grey

柯林斯詞典

[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

1. COLOR Grey is the colour of ashes or of clouds on a rainy day. 灰色的
...a grey suit. …一套灰色西裝。
2. ADJ If the weather is grey, there are many clouds in the sky and the light is dull. (天氣) 陰沉的
It was a grey, wet, April Sunday. 那是一個(gè)陰沉、潮濕、4月里的星期天。
3. ADJ If you describe a situation as grey, you mean that it is dull, unpleasant, or difficult. 陰郁的
Brazilians look gloomily forward to a New Year that even the president admits will be grey and cheerless. 巴西民眾沮喪地期待著一個(gè)連總統(tǒng)都承認(rèn)將會(huì)是陰郁而沉悶的新年。
4. ADJ 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. 無(wú)特色的[表不滿(mǎn)]
Miles is one of those little grey men you find in every company. 邁爾斯是那種你在每家公司都找得到的毫無(wú)特色的小個(gè)子男人。