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grey

美 [ɡreɪ]英 [ɡreɪ]
  • n.灰色;灰白色;烟灰色;灰马;白马
  • adj.灰色的;灰白色的;苍白的;头发花白;老年人的;烟灰色的;昏暗的;单调乏味的;没趣味的
  • vi.变灰白;变花白

复数: greys 最高级: greyest 比较级: greyer 派生词: greyness n. 过去式: greyed 现在分词: greying 过去分词: greyed 第三人称单数: greys

greygrey

adj.

1

灰色的;烟灰色的;灰白色的
having the colour of smoke or ashes

grey eyes/hair

灰色的眼睛;灰白的头发

wisps of grey smoke

一缕缕灰色的烟雾

a grey suit

一套灰色西装

2

头发花白;头发灰白
having grey hair

He's gone very grey.

他已满头银丝。

3

苍白的
pale and dull, because they are ill/sick, tired or sad

4

昏暗的;阴沉的
dull; full of clouds

grey skies

昏暗的天空

I hate these grey days.

我讨厌这阴沉沉的天气。

5

单调乏味的;忧郁的;沉闷的
without interest or variety; making you feel sad

Life seems grey and pointless without him.

没有他生活就显得沉闷而无意义。

6

没趣味的;毫无吸引力的
not interesting or attractive

The company was full of faceless grey men who all looked the same.

公司里全是些缺乏个性、毫无吸引力的男人。

7

老年人的
connected with old people

the grey vote

老年人的投票总数

grey power

长者对社会的影响力

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noun

1

灰色;烟灰色;灰白色
the colour of smoke or ashes

the dull grey of the sky

暗灰色的天空

dressed in grey

身着灰色衣服

2

灰马;白马
a grey or white horse

She's riding the grey.

她骑着一匹灰马。

verb

V变灰白;变花白
to become grey

His hair was greying at the sides.

他的两鬓已渐渐斑白。

a tall woman with greying hair

头发渐白的高个子女人

grey

频次

  • 2
    COLOUR 灰色
    Grey is the colour of ashes or of clouds on a rainy day.

    ...a grey suit.

    灰色套装

  • 3
    ADJ-GRADED (头发)灰白的
    You use grey to describe the colour of people's hair when it changes from its original colour, usually as they get old.

    ...my grey hair...

    我灰白的头发

  • 4
    ADJ-GRADED (天气)昏暗的,阴沉的
    If the weather is grey, there are many clouds in the sky and the light is dull.

    It was a grey, wet April Sunday.

    这是4月一个阴雨绵绵的星期天。

  • ...winter's greyness.

    冬日的阴沉

  • 6
    ADJ-GRADED 沉闷的;阴郁的;暗淡的
    If you describe a situation as grey, you mean that it is dull, unpleasant, or difficult.

    Brazilians look gloomily forward to a New Year that even the president admits will be grey and cheerless.

    展望新年,巴西人心情沮丧,甚至连总统都承认明年困难重重,不容乐观。

  • In this new world of greyness there is an attempt to remove all risks.

    身处这个前景暗淡的新世界,人们力图排除所有的风险。

  • 8
    ADJ-GRADED 单调乏味的;无特色的;不吸引人的
    If you describe someone or something as grey, you think that they are boring and unattractive, and very similar to other things or other people.

    ...little grey men in suits.

    身着西服、缺乏个性的小个子男人们

  • Journalists are frustrated by his apparent greyness.

    他毫无个人魅力可言,这让记者们很失望。

  • 10
    ADJ 老年人的(新闻用语)
    Journalists sometimes use grey to describe things concerning old people.

    There was further evidence of grey consumer power last week, when Ford revealed a car designed with elderly people in mind.

    福特汽车公司为老年人设计的一款汽车于上周亮相,这进一步体现了老年消费者的购买力。

noun

1
horse of a light gray or whitish color
Synonym: gray
2
clothing that is a grey color
he was dressed in grey
Synonym: gray
3
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
Synonym: gray grayness greyness
4
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
the Confederate army was a vast grey
Synonym: gray

verb

1
turn grey
Her hair began to grey
Synonym: gray
2
make grey
The painter decided to grey the sky
Synonym: gray

adj

1
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
the little grey cells
gray flannel suit
a man with greyish hair
Synonym: gray greyish grayish
2
intermediate in character or position
a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal
Synonym: gray
3
used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
a stalwart grey figure
Synonym: gray
4
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridg
nodded his hoary head
Synonym: gray grey-haired gray-haired grey-headed gray-headed grizzly hoar hoary white-haired

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  1. In the city the clean white snow had turned to grey slush .

