grey
[grei]
adj.灰色的
n.灰色
vi.变成灰色
=gray
例句与用法:
Her hair is tinged with Grey.
她的头发有些花白。
Have you any grey pullovers in stock?
你们有灰色套头毛衣的现货吗?
Today, the canopy of the heavens is grey.
今天的天幕是灰色的。
=gray
grey
过去式:greyed
过去分词:greyed
现在进行时:greying
形容词比较级:greyer
形容词最高级:greyest
词义辨析:
同义:
a.灰色的, 灰白的
ashen
pale
pallid
colourless
bloodless
pearl-grey
griseous
silvery
dove-grey
gun-metal grey
smoky
tattletale grey
a.灰暗的, 阴沉的
gloomy
dismal
dreary
somber
misty
cloudy
overcast
a.古代的, 古老的
old
ancient
venerable
grey-haired
silver-haired
hoary
grizzled
同义参见:
aged1
white
grey[ɡrei]adj.1.■灰的,灰色的,灰白的2.■微暗的,阴暗的,灰暗的3.■阴郁的,阴沉的;沉闷的;凄凉的4.■脸色苍白的5.■头发灰白的;有白发的6.■年老的;年迈受尊敬的;老练的;有智慧的7.■穿灰白色衣服(或军服)的8.■身份不明的,无名的9.■界限不明的,位于分界线之上的;在二者之间的;中间地区的(如道德和非道德之间的)10.■半市区的,正退化为贫民区的市区的11.■[美国黑人俚语](肤色)白皮的12.■【纺织业】 未漂染的,本色的n.1.■灰色;灰色颜料 (或染料)2.■灰色物;灰色动物3.■本色布 (或织物),坯布;灰色衣服;[复数] 灰法兰绒裤4.■[常作G-]穿灰色制服者;[美国英语]南部联盟士兵;南部联盟军队5.■[the Greys] 灰骑兵 (指英格兰龙骑兵二团)6.■昏暗的光线,暗淡的光线;黎明,微明;黄昏7.■身份不明的人;无名的人;令人讨厌的人8.■[美国黑人俚语]白皮 (指白人)vt.1.■使变成灰色 (或灰白、昏暗)2.■使变老vi.1.■变成灰色 (或灰白)2.■发生人口老龄化,趋于老年化,(人口中)老年人比率增加,老化:The population of China is set to grey.中国的人口开始趋于老化。get gray (hair)变得非常焦急(或担忧);(因焦虑、担忧而) 变得更苍老grey of the dawn (或morning)天蒙蒙亮,拂晓时分变形adj.greyergreyest
greygrey[ɡrei]adj.(=[美]gray)1.■灰(白)色的2.■阴暗[沉]的3.■灰白发的; 衰老的; 老练的4.■没有希望的, 沮丧的5.■古代的, 太古的6.■(教士)穿灰色衣服的7.■匿名的, 无法查明身分的8.■界限不明的, 两者之间的9.■【经济】半黑市性质的grey hair花白发grey cloth坯布, 本色布grey hairs[喻]老年a grey day阴天the grey past古代grey collar灰领职工(指服务性行业的职工)She's gone grey within a few weeks.在几星期内她的头发就变灰白了。Life seems grey and joyless to them.对他们来说生活是没有乐趣和希望的。
词性变化grey[ɡrei]n.1.■灰色2.■灰色颜料(衣服, 动物); 本色布, 坯布3.■黎明; 黄昏4.■[黑人俚]白人the grey of the morning黎明前的灰白天色be dressed in grey穿灰色服装in the grey(布)未加漂白grey[ɡrei]vt., vi.1.■(使)变成灰色Clouds are greying the sky.云层使天空灰暗。
继承用法greybackn.1.■灰背类动物2.■[美]【史】[口]南北战争时南军的士兵greybeardn.1.■老人2.■石制大酒壶3.■[英]一种地衣greycoatn.[英]1.■穿灰色衣服的人2.■昆布兰郡的义勇骑兵greyfish[ˈɡreɪfɪʃ]n.1.■【动】小鲛grey-haired,grey-headedadj.1.■白头的; 老的; 老练的; 古老的greylagn.1.■灰雁greyoutn.1.■灰晕, 灰暗greyskinn.1.■灰胡椒鲷grey-tinn.1.■灰锡greywacke[ˈɡreɪˌwækə,-wæk]n.1.■杂砂岩greyingn.1.■石墨化greyish[ˈɡreɪɪʃ]adj.greylyadv.greynessn.
