gray
adjective /ɡreɪ/
/ɡreɪ/
(US English) (also grey especially in British English)
灰色的;烟灰色的;灰白色的 - gray eyes/hair
灰色的眼睛/头发 - Her hair was turning gray.
她的头发开始变白了。 - His beard was going gray.
他的胡子开始变白了。 - wisps of gray smoke
一缕缕灰色烟雾 - a gray suit
…一套灰色西装。
- gray eyes/hair
- (of the sky or weather
) not bright; full of clouds天空或天气 灰色: 不亮;乌云密布- gray skies
灰色的天空 - I hate these gray days.
我讨厌这些灰色的日子。 - The sky looks very gray. I think it's going to rain.
天空看起来非常灰暗。我想要下雨了。
- gray skies
- [not usually before noun] having grey hair
头发花白;头发灰白 - He's gone very gray.
他变得非常苍白。
- He's gone very gray.
- (of a person’s skin colour
) pale, because they are ill, tired or sad人的肤色 灰色: 苍白,因为生病,疲倦或悲伤- The next morning she looked very gray and hollow-eyed.
第二天早上,她看起来非常灰色,眼睛凹陷。 - His face was gray with pain.
他痛得脸色灰白。
- The next morning she looked very gray and hollow-eyed.
- without interest or variety; making you feel sad
单调乏味的;忧郁的;沉闷的 - Life seems gray and pointless without him.
没有他,生活显得灰暗,毫无意义。
- Life seems gray and pointless without him.
- (disapproving) not interesting or attractive
没趣味的;毫无吸引力的 - The company was full of faceless gray men who all looked the same.
公司里到处都是看上去一模一样的不露面的灰色男人。
- The company was full of faceless gray men who all looked the same.
- [only before noun] connected with old people
老年人的 - the gray vote
灰色投票 - gray power
灰色力量
- the gray vote