The Nation .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
A low cart with three wheels ,
drawn by one horse .
Humect 122 Moby Thesaurus words for "
humdrum ":
alliterating ,
alliteration ,
alliterative ,
assonance ,
assonant ,
banal ,
banausic ,
belabored ,
blah ,
bore ,
boring ,
broken record ,
broken -
record ,
buttonholer ,
chanting ,
chime ,
chiming ,
cliche -
ridden ,
common ,
commonplace ,
crashing bore ,
dim ,
dingdong ,
drab ,
drag ,
drearisome ,
dreary ,
drip ,
drone ,
dry ,
dryasdust ,
dull ,
dusty ,
everlasting ,
flat ,
flat tire ,
frightful bore ,
gray ,
harping ,
headache ,
insipid ,
invariability ,
invariable ,
irk ,
irksomeness ,
jejune ,
jingle ,
jingle -
jangle ,
jog -
trot ,
labored ,
long -
winded ,
matter -
of -
fact ,
monotone ,
monotonous ,
monotonousness ,
monotony ,
mundane ,
near rhyme ,
nuisance ,
ordinary ,
pedestrian ,
pest ,
pill ,
pitter -
patter ,
plain ,
plodding ,
poetryless ,
prolix ,
prosaic ,
proser ,
prosing ,
prosy ,
repeated sounds ,
repetitious ,
repetitiousness ,
repetitive ,
repetitiveness ,
rhyme ,
rhymed ,
rhyming ,
routine ,
same ,
sameliness ,
samely ,
sameness ,
singsong ,
slant rhyme ,
stale repetition ,
stodgy ,
tedious ,
tedium ,
the beaten track ,
the daily round ,
the round ,
the squirrel cage ,
the treadmill ,
the weary round ,
tiresome ,
treadmill ,
trot ,
twaddler ,
unchanging ,
undeviation ,
undiversified ,
unembellished ,
uneventful ,
unexciting ,
unidealistic ,
unimaginative ,
unimpassioned ,
uninteresting ,
unnecessary repetition ,
unpoetic ,
unrelieved ,
unromantic ,
unvariation ,
unvaried ,
unvarying ,
vapid ,
wearisome ,
wearisome sameness ,
wet blanket
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具!
中文字典英文字典工具:
复制到剪贴板
英文字典中文字典相关资料:
HUMDRUM Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of HUMDRUM is monotonous, dull How to use humdrum in a sentence
HUMDRUM Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Humdrum definition: lacking variety; boring; dull See examples of HUMDRUM used in a sentence
HUMDRUM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary HUMDRUM definition: 1 having no excitement, interest, or new and different events: 2 having no excitement, interest… Learn more
humdrum adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of humdrum adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
HUMDRUM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you describe someone or something as humdrum, you mean that they are ordinary, dull, or boring
Humdrum - definition of humdrum by The Free Dictionary Define humdrum humdrum synonyms, humdrum pronunciation, humdrum translation, English dictionary definition of humdrum adj Lacking variety or excitement See Synonyms at dull n Monotonous talk or routine
humdrum - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective [edit] humdrum (comparative more humdrum, superlative most humdrum) Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring synonym quotations Synonyms: see Thesaurus: boring
humdrum, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word humdrum, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
Humdrum - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Anything that you can call humdrum is so severely lacking in variety and excitement that it's sure to make you hum and drum your fingers out of boredom Humdrum is an adjective to describe the unglamorous monotony of everyday routines
Humdrum - Meaning, Definition English Examples - onlinevocabulary. com Humdrum means dull, monotonous, or lacking excitement It describes routines or situations that are repetitive and uninteresting, often causing boredom or weariness