Definition of ho-hum in English:

ho-hum

exclamation həʊˈhʌmˌhoʊˈhəm

Used to express boredom or resignation.
嗬-哼姆（表示厌倦或屈从）
Example sentencesExamples
- Another routine robbery in the Los Angeles area, ho-hum.
- But ho-hum, they can't include everything, and it didn't really bother me.
- But I think the public will readily accept the bill, and it will quickly go from ooh-ah to ho-hum.
- Now I don't need those sights in my head as I prepare to return to work… ho-hum.
- If your ho-ho has become ho-hum, try something new this year - with a little imagination, you can always reinvent a reason for the season.
- And what makes it worse, once he does, everybody will just say ho-hum, we're supposed to win.
- Again, ho-hum, it's an amphitheatre, and here the stage is the sea.

adjectivehəʊˈhʌmˌhoʊˈhəm

Boring.
乏味的，无聊的
a ho-hum script
一部令人乏味的剧本。
Example sentencesExamples
- The pattern is nearly predictable and certainly ho-hum.
- The cars are somewhat, well, ho-hum.
- And you were expecting just another ho-hum, humdrum week
- Listing impressive numbers is ho-hum.
- When we were kids, dinosaurs were ho-hum, like a lot of very old things, but in the last 10 or 20 years there has been a real upsurge in interest.
- Short-but-sweet is better than drawn-out and ho-hum.
- The transfer is ho-hum, there are no extras to speak of, and the plot is about as exciting as watching my toenails grow.
- I like that kind of stuff better than seeing all the great castles and cathedrals, which can after a while get a little ho-hum.
- Of course, today's reader might find such a cartoon a bit ho-hum.
- From a strategy perspective that might seem pretty ho-hum, but it's really about what our clients are looking for.
- Operators, however, are discovering that sodas don't have to be ho-hum.
- If you're not as wealthy as Madonna, for whom such excursions must be ho-hum, it's an exceptional, once-in-a-lifetime experience that can't be beaten.
- There is, of course, nothing wrong with a hobby - unless it becomes ho-hum.
- May sound ho-hum, but imagine the extra energy you'll have by avoiding the last-minute crunch.
- Unfortunately, the Caesar salad was only average - ho-hum dressing, sad little croutons and, my pet peeve, artificial bacon bits.
- Maybe this is not surprising as the hacks focus on the main game - the federal election this year - and the fact that state politics have become so predictable and ho-hum.
Synonyms
boring, monotonous, dull, deadly dull, uninteresting, unexciting, unvaried, unvarying, lacking variety, mind-numbing, mindless, soul-destroying, soulless, humdrum, dreary, mundane, wearisome, wearying, tiresome, soporific, dry, as dry as dust, arid, lifeless, colourless, monochrome, uninspired, uninspiring, flat, plodding, slow, banal, vapid, insipid, bland, lacklustre, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, pedestrian, jejune, leaden, heavy

Origin

1920s: imitative of a yawn.

Rhymes

become, benumb, Brum, bum, chum, crumb, drum, glum, gum, hum, Kara Kum, lum, mum, numb, plum, plumb, Rhum, rhumb, rum, scrum, scum, slum, some, strum, stum, succumb, sum, swum, thrum, thumb, tum, yum-yum

Definition of ho-hum in US English:

ho-hum

exclamationˌhoʊˈhəmˌhōˈhəm

Used to express boredom or resignation.
嗬-哼姆（表示厌倦或屈从）
Example sentencesExamples
- Another routine robbery in the Los Angeles area, ho-hum.
- But ho-hum, they can't include everything, and it didn't really bother me.
- But I think the public will readily accept the bill, and it will quickly go from ooh-ah to ho-hum.
- If your ho-ho has become ho-hum, try something new this year - with a little imagination, you can always reinvent a reason for the season.
- And what makes it worse, once he does, everybody will just say ho-hum, we're supposed to win.
- Again, ho-hum, it's an amphitheatre, and here the stage is the sea.
- Now I don't need those sights in my head as I prepare to return to work… ho-hum.

