n.乏味，冗长，啰唆

The tedium of the daily commute was starting to wear him down.
每日通勤的单调乏味开始让他感到疲惫不堪。
Filling out paperwork for hours on end can be sheer tedium.
连续几小时填写文件真是极其枯燥无味。
She found the task of data entry so mind-numbingly tedious that she often daydreamed to escape it.
她觉得数据录入这项工作极其无聊，常常通过做白日梦来逃避。
The professor's monotone lecture made the already dry subject matter even more tedious.
教授单调的讲课让本已枯燥的内容更加无聊。
After weeks of rain, the children were desperate for some relief from the indoor tedium.
经过连续几周的下雨，孩子们迫切希望摆脱室内生活的单调乏味。
He tried to inject some humor into the presentation to alleviate the tedium.
他试图在演示中加入一些幽默元素以缓解单调。
The tedium of the assembly line work led many workers to seek more fulfilling careers.
装配线工作的单调乏味促使许多工人去寻找更有成就感的职业。
Reading the same bedtime story every night soon became a tedious routine for both parent and child.
每晚读同样的睡前故事很快对父母和孩子都变成了一个乏味的例行公事。
Despite the tedium of his job, he took pride in doing it meticulously.
尽管工作枯燥，他仍以一丝不苟地完成它而自豪。
The video game's repetitive levels made the gameplay feel excessively tedious after a while.
电子游戏重复的关卡设计使得玩一段时间后感觉游戏过程异常枯燥。