
好词典

源自16世纪法语单词 drap(布料),原指未染色的粗布,后引申为单调灰暗的含义。
❶ 形容事物缺乏色彩或趣味,显得单调乏味。常用于描述颜色灰暗或生活沉闷的状态。
“The walls were painted a drab shade of brown.”
(墙壁被刷成了单调的棕色。)
“Her life in the small town felt drab and uneventful.”
(她在小镇的生活感觉沉闷又平淡。)
❶ 指灰褐色或土黄色等暗淡的颜色,也指单调乏味的状态或事物。
“The fabric came in various shades of drab.”
(这种面料有各种灰暗的色调。)
“She tried to add some color to the drab of her office.”
(她试图给单调的办公室增添些色彩。)
drab and dreary — 形容极其单调乏味的状态,强调令人沮丧的无趣感。
“The abandoned house was drab and dreary, with peeling wallpaper and broken windows.”
(废弃的房子单调又阴郁,墙纸剥落,窗户破碎。)