humdrum meaning in English
adj.
平常的；单调的，无聊的。
n.
1.单调，无聊。
2.无聊的话。
3.无聊的人。
vi.
单调地动作。
n.
-ness
Examples
- It was a narrow, humdrum place .
那是个狭窄、枯燥的地方。 - Imagination raises a man above the humdrum of life .
想象使人从单调无聊的生活中解脱出来。 - They all appeared to be lost in the humdrum and routine of their work .
他们好象一个个都被埋在日常单调的工作当中了。 - I wish the two of them could be included in these rather humdrum tapestries .
我希望在这些太单调乏味的挂毯中能加进他们两人的肖像。 - We should hesitate to admit this if it were merely a question of humdrum dwellers on this corner of the universe called earth .
如果这仅仅是这个叫做地球的宇宙之中的角落里无聊居民的问题，我们在承认这一点时会犹豫不决。