新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

grey

英  [greɪ]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • greyer , greyest

    1(天气)阴沉的

    If the weather is grey, there are many clouds in the sky and the light is dull.

    双语例句

    例:

    It was a grey, wet, April Sunday.

    那是四月的一个阴沉有雨的星期天。

    2阴郁的

    If you describe a situation as grey, you mean that it is dull, unpleasant, or difficult.

    近义词

    bleak

    双语例句

    例:

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

    展望新年,巴西民众颇为忧虑,甚至连总统都承认明年将是困难重重、不容乐观的一年。

    3无特色的

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Miles is one of those little grey men you find in every company.

    迈尔斯是那种在每家公司都找得到的普普通通的小个子男人。

    COLOUR. 色彩词
  • 1灰色的

    Grey is the colour of ashes or of clouds on a rainy day.

    双语例句

    例:

    a grey suit.

    一套灰色西装。