(美 gray)
adjective
- of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead
灰色的
grey flannel trousers.
灰色法兰绒长裤。
■(of hair) turning grey or white with age
(须发)灰白的
a grey beard.
灰白的胡须。
■(of a person) having grey hair
(人)灰白头发的
[as complement]he is getting on a bit, and going grey.
他已上了点年纪,头发正开始变得花白。
■(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)relating to old people, especially when seen as an oppressed group
(非正式,主北美)(尤指被视为受压迫群体的)老年人的
grey power.
老年人的力量。
■(of the weather) cloudy and dull; without sun
(天气)阴沉的;灰暗的;无阳光的
a cold, grey November day.
11月阴冷、灰暗的一天。
■(of a person's face) pale, as through tiredness, age, or illness
(面色)苍白的
a few people, their faces grey and bitter.
有几个人,脸色苍白、表情痛苦。 - dull and nondescript; without interest or character
平淡无奇的;无明显特征的;单调乏味的
grey, faceless men.
乏味而无个性的人。
the grey daily routine.
无聊的日常事务。 - (of financial or trading activity) not accounted for in official statistics
(金融或贸易活动)不在官方统计数字之内的,灰色的
the grey economy.
灰色经济。 - (S. African)of or relating to a residential area in which people of differing ethnic backgrounds live as neighbours
(南非)(与)民族杂居区(相关)的,黑白杂居区的
a grey Cape Town suburb.
开普敦郊区的一个民族杂居区。
- [mass noun]grey colour or pigment
灰色;灰色颜料
dirty intermediate tones of grey.
暗淡无光的中灰色调。
■grey clothes or material
灰色衣服;灰色布料
the gentleman in grey.
那位穿灰色衣服的先生。
■grey hair
灰白头发
he sighed at the amount of grey at his temple.
看到自己鬓角花白的头发,他叹了口气。 - a grey thing or animal, in particular a grey or white horse
灰色物;灰色动物(尤指灰色或白色的马)
- [no obj.](especially of hair) become grey with age
(尤指头发)变成灰白色
he had put on weight and greyed somewhat.
他变胖了,头发也有些花白了。
[as adj. greying] a man of about fifty with greying hair.
头发花白的50岁左右的男人。
■(of a person or group) become older; age
(人,群体)变老,老化
[as adj. greying]a greying workforce.
正在老化的劳动力。 - [with obj.](grey something out)(Computing)display a menu option in a light font to indicate that it is not available
(计算机)用灰色显示(指用浅色显示菜单选项,表示该选项不能使用)
greyish
adjective
greyly
adverb
greyness
noun
语源
- Old English grǣg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grauw and German grau
grey
名词 grey:
United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
同义词:Zane Grey
Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
同义词:Lady Jane Grey
Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
同义词:Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
同义词:gray
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
clothing that is a grey color
同义词:gray
horse of a light gray or whitish color
同义词:gray
动词 grey:
make grey
同义词:gray
turn grey
同义词:gray
形容词 grey:
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
同义词:gray, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired
used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
同义词:gray
intermediate in character or position
同义词:gray
darkened with overcast
grey
■The fox may grow grey, but never good.
[谚]江山易改,本性难移。
■When candles are out, all cats are grey.
[谚]猫在暗中都是灰色;黑暗中难分丑妍
■A cold grey light crept under the curtains.
一丝幽暗阴冷的光从窗帘下面透过来。
■An aging Romeo stepped out of the car, grey, pale and gone to seed.
一位年长的罗密欧步出车来,头发花白,面色苍苍,毫无魅力。
■A grey squirrel is scampering from limb to limb.
一只灰色的松鼠在树枝间跳来跳去。
■A grey heron makes its way to the reed.
