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drab

UK //dræb//US //dræb//

词源

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。

adjective

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。)

同义词:dull, boring, colorless, dreary, monotonous

noun

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。)

同义词:grayness, dullness, dreariness

常见短语

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。)