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

• Monotony is a reason for some road accidents.
  单调是造成某些交通事故的原因。
• 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。
• He lasted for 11 months before the monotony of it got to him.
  他在那里工作了11个月后开始觉得单调乏味。
• 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。
• I needed something to break the monotony of my typing job.
  我需要些东西解除打字工作的单调。
• Rocky mesas, canyons and arroyos break up the monotony of kilometers of shifting dunes.
  多岩石的平地、峡谷和干枯的河道截断了绵延几千公里的单调的黄褐色地表。
• I work with monotony.
  我工作很单调。
• They are tired of the monotony of monogamy, the Wednesday-night-only sex.
  这些女士对千篇一律的一夫一妻制及所谓只在周三晚过性生活感到厌倦。
• 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。
• Watch some television to add variety to life ( or to break the monotony).
  适当地看看电视，调剂调剂生活。