一只灰色的苍鹭制造着它到芦苇从中的路。
■A grey crane flew onto the tree.
一只灰鹤飞到树上。
■Used for overlaying welding general grey cast iron.
一般灰口铸件补焊。
■It won't look sad and grey any more.
不再看上去灰蒙蒙的或忧郁的。
■Both are truly grey eminences who have become accustomed to the exercise of influence.
两个人都是真正的幕后操纵者,他们已习惯于用其影响进行幕后操纵。
■The population of China is set to grey.
中国的人口开始趋于老化。
■The grey clouds gradually gave way to a blue.
乌云渐渐散去,露出了蓝天。
■It is its being so old and grey, perhaps.
也许因为它太老太灰暗的原故吧。
■And so, he thought of a way to dye his body grey.
于是他想了个办法,将自己的身体染成灰色。
■Why don't you put on the dark grey suit today?
今天你为什么不穿那套深灰色的衣服?
■Today, the canopy of the heavens is grey.
今天的天幕是灰色的。
■The most popular color this autumn is grey.
今年最流行灰色。
■A wisp of grey hair stuck out from under her hat.
从她的帽子下边露出一绺灰白的头发。
■He has on a blue coat and grey trousers today.
他今天穿着一件蓝上衣和一条灰裤子。
■They painted a pair of pails bale grey.
他们把两只桶漆成了浅灰色。
■The gate where he was leaning grew grey.
他倚着的大门变得灰白起来。
■His shaggy grey hair fell loosely across his brow.
他凌乱的白发蓬松地搭在额头。
■He looks grey, owlish, bespectacled, and glum.
他头发灰白,戴着眼镜,显得严肃和阴郁。
■Although still young, he is going very grey.
他年纪轻轻,头发已经灰白。
■He had a wide mouth and humorous grey eyes.
他有一张大嘴巴,一双滑稽的灰眼睛。
■His grey hair and moustache were neatly trimmed.
他灰白的头发和八字须修剪得很整洁。
■His bowel movements are grey /black in colour.
他的大便呈灰白色。
■His hair was scarcely touched with grey.
他的头上几乎没有什么灰白头发。
■His hair is beginning to streak with grey.
他的头发开始变得灰白。
■His hair is beginning to turn grey.
他的头发开始变得花白。
■A band of grey hair encircled his bald dome .
他的秃头四周长着一圈灰白的头发。
■His hair was dark, with flecks of grey.
他的黑发间有缕缕银丝。
■He had on a blue coat and grey trousers.
他穿着一件蓝上衣和一条灰裤子。
■He was dressed in a quiet grey suit and looked very well bred and every inch a gentleman.
他身着素灰色套装,看上去很有涵养,一副绅士派头。
■His usually dead grey eyes were sparkling.
他那平日冷漠的灰眼睛突然亮了起来。
■His face was ashy grey.
他面如土色。
■You're wearing well-only a few grey hairs!
你一点儿都不显老,只是有几根灰白头发!
■Why do you have so much grey hair?
你为什么有这么多白头发?
■Have you any grey pullovers in stock?
你们有灰色套头毛衣的现货吗?
■Which do you prefer, white, grey or black?
你喜欢哪种颜色:白的、灰的、还是黑的?
■I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey.
你就是昏暗中那个来自玫瑰的吻
■There were two grey hairs on your coat collar.
你的衣领上有两根白头发。
■You're right, but I prefer the grey.
你说得对,可是我比较喜欢灰色。
■Optical wedge: Also called Grey scale, Step wedge.
光学梯尺:亦称灰尺、梯尺。
■Mr. Lamb is aging quickly and has grey hair.
兰姆先生衰老得快,已满头白发
■Kathy has white and Kym has grey.
凯丝是白色的和柯是灰色的。
■The force field will have small grey circles.
力场将会有小的灰色圆圈。
■I'll take the grey trousers, please.
劳驾,我买这条灰色的裤子。
■The leaves are grey and silky smooth.
叶子呈灰色,平整光洁。
■His face turned grey as he heard the bad news.
听到这个坏消息,他的脸变得惨白。