adjectiveˌhoʊˈhəmˌhōˈhəm

Boring.
乏味的，无聊的
a ho-hum script
一部令人乏味的剧本。
Example sentencesExamples
- And you were expecting just another ho-hum, humdrum week
- Maybe this is not surprising as the hacks focus on the main game - the federal election this year - and the fact that state politics have become so predictable and ho-hum.
- I like that kind of stuff better than seeing all the great castles and cathedrals, which can after a while get a little ho-hum.
- The pattern is nearly predictable and certainly ho-hum.
- Operators, however, are discovering that sodas don't have to be ho-hum.
- If you're not as wealthy as Madonna, for whom such excursions must be ho-hum, it's an exceptional, once-in-a-lifetime experience that can't be beaten.
- Short-but-sweet is better than drawn-out and ho-hum.
- There is, of course, nothing wrong with a hobby - unless it becomes ho-hum.
- Listing impressive numbers is ho-hum.
- The transfer is ho-hum, there are no extras to speak of, and the plot is about as exciting as watching my toenails grow.
- Unfortunately, the Caesar salad was only average - ho-hum dressing, sad little croutons and, my pet peeve, artificial bacon bits.
- From a strategy perspective that might seem pretty ho-hum, but it's really about what our clients are looking for.
- The cars are somewhat, well, ho-hum.
- When we were kids, dinosaurs were ho-hum, like a lot of very old things, but in the last 10 or 20 years there has been a real upsurge in interest.
- Of course, today's reader might find such a cartoon a bit ho-hum.
- May sound ho-hum, but imagine the extra energy you'll have by avoiding the last-minute crunch.
Synonyms
boring, monotonous, dull, deadly dull, uninteresting, unexciting, unvaried, unvarying, lacking variety, mind-numbing, mindless, soul-destroying, soulless, humdrum, dreary, mundane, wearisome, wearying, tiresome, soporific, dry, as dry as dust, arid, lifeless, colourless, monochrome, uninspired, uninspiring, flat, plodding, slow, banal, vapid, insipid, bland, lacklustre, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, pedestrian, jejune, leaden, heavy

Origin

1920s: imitative of a yawn.

