unglamorous
英 [ʌnˈɡlæmərəs]
美 [ʌnˈɡlæmərəs]
adj. 无魅力的; 不刺激的; 枯燥的
BNC.33308 / COCA.25480
牛津词典
adj.
- 无魅力的；不刺激的；枯燥的
not attractive or exciting; dull- an unglamorous job
乏味的工作
- an unglamorous job
英英释义
adj
- not challenging
- an unglamorous job greasing engines
双语例句
- Even in the case of an API or a similarly unglamorous set of functions, someone else cares: a partner development team, a consuming application team, whomever.
即使是关于API或者类似单调的功能，也会有人关心：一个合伙开发团队，一个激进的应用团队，或者其他人。 - But fundamentally, it performs an unglamorous function in a utilitarian way.
但是基本上，它还是功利性地扮演一个没有趣味的功能角色。 - And unglamorous suburbs like Fangshan and Tongzhou will be designated as 'hubs' for specific industries, like petrochemicals and 'cultural industries,' respectively.
房山和通州等不太繁荣的郊区将被定为特定行业的中心，比如房山和通州将分别被规划为石油化工和文化产业中心。 - Bruce's office is a corner one, utilitarian and unglamorous.
布鲁斯的办公室在角落里，实用而普通。 - In the former Soviet Union, grapes were grown from Moldova to Tajikistan and transformed into wine with maximum efficiency but minimum attention to quality. Half-made wine, stuffed full of preservatives, was transported to unglamorous bottling plants near the major cities.
在前苏联，葡萄种植区从摩尔多瓦到塔吉克斯坦，这些葡萄通过效益最大化、同时完全无视质量的方式变成了酒。添加大量防腐剂的葡萄酒半成品，被运送到大城市附近乏善可陈的瓶装工厂。 - For decades, iron ore was plentiful, prices were stable and mining the commodity was a monotonous and unglamorous business.
在长达数十年中，铁矿石储量丰富，价格稳定，开采这种大宗商品是一个单调乏味的行当。 - Even in the exciting, leading-edge world of innovation, unglamorous management basics matter.
即便在一个激动人心且技术领先的创新世界里，单调的管理学基本原则仍然发挥着重要作用。 - He squeezed working capital, an unglamorous tactic that pays handsomely.
此外，他还压缩了营运资本，这种策略看似平常，却能得到丰厚的回报。 - Once cars lose speed and power, they become unglamorous everyday tools, like washing machines, and nobody, presumably, derives status from their washing machine.
一旦汽车失去了速度和超强动力，它们就变成了洗衣机似的单调乏味的日用工具。我想，没人靠洗衣机体现自身社会地位。 - It is relatively slow, unglamorous and, assuming the rest of the journey is by car, not even environmentally friendly.
渡轮速度相对较慢，单调乏味，一般剩下的旅程还得坐车，渡轮甚至还不环保。