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词汇 grey
释义 grey
adjective
(US usuallygray)uk /ɡreɪ/ us /ɡreɪ/

greyadjective (COLOUR)


A1
of the colour that is a mixture of black and white, the colour of rain clouds: 灰色的,灰白色的
a grey sky灰暗的天空
C2
having hair that has become grey or white, usually because of age: (通常因年老而)头发灰白的
go/turn greyHe started to go/turn grey in his mid-forties.他45岁左右头发就开始变得灰白了。
B2
used to describe the weather when there are a lot of clouds and little light: (天气)昏暗的,阴沉的
Night turned into morning, grey and cold.黎明驱走夜色,天气阴沉而寒冷。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Black, white & grey
blackness
coaly
dove grey
dusty
ebony
greyish
greyly
greyness
gunmetal grey
inky
jet black
lily-white
pearl
pearly
pitch darkness
pitchy
sable
snow white
sombrely
sooty

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Hair colour
Describing bad weather
Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam

greyadjective (BORING)


C1
boring and sad: 单调乏味的;忧郁的,郁闷的
He saw a grey future stretch ahead of him.在他眼中,未来一片黯淡。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

not interesting or exciting
boringThat was such a boring film I nearly fell asleep during it.
excruciatingShe went over the plot of the book in excruciating detail.
deadlyHis latest film was just deadly. I left after the first hour!
mind-numbingThe incident was described in a mind-numbing, 400-page report so dense that no one read it.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Tedious and uninspiring
(as) dull as ditchwateridiom
anonymous
banal
banally
basic
marginal
marmoreal
meh
menial
menially
staid
staidly
stale
staleness
stodgily
viewless
watch paint dryidiom
watch the clockidiom
wearisome
wearisomely

Related word


greyness
grey
noun[ C or U ]
(US usuallygray)uk /ɡreɪ/ us /ɡreɪ/
A2
the colour that is a mixture of black and white, the colour of rain clouds: 灰色,灰白色
She was dressed in grey.她穿着灰色的衣服。
 
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Paul wore pale grey trousers with a black jacket.
She walked through the city centre with its drab, grey buildings and felt depressed.走过市中心那些单调的灰色建筑物,她心里感觉很压抑。
Her face was gaunt and grey.她瘦削的脸面如死灰。
It was a grey and sunless day and our spirits were low.那天天色灰暗阴沉,我们的情绪也很低落。
She was dressed very soberly in a plain grey suit.她穿了一身素灰色衣服,显得十分庄重。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Black, white & grey
blackness
coaly
dove grey
dusty
ebony
greyish
greyly
greyness
gunmetal grey
inky
jet black
lily-white
pearl
pearly
pitch darkness
pitchy
sable
snow white
sombrely
sooty
grey
verb[ I ]
(US usuallygray)uk /ɡreɪ/ us /ɡreɪ/

greyverb[I] (HAIR)


If a person or their hair greys, their hair becomes grey or white, usually because of age: (通常因年老而)头发变得灰白
I'm greying at the sides.我两鬓变灰白了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Black, white & grey
blackness
coaly
dove grey
dusty
ebony
greyish
greyly
greyness
gunmetal grey
inky
jet black
lily-white
pearl
pearly
pitch darkness
pitchy
sable
snow white
sombrely
sooty

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Hair

greyverb[I] (GET OLDER)


If a group of people is greying, it contains an increasing number of older people: 特定人群中年纪较大的人数增加,老龄化
Italy is greying faster than any other European country.意大利老龄化的速度比其他欧洲国家都快。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Describing people who are old
advanced
advancing
aged
ageing
ageless
day
elderly
foot
gaga
geriatric
gerontic
golden oldie
grand old ageidiom
gray
have one foot in the graveidiom
overage
pensionable
sprightliness
sprightly
spry

grey | American Dictionary


grey
adjective
esp. CdnBrus/ɡreɪ/
gray

grey | Business English


grey
adjective[ before noun ]
UK(USgray)uk /ɡreɪ/us
COMMERCE, ECONOMICS
used to describe an unofficial but not illegal system in which products are bought in a foreign country and sold more cheaply than in the manufacturer's usual distribution system:
Grey trade goods
Compare
parallel
MARKETING
used to describe people over about 50, considered as a group:
The grey generation are turning their backs on employment and starting their own businesses.
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