词汇	ho-hum
释义	Definition of ho-hum in English: ho-hum exclamation həʊˈhʌmˌhoʊˈhəm Used to express boredom or resignation. 嗬-哼姆（表示厌倦或屈从） Example sentencesExamples Another routine robbery in the Los Angeles area, ho-hum. But ho-hum, they can't include everything, and it didn't really bother me. But I think the public will readily accept the bill, and it will quickly go from ooh-ah to ho-hum. Now I don't need those sights in my head as I prepare to return to work… ho-hum. If your ho-ho has become ho-hum, try something new this year - with a little imagination, you can always reinvent a reason for the season. And what makes it worse, once he does, everybody will just say ho-hum, we're supposed to win. Again, ho-hum, it's an amphitheatre, and here the stage is the sea. adjectivehəʊˈhʌmˌhoʊˈhəm Boring. 乏味的，无聊的 a ho-hum script 一部令人乏味的剧本。 Example sentencesExamples The pattern is nearly predictable and certainly ho-hum. The cars are somewhat, well, ho-hum. And you were expecting just another ho-hum, humdrum week Listing impressive numbers is ho-hum. When we were kids, dinosaurs were ho-hum, like a lot of very old things, but in the last 10 or 20 years there has been a real upsurge in interest. Short-but-sweet is better than drawn-out and ho-hum. The transfer is ho-hum, there are no extras to speak of, and the plot is about as exciting as watching my toenails grow. I like that kind of stuff better than seeing all the great castles and cathedrals, which can after a while get a little ho-hum. Of course, today's reader might find such a cartoon a bit ho-hum. From a strategy perspective that might seem pretty ho-hum, but it's really about what our clients are looking for. Operators, however, are discovering that sodas don't have to be ho-hum. If you're not as wealthy as Madonna, for whom such excursions must be ho-hum, it's an exceptional, once-in-a-lifetime experience that can't be beaten. There is, of course, nothing wrong with a hobby - unless it becomes ho-hum. May sound ho-hum, but imagine the extra energy you'll have by avoiding the last-minute crunch. Unfortunately, the Caesar salad was only average - ho-hum dressing, sad little croutons and, my pet peeve, artificial bacon bits. Maybe this is not surprising as the hacks focus on the main game - the federal election this year - and the fact that state politics have become so predictable and ho-hum. Synonyms boring, monotonous, dull, deadly dull, uninteresting, unexciting, unvaried, unvarying, lacking variety, mind-numbing, mindless, soul-destroying, soulless, humdrum, dreary, mundane, wearisome, wearying, tiresome, soporific, dry, as dry as dust, arid, lifeless, colourless, monochrome, uninspired, uninspiring, flat, plodding, slow, banal, vapid, insipid, bland, lacklustre, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, pedestrian, jejune, leaden, heavy Origin 1920s: imitative of a yawn. Rhymes become, benumb, Brum, bum, chum, crumb, drum, glum, gum, hum, Kara Kum, lum, mum, numb, plum, plumb, Rhum, rhumb, rum, scrum, scum, slum, some, strum, stum, succumb, sum, swum, thrum, thumb, tum, yum-yum Definition of ho-hum in US English: ho-hum exclamationˌhoʊˈhəmˌhōˈhəm Used to express boredom or resignation. 嗬-哼姆（表示厌倦或屈从） Example sentencesExamples Another routine robbery in the Los Angeles area, ho-hum. But ho-hum, they can't include everything, and it didn't really bother me. But I think the public will readily accept the bill, and it will quickly go from ooh-ah to ho-hum. If your ho-ho has become ho-hum, try something new this year - with a little imagination, you can always reinvent a reason for the season. And what makes it worse, once he does, everybody will just say ho-hum, we're supposed to win. Again, ho-hum, it's an amphitheatre, and here the stage is the sea. Now I don't need those sights in my head as I prepare to return to work… ho-hum. adjectiveˌhoʊˈhəmˌhōˈhəm Boring. 乏味的，无聊的 a ho-hum script 一部令人乏味的剧本。 Example sentencesExamples And you were expecting just another ho-hum, humdrum week Maybe this is not surprising as the hacks focus on the main game - the federal election this year - and the fact that state politics have become so predictable and ho-hum. I like that kind of stuff better than seeing all the great castles and cathedrals, which can after a while get a little ho-hum. The pattern is nearly predictable and certainly ho-hum. Operators, however, are discovering that sodas don't have to be ho-hum. If you're not as wealthy as Madonna, for whom such excursions must be ho-hum, it's an exceptional, once-in-a-lifetime experience that can't be beaten. Short-but-sweet is better than drawn-out and ho-hum. There is, of course, nothing wrong with a hobby - unless it becomes ho-hum. Listing impressive numbers is ho-hum. The transfer is ho-hum, there are no extras to speak of, and the plot is about as exciting as watching my toenails grow. Unfortunately, the Caesar salad was only average - ho-hum dressing, sad little croutons and, my pet peeve, artificial bacon bits. From a strategy perspective that might seem pretty ho-hum, but it's really about what our clients are looking for. The cars are somewhat, well, ho-hum. When we were kids, dinosaurs were ho-hum, like a lot of very old things, but in the last 10 or 20 years there has been a real upsurge in interest. Of course, today's reader might find such a cartoon a bit ho-hum. May sound ho-hum, but imagine the extra energy you'll have by avoiding the last-minute crunch. Synonyms boring, monotonous, dull, deadly dull, uninteresting, unexciting, unvaried, unvarying, lacking variety, mind-numbing, mindless, soul-destroying, soulless, humdrum, dreary, mundane, wearisome, wearying, tiresome, soporific, dry, as dry as dust, arid, lifeless, colourless, monochrome, uninspired, uninspiring, flat, plodding, slow, banal, vapid, insipid, bland, lacklustre, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, pedestrian, jejune, leaden, heavy Origin 1920s: imitative of a yawn.
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