ho-hum
exclamation
uk/ˌhəʊˈhʌm/us/ˌhoʊˈhʌm/anexpressionused when someone isbored, or when theyacceptthat somethingunpleasantcannot bestoppedfromhappening:
（表示厌烦或接受不愉快的事实）哼So I need to do it all again. Ho-hum.这么说我得从头再来了。哼。
Linguistics: sounds used as interjections
- aha
- ahem
- bah
- bam
- blah
- blah, blah, blah
- cor
- duh
- huh
- ow
- psst
- shh
- squee
- tut
- uh-huh
- vocable
- vroom
- wham
- whee
- whew
ho-hum
adjective
uk/ˌhəʊˈhʌm/us/ˌhoʊˈhʌm/boringorordinary
烦人的；平淡无奇的Synonyms
boring
drabdisapproving
drearydisapproving
dry(BORING)disapproving
dull
monotonous
tedious
uninteresting
wearisomeformal
not interesting or exciting
- boringThat was such a boring film I nearly fell asleep during it.
- excruciatingShe went over the plot of the book in excruciating detail.
- deadlyHis latest film was just deadly. I left after the first hour!
- mind-numbingThe incident was described in a mind-numbing, 400-page report so dense that no one read it.
Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- banal
- basic
- be (as) dull as ditchwateridiom
- bland
- lifelessness
- marginal
- marmoreal
- meh
- menial
- slow
- soul-destroying
- soulless
- spinach
- staid
- stale
- stuffy
- tame
- well worn
- worthy