mundane

英 [mʌnˈdeɪn]

美 [mʌnˈdeɪn]

adj.  单调的; 平凡的

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Collins.1 / BNC.9659 / COCA.8820

牛津词典

adj.

• 单调的；平凡的
  not interesting or exciting
  1. a mundane task/job
     平凡的任务 / 职业
  2. I lead a pretty mundane existence.
     我过着相当平淡的生活。
  3. On a more mundane level, can we talk about the timetable for next week?
     说点儿实际的吧，我们能谈谈下周的时间安排吗？

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 普通的;平凡的;单调的
  Something that ismundaneis very ordinary and not at all interesting or unusual.
  1. Be willing to do even mundane tasks.
     即使平凡的工作也乐意承担。
  2. ...the mundane realities of life.
     平淡的现实生活
  3. You can refer to mundane things asthe mundane
     . 平凡的事;平淡的事;俗务
  4. It's an attitude that turns the mundane into something rather more interesting and exciting.
     这种态度会将平淡的事情变得更加有趣而令人激动。

双语例句

• But those dazzling statistics mask an often more mundane reality.
  但这些耀眼的统计数字掩饰了一个通常不那么出色的现实。
• Harold's life was filled with moments both significant and mundane.
  哈罗德的生活充满了重要而平凡的时刻。
• Each one of these Mother Teresa quotations is a refreshing view of life's mundane problems.
  特蕾莎修女语录中的每一句都是对生命中世俗问题的全新看法。
• Despite the subterfuge of the private lines, the majority of North Korean railway activity is pretty mundane.
  除了这些用来暗度陈仓的专用线路，朝鲜铁路的主要功用是十分平常的。
• Now I began focusing more on mundane concerns.
  现在，我开始更多地关注到那些日常生活中会遇到的问题。
• A grasp of mundane affairs is genuine knowledge; an understanding of worldly wisdom is true learning.
  世事洞明皆学问，人情练达即文章。
• When a man is dying, he loses interest in mundane affairs.
  当人快要死时，他对尘世上的事情就不感兴趣了。
• He achieved extraordinary successes at an ordinary post. Your work is just going to be mundane triviality.
  他在平凡的工作岗位上作出了突出的成绩。
• Be willing to do even mundane tasks.
  即使平凡的工作也乐意承担。
• Pay attention and you'll discover incredible opportunities in even the most mundane circumstances.
  关注了你会发现，即使在最平凡的情况下也有令人难以置信的机会。