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Definition of monotone in English: monotonenoun ˈmɒnətəʊnˈmɑnəˌtoʊn usually in singular A continuing sound, especially of a person's voice, that is unchanging in pitch and without intonation. 单调的语调；单调的声音 he sat and answered the questions in a monotone 他坐着用单调的声音回答问题。 Example sentencesExamples - The anchor is a dour and dandyish aristocrat in a bow tie who reads the official version of the news in a monotone.
- In dull monotone, he repeated, ‘to the left,’ the violent emotion disappearing from him as quickly as it had appeared.
- Despite the inescapable monotone of his voice, he managed to embrace virtually all kinds of music.
- Not looking in any way alarmed or surprised, he asked me in a monotone: ‘Do you want to file a report with the campus police?’
- His dull monotone had almost made her turn out of the door, how could someone with such a dull voice be a band director?
- Nora steps closer and continues in the same monotone.
- The only problem was that the priest delivered the liturgy in a monotone.
- Swallowing hard, the ashen-faced girl continued, her ‘composed’ voice merely an emotionless monotone.
- His narration - delivered in a monotone from the first frame - holds you in thrall through all the twists, surprises and ironies of the plot, all skilfully handled, I thought.
- An officer from his section stood outside his door, staring ahead sightlessly, opening his mouth to recite a message in a monotone.
- ‘So this is about jealousy,’ Devon said in a monotone.
- Is your voice expressive or do you speak in a monotone?
- It's like sitting around a campfire, listening to someone tell a ghost story in a monotone.
- Your presentation may then be prefaced by the chairman reading out your whole boring life story in a monotone.
- If yes, did that person smile warmly or speak in a monotone?
- Storm noticed some more things changed about her; a more relaxed tone in her voice, not as much of the expressionless monotones that had been there before.
- They sat there repeating the Master's mantras in a monotone.
- ‘There's no going back, you know,’ Bela said in a monotone.
- He reached his wife, Emily, and told her the news in a monotone.
- The singer's voice remains a sulky monotone throughout, never sounding remotely genuine, just hopelessly indifferent.
adjective ˈmɒnətəʊnˈmɑnəˌtoʊn 1(of a voice or other sound) unchanging in pitch; without intonation or expressiveness. （嗓音等）单调的，无变化的 his monotone reading of the two-hour report 他语调一成不变地念了两个小时的报告。 Example sentencesExamples - A loud bell sounded and then a monotone voice announced there was an assembly in the theater.
- ‘I now pronounce you husband and wife,’ the minister droned in a monotone voice.
- She appears gaunt, pale, her eyes deep set and dark, answering in almost a monotone voice.
- He listened and heard the familiar and comforting monotone sound of the dial tone.
- ‘Supper will be ready soon,’ said the flat, monotone voice that belonged to Angelica's mother, and she was out the door.
- Its normally monotone voice sounded distant and weak.
- You have done all you can, and I assure you that help is on the way,’ said the irritatingly monotone voice on the other end.
- He continued to drone on in his monotone voice.
- His voice was monotone and his expression blank.
- ‘Welcome,’ a monotone voice echoed through the darkness.
- His voice was as monotone as he could possibly make it.
- He sighed heavily, listening to his father's monotone voice drone on and on about what he needed to do.
- The monotone voice from the speakers echoed across the field.
- It had broken to life, displaying a single image and repeating its monotone alarm.
- The P.A. system clicks on and a woman's monotone voice tells us that she will be announcing the first panel of the day.
- After about five minutes, he waved his hand in front of Hannah's eyes again, and got the same monotone response, ‘Just one moment.’
- ‘That depends,’ she said in a monotone voice, looking very bored.
- Suddenly, her monotone voice shows some emotion.
- ‘It's not,’ he said in a monotone voice, causing a pain in my heart that I had never thought I would feel with him.
- ‘That's what I thought,’ Ally replied in a lifeless, monotone voice.
- 1.1 Without colour or variety; dull.
〈喻〉无色彩的；不活泼的；单一的；死气沉沉的 the monotone housing estates of the big cities 大城市死气沉沉的住宅区。 Example sentencesExamples - He despised the dull monotone hum of life in the small town of Spring Valley, now at least a few miles behind him.
