uninspired

英 [ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪəd]

美 [ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪərd]

adj.  无创意的; 不激励人心的; 乏味的

BNC.24286 / COCA.23997

牛津词典

adj.

• 无创意的；不激励人心的；乏味的
  not original or exciting

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 缺乏创造力的；单调乏味的
  If you describe something or someone asuninspired, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to have any original or exciting qualities.
  1. The script was singularly uninspired...
     这个剧本极其没有创意。
  2. ...an honest if uninspired leader...
     诚实正直但却缺乏创见的领袖
  3. Food in the dining car was adequate, if uninspired.
     餐车里的食品虽然量足够多，但花样太少。

英英释义

adj

• deficient in originality or creativity
  1. a sterile ideology lacking in originality
  2. unimaginative development of a musical theme
  3. uninspired writing
  Synonym:sterileunimaginativeuninventive
• having no intellectual or emotional or spiritual excitement
  1. the production was professional but uninspired

双语例句

• EXAMPLE: The uninspired, workmanlike performance of the once famous classical pianist disappointed his audience.
  这位从前著名的钢琴家像做熟练工种一样的乏味表演令观众失望。
• GM's product line has been criticized by some analysts as uninspired.
  在此以前，分析家曾经批评通用的产品缺乏设计灵感。
• If you come to a standstill, look over what you have done to see if you have left anything out. The division had been stagnating under uninspired leadership.
  如果你陷入停滞状态，审视你已经做过的是否遗漏了什么。由于领导人庸庸碌碌，该部门一直处于停滞状态。
• Processing tasks like a robot can make us feel like uninspired drones.
  像机器人一样处理任务只会让我们感觉像一只庸庸碌碌的雄蜂。
• The division had been stagnating under uninspired leadership.
  由于领导人庸庸碌碌，该部门一直处于停滞状态。
• Writing, for lawrence, depended on inspiration. inspired, he worked in a white heat of creative energy, uninspired, he worked not at all.
  在写作上，劳伦斯依靠灵感。灵感来时，他极度兴奋地写作，创造力源源涌至；缺乏灵感时，他干脆搁笔。
• The president found himself with defeatists, traitors, dismissed generals, tortuous party politicians, and a doubting and fatigued people behind him and uninspired generals and depressed troops before him;
  总统发现自己周围满是失败主义者、叛徒、被撤职的将领和极端苦恼的党派政治家，身后是怀疑、疲惫的人民，面前是萎靡不振的将领、情绪沮丧的军队；
• When people think of routines, they think about monotonous, boring, and uninspired behaviors.
  人们想到常规时，他们就想单调、无聊、无奇的行为。
• The Office shines a light on everything that stinks about the modern workplace: the overzealous enforcement of health and safety rules, and the torturing team-building courses favored by some employers to motivate their badly dressed and uninspired employees.
  《办公室》突出了现代职场一切令人深恶痛绝的事情：强制实行的健康安全规定和折磨人的团队建设课程，这些深受老板们青睐，用来激励那些不修边幅、毫无生气的员工。
• On the whole it was an uninspired and earthbound performance.
  总的来说，这是场没有激情的平淡的演出。