| 单词 | monotonous |
| 释义 | monotonous (once / 692 pages) adj When something goes on and on and on and on and on, the same way, for a long time, that's monotonous. Monotonous things are boring and repetitive, like that long story you've heard your brother tell a hundred times before. Ever hear a song that just sounds like the same thing over and over? Ever hear a dog that keeps barking all day? Or a voice that's dull and unchanging in tone? All those things are monotonous: they don't change much, and they're dull as dishwater. Anything tedious or humdrum is probably monotonous. If someone says you're being monotonous, try to vary your tone of voice or the things you're talking about. WORD FAMILYmonotonous: monotonously USAGE EXAMPLESBuildings will be limited to 200 feet in length to prevent monotonous building bulk. Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) When he carries on alone, speaking to God, questioning and suffering at great, monotonous length, his weakness becomes tedious, as does the film. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) After decades of monotonous overwork, that must seem like the twinkling of an eye. Economist(Dec 20, 2016) 1adj sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch the owl's faint monotonous hooting Syn flat, monotone, monotonic unmodulated characterized by lack of variation in pitch, tone, or volume 2adj tediously repetitious or lacking in variety nothing is so monotonous as the sea Syn humdrum dull lacking in liveliness or animation |
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