同近义词辨析
dull, monotonous, tedious, dreary
这组词都有“单调的、乏味的、厌烦的”的意思，其区别是：
dull指缺乏鲜明、吸引力或情趣而显得乏味、沉闷。
tedious侧重指文章、演讲、演出等冗长乏味或环境等单调、沉闷，缺乏活力，使感到不舒服。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- The preacher's monotonous voice put me to sleep.
传教士单调的声音催我入眠。 - His monotonous whistling grated on her nerves.
他单调的口哨声令她的神经受不了。
权威例句
Non parametric tests for continuous Monotonous TransformationsA comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic office workers performing monotonous keyboard work--1: neck and shoulder muscle recruit...A comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic office workers performing monotonous keyboard work--2: neck and shoulder kinematicsSCENE MONOTONOUSNESS CALCULATION DEVICE AND METHODCigarette smoking during anxiety-provoking and monotonous tasks ☆Drivers' misjudgement of vigilance state during prolonged monotonous daytime drivingHigh-Resolution Correlation in Apparently Monotonous Rocks: Upper Ordovician Kope Formation, Cincinnati ArchFatigue and individual differences in monotonous simulated drivingBehavioural and physiological effects of cigarette smoking in a monotonous situationModeling, Identification and Compensation of Complex Hysteretic Nonlinearities: A Modified Prandtl-Ishlinskii Approach
