dreary

dull, tedious, monotonous, dreary

形容词 dreary:

1. causing dejection
   同义词：blue, dark, depressing, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear
2. lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
   同义词：drab

1. You can thank your lucky stars (that) you don't have to go to this dreary reception.
   你真走运，不用出席那死气沉沉的招待会。
2. The otherwise dreary book is enlivened by some very amusing illustrations.
   这本枯燥无味的书幸亏加了一些生动有趣的插图才变得活泼起来。
3. It breads my heart to think of all the money we spent on our son's education and all he wants to do is work in a dreary factory.
   想到我们把所有的钱都花在儿子的教育上，而他却所想去一家沉闷的工厂工作，我感到很伤心。
4. I'm tired of his dreary speech.
   我厌倦了他的枯燥无味的演说。
5. It is very dreary to do the same job everyday.
   每天都做同样工作是很单调的。

drea.ry

adj.（形容词）
drea.ri.er,drea.ri.est
Dismal; bleak.
情绪低落的；阴郁的
Boring; dull:
令人生厌的；单调乏味的：
例句：
dreary tasks.
枯燥的任务

来源：
Middle English dreri [bloody, frightened, sad]
中古英语 dreri [血腥的，受惊吓的，悲哀的]
from Old English drôorig [bloody, sad]
源自 古英语 drôorig [血腥的，悲哀的]
from drôor [gore] * see dhreu-
源自 drôor [血污] *参见 dhreu-

【引伸】
drea.rily
adv.（副词）
drea.riness
n.（名词）