| 词汇 | greyness |
| 释义 | greyness noun[ U ] (US usuallygrayness)uk /ˈɡreɪ.nəs/ us /ˈɡreɪ.nəs/ the quality of being grey in colour: 灰色，灰白色 He could just make out the greyness of the roof between the trees.他只能分辨出树与树之间屋顶的灰色。 She has a greyness under her eyes and a slouch from spending most of the day in front of a computer.她眼睛下面有一抹灰暗和疲惫，因为一天的大部分时间都坐在电脑前。 (of someone's hair) the quality of being grey or white, usually because of age: （通常因年老的）头发灰白 She dyes her hair to hide the greyness.她染发是为了遮盖灰白的头发。 Greyness of hair is one of the first signs of ageing.头发灰白是衰老的最初迹象之一。 the state of the weather when there are a lot of clouds and little light: 灰，灰暗 All she remembered about arriving in England was the rain and greyness.在她的记忆中，到达英国的时候只有雨和灰蒙蒙的一片。 Perhaps it was the greyness of the weather that made her choose such brightly coloured clothes.也许正是这种灰暗的天气使她选择了这种颜色鲜艳的衣服。 Black, white & grey blackness coaly dove grey ebony gray greyish greyly gunmetal grey jet black lily-white non-colour pearl pearly pitch dark pitchy sable snow white sombrely sooty steel-gray You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Hair colour Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam Describing bad weather Seegrey Examples of greynessgreyness He knows how to vary their colours and thicknesses subtly, where others find themselves entangled in an unrelieved greyness without any colour at all. Perhaps the greyness distinguishes the fan belt from other belts because its greyness is part of a color-coding scheme. But simply to assume that the greyness has a function would be an instance of the fallacy of division. Though the book had, according to its author, an 'elephantine gestation', it is not at all elephant-like in ponderousness or greyness. Perhaps this is pent-up frustration bursting out after the greyness of a week's work which never varies in its rather soulless pattern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But moving out of the greyness of socialism into the light of enterprise, is a shock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, there is an area of greyness and doubt about the area of protection for that age group. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can shortly be reduced to the uniformity and greyness of mediocrity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, there is the general greyness of a low-wage area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I come from an area whose problems are caused by its "greyness" and not by the decline of a single industry like cotton or coal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ordinary human hopes are beginning to disappear and there is a greyness about living and the quality of life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a greyness of the face which was very marked and which showed what these women had been through—starvation or very near starvation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The main charge which can be levelled in general against codes of practice is that they create a considerable area of greyness and uncertainty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many in the business community are concerned that there will be greyness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our name became identified with greyness and dullness, frugalities, shortages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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