grey

英 [ɡreɪ]

美 [ɡreɪ]

adj.  灰色的; 烟灰色的; 灰白色的; 头发花白; 头发灰白; 苍白的
n.  灰色; 烟灰色; 灰白色; 灰马; 白马
v.  变灰白; 变花白

复数：greys　现在分词：greying　过去分词：greyed　过去式：greyed　第三人称单数：greys　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.1899 / COCA.37508

同义词辨析

palegreypallid【导航词义：苍白的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 灰色的；烟灰色的；灰白色的
  having the colour of smoke or ashes
  1. grey eyes/hair
     灰色的眼睛；灰白的头发
  2. wisps of grey smoke
     一缕缕灰色的烟雾
  3. a grey suit
     一套灰色西装
• 头发花白；头发灰白
  having grey hair
  1. He's gone very grey.
     他已满头银丝。
• 苍白的
  pale and dull, because they are ill/sick, tired or sad
• 昏暗的；阴沉的
  dull; full of clouds
  1. grey skies
     昏暗的天空
  2. I hate these grey days.
     我讨厌这阴沉沉的天气。
• 单调乏味的；忧郁的；沉闷的
  without interest or variety; making you feel sad
  1. Life seems grey and pointless without him.
     没有他生活就显得沉闷而无意义。
• 没趣味的；毫无吸引力的
  not interesting or attractive
  1. 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。
• 老年人的
  connected with old people
  1. the grey vote
     老年人的投票总数
  2. grey power
     长者对社会的影响力

noun

• 灰色；烟灰色；灰白色
  the colour of smoke or ashes
  1. the dull grey of the sky
     暗灰色的天空
  2. dressed in grey
     身着灰色衣服
• 灰马；白马
  a grey or white horse
  1. She's riding the grey.
     她骑着一匹灰马。

verb

• 变灰白；变花白
  to become grey
  1. His hair was greying at the sides.
     他的两鬓已渐渐斑白。
  2. a tall woman with greying hair
     头发渐白的高个子女人

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 gray


• COLOUR 灰色
  Greyis the colour of ashes or of clouds on a rainy day.
  1. ...a grey suit.
     灰色套装
• ADJ-GRADED （头发）灰白的
  You usegreyto describe the colour of people's hair when it changes from its original colour, usually as they get old.
  1. ...my grey hair...
     我灰白的头发
  2. Eddie was going grey.
     埃迪的头发开始变白了。
• ADJ-GRADED （天气）昏暗的，阴沉的
  If the weather isgrey, there are many clouds in the sky and the light is dull.
  1. It was a grey, wet April Sunday.
     这是4月一个阴雨绵绵的星期天。
• ADJ-GRADED 沉闷的；阴郁的；暗淡的
  If you describe a situation asgrey, you mean that it is dull, unpleasant, or difficult.
  1. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 单调乏味的；无特色的；不吸引人的
  If you describe someone or something asgrey, you think that they are boring and unattractive, and very similar to other things or other people.
  1. ...little grey men in suits.
     身着西服、缺乏个性的小个子男人们
• ADJ 老年人的（新闻用语）
  Journalists sometimes usegreyto describe things concerning old people.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• It's hard to take them seriously in their pretty grey uniforms
  他们穿着帅气的灰色制服时，很难对他们郑重其事起来。
• Andrea has medium brown hair, grey eyes and very pale skin
  安德烈娅有着深浅适中的棕发、灰色的眼睛和十分白皙的皮肤。
• She had a strongly defined chin, a high forehead, and light grey eyes.
  她有着轮廓分明的下巴、高高的额头和一双浅灰色的眼睛。
• Above on the hillside was a large, gaunt, grey house.
  山坡上有幢难看的灰色大房子。
• A thick grey cloud masked the sun
  一片厚厚的乌云遮住了太阳。
• The seat of his short grey trousers split
  他的灰色短裤的臀部开裂了。
• She gazed round the church at the grey uneven walls and the vivid stained glass windows.
  她四下打量了一番教堂凹凸不平的灰色墙壁和色彩鲜艳的彩色玻璃窗。
• 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。
• A grey carpet was removed to reveal the original pine floor.
  一块灰色的地毯被揭开，露出了原来的松木地板。
• She had taken in the grey dress so that it hugged her thin body.
  她把那件灰色连衣裙改小了，这样正好紧裹住她那纤瘦的身体。