hum,嗡嗡叫，-drum,由hum杜撰出来的同韵词。引申义乏味的，单调的。

1. Their lives consist of the humdrum activities of everyday existence.

他们的生活由日常生存的平凡活动所构成.

2. 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.

3. The accountant said it was the most humdrum day that she had ever passed.

会计师说这是她所度过的最无聊的一天.

4. The new government seemed rather humdrum.

新政府看起来平庸无能。

5. It was a narrow, humdrum place.

那是个狭窄 、 枯燥的地方.