Grey
[ ɡre ]
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adj. 灰色的;灰白的;
vt. 使变成灰色;使变老;
vi. 变成灰色;老化;
n. 灰色;
📝 例句
Her grey hair was arranged with precision.
她的花白头发梳得平平整整。
Her dark hair was streaked with grey.
她的黑发中已有一缕缕白发。
She would become quite irritated if people complicated the issue with grey.
谁要是似是而非，模棱两可，她就会火冒三丈。
The coarsest sandstones intercalated with grey mudstones.
最粗粒砂岩与灰色泥岩成互层。
A venerable building--grey, even in the midst of the hoary landscape.
一座尊严的建筑——便是在一片白茫茫景色之中也很幽暗。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ gr-拼音“工人”,ey-谐音“意外”:工人变成灰色的是意外
※ gr-拼音“工人”,ey-谐音“以外”:除了工人以外所有人都穿灰色衣服
※ gr-拼音“高人”,e-拼音“鹅”,y-似“树丫”:高人把鹅和树丫都变成了灰色的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
grey
(also esp US gray), adj
1
(a) of the colour between black and white; coloured like ashes, slate, lead, etc 灰色的; 灰白的
grey eyes, hair, etc 灰色的眼睛、 头发等
a grey suit 灰色西装.
(b) [usu pred 通常作表语]
having grey hair 有灰色头发; 有花白头发
She has turned quite grey recently. 她近来头发多已斑白.
I'm going grey. 我的头发开始白了.
(c) dull; cloudy 灰暗的; 阴沉的: a grey day 阴沉的一天.
2 (fig 比喻)
(a) depressing; monotonous 郁闷的; 单调乏味的
a grey existence 单调乏味的生活
Life seemed grey and pointless after she'd gone. 她走後生活显得既单调又无意义.
(b) (derog 贬) having no life or attractive features; anonymous 无生气的; 不突出的; 无名的
a government department run by little grey men 由无名之辈掌管的政府部门. grey (also esp US gray), n
1 [U, C] grey colour 灰色: a suit of dark/light/medium grey 深[浅/中]灰色的西装.
2 [U] grey clothes 灰色衣服: dressed in grey 身穿灰色衣服.grey (also esp US gray) v [I, Tn]
(cause sth to) become grey （使某物）变成灰色
He/His hair has greyed a lot. 他[的]头发多已花白.
He was 50 and greying. 他那时50岁头发就渐白了.
Worry had greyed her hair. 她愁白了头发.
🔁 扩展释义
*[grei]n. 灰色a. 灰色的, 阴沉的vt. (使)成灰色vi. (使)成灰色【化】 灰的; 灰色的; 戈(瑞)(吸收剂量单位)
📖 同为「初中」词汇
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The only-child generation brings about many new social problems.
独生子女一代带来了许多新的社会问题。
Yes, I'm applying to work at the library.
是的，我在申请图书馆管理员的工作。
We're eleven.
十一岁。