grey
grey
(美 gray)
adjective
greyish
adjective
greyly
adverb
greyness
noun
语源
(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
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