gray 详细解释

gray

[grei]

adj.灰色的, 暗淡的
n.灰色, 暗淡
v.变灰色, 使 ... 变灰色
Gray
n.格雷(男子名)

a.

1. 灰色的; 偏灰的

His hair is gray.

他头发灰白。

2. 灰白头发的[F]

He was already gray at 30.

他三十岁时头发就已经灰白了。

3. (指脸因恐惧、生病等)苍白的

He was still looking gray and very tired.

他看上去仍然面色苍白, 疲惫不堪。

4. 阴暗的; 阴郁的

It was a gray day.

那是个阴天。

n.

1. 灰色[C][U]

2. 灰色颜料; 灰色衣服[U]

They were dressed in gray.

他们穿着灰色衣服。

3. 暗淡的光线[U]

vt.

使成灰色(或灰白)[(+with)]

Sorrow has grayed his head.

忧伤使他头发变得灰白。

vi.

成为灰色(或灰白)

He's graying at the temples.

他两鬓的头发正在变得花白。

词形变化

形容词: grayly | 名词: grayness | 动词过去式: grayed/greyed | 动词过去分词: grayed/greyed | 动词现在分词: graying/greying | 动词第三人称单数: grays/greys |

词义辨析

同义参见:

stormy  funereal  hoary  dull  dingy  ashen  

英英释义

名词 gray:

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

同义词:grayness, grey, greyness

clothing that is a grey color

同义词:grey

any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

同义词:grey

horse of a light gray or whitish color

同义词:grey

English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)

同义词:Thomas Gray

American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)

同义词:Robert Gray

United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)

同义词:Asa Gray

动词 gray:

make grey

同义词:grey

turn grey

同义词:grey

形容词 gray:

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

同义词:grey, greyish, grayish

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

同义词:grey, grey-haired, gray-haired, grey-headed, gray-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired

darkened with overcast

同义词:dull, grey, leaden

used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

同义词:grey

intermediate in character or position

同义词:grey

补充

graygray英:[ɡrei] 美:[ɡre]n.1.灰色,暗淡,灰暗adj.1.灰色的,灰白的,老的,老练的,阴沉的,〈美俚〉广告商的,广告业的v.1.(使)变灰色

例句

1. a gray sweater/suit灰色毛衣/西装 2. gray hair花白的头发 3. What will you do when you are old and gray?当你老了头发变白时你将做什么? 4. My friends have all gone gray.我的几位朋友都已头发花白。 5. It was a gray winter day.阴沉的冬日。 6. "a cold, gray dawn"阴冷的黎明 7. leading a gray existence过着乏味生活 8. the gray faces of the people in the crowd人群中苍白的面孔 9. the grayness of the dawn黎明的昏暗 10. wearing gray穿着灰色衣服 11. shades of gray灰色调 12. His hair is graying. = He has graying hair.他的头发开始变灰白了。 13. The population is graying.人口正在老龄化。