OriginMid 17th century: from modern Latin monotonus, from late Greek monotonos. Definition of monotone in US English: monotonenounˈmɑnəˌtoʊnˈmänəˌtōn usually in singular A continuing sound, especially of a person's voice, that is unchanging in pitch and without intonation. 单调的语调；单调的声音 he sat and answered the questions in a monotone 他坐着用单调的声音回答问题。 Example sentencesExamples - ‘So this is about jealousy,’ Devon said in a monotone.
- An officer from his section stood outside his door, staring ahead sightlessly, opening his mouth to recite a message in a monotone.
- Nora steps closer and continues in the same monotone.
- He reached his wife, Emily, and told her the news in a monotone.
- His dull monotone had almost made her turn out of the door, how could someone with such a dull voice be a band director?
- They sat there repeating the Master's mantras in a monotone.
- The anchor is a dour and dandyish aristocrat in a bow tie who reads the official version of the news in a monotone.
- Is your voice expressive or do you speak in a monotone?
- The only problem was that the priest delivered the liturgy in a monotone.
- ‘There's no going back, you know,’ Bela said in a monotone.
- It's like sitting around a campfire, listening to someone tell a ghost story in a monotone.
- Despite the inescapable monotone of his voice, he managed to embrace virtually all kinds of music.
- Swallowing hard, the ashen-faced girl continued, her ‘composed’ voice merely an emotionless monotone.
- In dull monotone, he repeated, ‘to the left,’ the violent emotion disappearing from him as quickly as it had appeared.
- Not looking in any way alarmed or surprised, he asked me in a monotone: ‘Do you want to file a report with the campus police?’
- The singer's voice remains a sulky monotone throughout, never sounding remotely genuine, just hopelessly indifferent.
- Storm noticed some more things changed about her; a more relaxed tone in her voice, not as much of the expressionless monotones that had been there before.
- If yes, did that person smile warmly or speak in a monotone?
- His narration - delivered in a monotone from the first frame - holds you in thrall through all the twists, surprises and ironies of the plot, all skilfully handled, I thought.
- Your presentation may then be prefaced by the chairman reading out your whole boring life story in a monotone.
adjectiveˈmɑnəˌtoʊnˈmänəˌtōn 1(of a voice or other sound) unchanging in pitch; without intonation or expressiveness. （嗓音等）单调的，无变化的 his monotone reading of the two-hour report 他语调一成不变地念了两个小时的报告。 Example sentencesExamples - ‘I now pronounce you husband and wife,’ the minister droned in a monotone voice.
- Suddenly, her monotone voice shows some emotion.
- He listened and heard the familiar and comforting monotone sound of the dial tone.
- You have done all you can, and I assure you that help is on the way,’ said the irritatingly monotone voice on the other end.
- ‘That's what I thought,’ Ally replied in a lifeless, monotone voice.
- ‘That depends,’ she said in a monotone voice, looking very bored.
- It had broken to life, displaying a single image and repeating its monotone alarm.
- He sighed heavily, listening to his father's monotone voice drone on and on about what he needed to do.
- His voice was monotone and his expression blank.
- ‘Supper will be ready soon,’ said the flat, monotone voice that belonged to Angelica's mother, and she was out the door.
- After about five minutes, he waved his hand in front of Hannah's eyes again, and got the same monotone response, ‘Just one moment.’
- Its normally monotone voice sounded distant and weak.
- A loud bell sounded and then a monotone voice announced there was an assembly in the theater.
- He continued to drone on in his monotone voice.
- She appears gaunt, pale, her eyes deep set and dark, answering in almost a monotone voice.
- The P.A. system clicks on and a woman's monotone voice tells us that she will be announcing the first panel of the day.
- ‘Welcome,’ a monotone voice echoed through the darkness.
- ‘It's not,’ he said in a monotone voice, causing a pain in my heart that I had never thought I would feel with him.
- His voice was as monotone as he could possibly make it.
- The monotone voice from the speakers echoed across the field.
- 1.1 Without vividness or variety; dull.
〈喻〉无色彩的；不活泼的；单一的；死气沉沉的 the monotone housing developments of the big cities 大城市死气沉沉的住宅区。 Example sentencesExamples - He despised the dull monotone hum of life in the small town of Spring Valley, now at least a few miles behind him.
OriginMid 17th century: from modern Latin monotonus, from late Greek monotonos. |