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be monotonous
The job was monotonous and boring.
这份工作单调乏味。
单调的；乏味的；令人厌倦的
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单调的；乏味的；令人厌倦的
Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; boring because it never changes.
The job was monotonous and boring.
这份工作单调乏味。
音调或语调不变的。
Having an unvarying pitch or tone.
单调乏味的
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
单调乏味、重复或缺乏变化的。
Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety.
单调的
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
The work became monotonous after a few hours.
几个小时后，工作变得单调乏味。
AI contextual example
He spoke in a monotonous voice that put everyone to sleep.
他用单调的声音说话，让所有人都睡着了。
AI contextual example
The monotonous landscape of the desert stretched for miles.
沙漠单调的景色绵延数英里。
AI contextual example
nothing is so monotonous as the sea
没有什么比大海更单调的了。
WordNet
The job was monotonous and boring.
这份工作单调乏味。
He complained about the monotonous routine.
他抱怨单调的日常。
I find this work monotonous.
我觉得这工作单调。
The music became monotonous after a while.
音乐过一会儿变得单调了。
Not this
I can't stand the monotonous of this task.
Use this
I can't stand the monotony of this task.
中文里“单调”可作名词，但英语中monotonous只能作形容词，表示“单调的”，而名词形式是monotony。此处应用名词monotony来作宾语，或改为形容词修饰名词：this monotonous task。
Not this
He read the text monotonous.
Use this
He read the text monotonously.
修饰动词read需用副词，而monotonous是形容词。英语中副词形式是monotonously，表示“单调地”。
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单调的嗓音
The teacher's monotonous voice made it hard for the students to stay awake.
老师单调的嗓音让学生们很难保持清醒。
单调乏味的工作
He quit his job because he couldn't stand the monotonous work on the assembly line.
他辞了职，因为他受不了流水线上单调乏味的工作。
一成不变的日常
A monotonous routine can drain your energy and creativity.
一成不变的日常会耗尽你的精力和创造力。
平板的语气
She read the poem in a monotonous tone, with no emotion at all.
她用平板的语气朗读那首诗，没有一点感情。
单调的生活
After retiring, he found his life monotonous and decided to take up painting.
退休后，他觉得生活单调，于是决定学画画。
单调，单调，我的生活真单调。
From Eartha Kitt's 1952 signature song 'Monotonous' in the revue 'New Faces of 1952'. She playfully laments that even fame and luxury have become dull.
出自埃塞·基特1952年在音乐剧《新面孔》中的代表作《Monotonous》。她俏皮地抱怨，即使是名望与奢华也令人生厌。
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mono（单一）+ tone（音调）→ 永远一种音调，自然单调乏味。
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing work or daily routine、describing voice, tone, or sound 该词在描述工作或日常事务单调乏味时比较常见，也可用于形容声音或语调平淡不变。整体属于中性偏正式，口语和书面语都可用；通常带负面感受。
没有与 monotonous 真正押韵的常用词。mountainous 的结尾 /tənəs/ 与 monotonous 相同，但重音位置不同，不算押韵；synchronous 拼写同为 -onous，但读 /ˈsɪŋkrənəs/；autonomous 和 anonymous 结尾是 -omous/-ymous，读 /məs/，不要按拼写读成 /nəs/；numerous 和 tremendous 只共享 -ous 后缀，读音也不相同。
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