dreary
英 [ˈdrɪəri]
美 [ˈdrɪri]
adj. 令人沮丧的; 沉闷的; 枯燥无味的
Collins.1 / BNC.11551 / COCA.12828
同义词辨析
boringariddrearydrydullmonotonous【导航词义：乏味的，无聊的】
boringadj. 令人厌烦的；乏味的，无聊的
〔辨析〕
普通用词，指某事物或某人因毫无趣味、吸引力而让人感到乏味的、无聊的。
〔例证〕
The lesson was long and boring.
这一课又臭又长。
The job is boring.
这项工作枯燥乏味。
He was a boring nuisance!
他这人真讨厌！
这一课又臭又长。
The job is boring.
这项工作枯燥乏味。
He was a boring nuisance!
他这人真讨厌！
aridadj. 无新意的，无趣的
〔辨析〕
指某事物毫无趣味的，也指缺乏令人心动的特征或品质的。
〔例证〕
arid scientific studies
枯燥的科学研究
The audience soon grew tired of his arid speech.
没多久听众就对他枯燥无味的演说感到厌烦了。
枯燥的科学研究
The audience soon grew tired of his arid speech.
没多久听众就对他枯燥无味的演说感到厌烦了。
drearyadj. 〈文〉沉闷的，令人生厌的
〔辨析〕
指事物了无趣味、使人感到厌烦或沮丧的。
〔例证〕
dreary work
乏味的工作
He is tired of the politician's dreary speech.
他厌倦了那个政客的枯燥演讲。
乏味的工作
He is tired of the politician's dreary speech.
他厌倦了那个政客的枯燥演讲。
dryadj. 干巴巴的，枯燥乏味的
〔辨析〕
指书籍、讲话、话题等干巴巴的、生硬的、缺乏幽默的，有时含贬义。
〔例证〕
a dry debate on diplomatic policies
关于外交政策的乏味辩论
A book full of figures is rather dry.
一本满是数据的书读起来很枯燥乏味。
关于外交政策的乏味辩论
A book full of figures is rather dry.
一本满是数据的书读起来很枯燥乏味。
dulladj. 乏味的，无趣的
〔辨析〕
作此义解时，通常只能用来形容事物，指因缺乏新鲜感、吸引力而显得乏味、沉闷的。
〔例证〕
He doesn't believe that it will be a dull party.
他认为那不会是一次乏味的聚会。
This book is rather dull.
这本书很枯燥。
他认为那不会是一次乏味的聚会。
This book is rather dull.
这本书很枯燥。
monotonousadj. 单调的，乏味的
〔辨析〕
指没有变化、重复单调的。
〔例证〕
a monotonous job/voice
单调的工作/声音
It is one of the most monotonous sounds of the spring.
这是春天里最单调的声音之一。
单调的工作/声音
It is one of the most monotonous sounds of the spring.
这是春天里最单调的声音之一。
牛津词典
adj.
- 令人沮丧的；沉闷的；枯燥无味的
that makes you feel sad; dull and not interesting- a dreary winter's day
阴沉的冬日 - a dreary film
枯燥无味的影片 - a long and dreary journey on the train
火车上漫长而乏味的旅程
- a dreary winter's day
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 沉闷的;枯燥无味的;令人沮丧的
If you describe something asdreary, you mean that it is dull and depressing.- ...a dreary little town in the Midwest...
位于中西部的沉闷的小镇 - They live such dreary lives.
他们的生活如此乏味！
- ...a dreary little town in the Midwest...
英英释义
adj
- causing dejection
- a blue day
- the dark days of the war
- a week of rainy depressing weather
- a disconsolate winter landscape
- the first dismal dispiriting days of November
- a dark gloomy day
- grim rainy weather
- lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
- her drab personality
- life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas
- a series of dreary dinner parties
双语例句
- Oh, it was Heaven after the last dreary year!
啊，经历了过去一年的暗淡日子，这里就是天堂了！ - What an insipid and dreary scene! I opened the lunch-box only ④ to have it covered up again.
一种淡白无味的凄凉的情趣&我把饭匣打开，又闭上了。 - I hate these dry dreary days.
我讨厌干燥沉闷的天气。 - When the dreary change was wrought, she extended her hand to Pearl.
这一阴郁的变化完成之后，她向珠儿伸出了手。 - She had spent a dreary day in the office sorting out the accounts.
她在办公室整理帐务，度过了沉闷的一天。 - Bonfires and sacrifices guaranteed that the sun would burn brightly after a long, dreary winter.
篝火和祭品可以保证太阳在漫长而沉闷的寒冬后会更明亮。 - Its splendid gates had opened, admitting her from a cold, dreary outside.
禁城那些辉煌的大门都敞开了，请她从寒冷的凄凉的外面进到了里面。 - Addressing envelopes all day long is dreary work.
成天给信封写地址是一种沉闷单调的工作。 - Such a sight makes him feel dreary and sorrowful.
这使他感到凄凉、悲裒。 - She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.
她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。