    在城市里,洁白的雪已化为灰色的雪泥。

  2. The blue of the sky paled to a light grey .

    天空的蓝色渐变成了浅灰色。

  3. I think grey hair makes you look very distinguished .

    我认为灰白的头发使你看上去很有尊严。

  4. It can be black , white or grey .

    它可能是黑的、白的或灰的。

  5. You 're wearing well ─ only a few grey hairs !

    你一点儿都不显老,只是有几根灰白头发!

  6. Exactly what can be called an offensive weapon is still a grey area .

    究竟什么可称作进攻性武器仍然难以界定。

  7. He had a wide mouth and humorous grey eyes .

    他有一张大嘴巴,一双滑稽的灰眼睛。

  8. Her hair is going grey .

    她的头发日渐花白。

  9. It was a dull , grey day .

    那是一个阴沉昏暗的日子。

  10. The walls were not white , but rather a sort of dirty grey .

    墙面不是白的,而是灰不溜秋的。

  11. I 'll take the grey jacket .

    我要那件灰色夹克衫。

  12. The company was full of faceless grey men who all looked the same .

    公司里全是些缺乏个性、毫无吸引力的男人。

  13. His usually dead grey eyes were sparkling .

    他那平日冷漠的灰眼睛突然亮了起来。

  14. The walls were a uniform grey .

    墙壁一律都是灰色。

  15. I hate these grey days .

    我讨厌这阴沉沉的天气。

  16. A cold grey light crept under the curtains .

    一丝幽暗阴冷的光从窗帘下面透过来。

  17. He 's gone very grey .

    他已满头银丝。

  18. Her face was grey with exhaustion .

    她疲惫得脸色发白。

  19. The floor was tiled in squares of grey and white marble .

    地上铺的是灰白两色的大理石方砖。

  20. His hair was touched with grey .

    他的头发有些斑白。

  21. The leaves are grey and silky smooth .

    叶子呈灰色,平整光洁。

  22. The designs are available in two colourways : red / grey or blue / grey .

    这些式样有两组配色:红褐色或蓝褐色。

  23. His hair was dark , with flecks of grey .

    他的黑发间有缕缕银丝。

  24. She had streaks of grey in her hair .

    她头上已是白发。

  25. He had black hair , greying at the temples .

    他的头发是黑色的,但两鬓已见斑白。

  26. She plucked out a grey hair .

    她拔掉了一根灰白头发。

  27. His hair was greying at the sides .

    他的两鬓已渐渐斑白。

  28. The grey ocean seethed beneath them .

    灰蒙蒙的大海在他们下面翻滚。

  29. At the moment , the law on compensation is very much a grey area .

    目前,关于赔偿的法律规定十分不明确。

  30. A small man on a grey horse had appeared .

    一个骑着灰马的小个子男人出现了。

pale grey pallid 【导航词义:苍白的】
pale v. 苍白的
〔辨析〕

指因生病、情绪激动等而脸色苍白或变得苍白的。

〔例证〕

An elderly, pale-faced man lived in that room.

一个脸色苍白的老头住在那间屋子里。

Hearing these words, he suddenly went pale.

听了这些话,他突然脸色煞白。

He looks very pale and drawn.

他看起来非常苍白和憔悴。

grey v. 脸色苍白的
〔辨析〕

指因疲倦、害怕或生病而脸色苍白的。

〔例证〕

Her face went grey with shock.

她惊得脸都白了。

He was still looking grey due to the influenza.

由于患了流感,他仍然面色苍白。

pallid v. 苍白的
〔辨析〕

尤指看上去虚弱或不健康而面无血色的。

〔例证〕

Tears ran down her pallid cheeks.

泪水划过她苍白的脸颊。

Why does he have such a pallid countenance?

为什么他面色如此苍白?

  • 词语搭配

grey与以下词性连用

n.

grey eyes

灰色的眼睛

grey sky

灰色的天空

grey suit

灰色套装

grey hair

灰色的头发

v.

go grey

变灰

turn grey

变灰