
gray
词源
源自古英语grǣg,与德语grau同源,指介于黑色和白色之间的颜色。
adjective
❶ 介于黑色和白色之间的颜色,通常用来形容物体或天气的颜色。
“The sky turned gray before the storm.”
(暴风雨来临前,天空变成了灰色。)
“She wore a gray sweater to the party.”
(她穿了一件灰色的毛衣去参加派对。)
❶ 形容事物模糊不清、不明确或缺乏活力。
“The situation is still gray; we need more information.”
(情况仍然不明朗,我们需要更多信息。)
“He felt gray and tired after working all night.”
(通宵工作后,他感到疲惫而缺乏活力。)
noun
❶ 灰色这种颜色本身,或灰色的物体。
“Gray is a popular color for office furniture.”
(灰色是办公家具的流行颜色。)
“She painted her room in different shades of gray.”
(她用不同深浅的灰色粉刷了房间。)
❶ 指代模糊不清或中间状态的事物。
“There's no black and white in this debate, only gray.”
(这场辩论中没有非黑即白,只有灰色地带。)
“The truth often lies in the gray between extremes.”
(真相往往存在于极端之间的灰色地带。)
verb
❶ 使变成灰色,或随着年龄增长头发逐渐变白。
“Stress can gray a person's hair prematurely.”
(压力会让人过早地长出白发。)
“The old photograph had grayed with time.”
(这张老照片随着时间推移已经发黄变灰。)
常见短语
gray area — 指法律、道德或规则中不明确或存在争议的部分。
“The legality of this action is a gray area.”
(这一行为的合法性是个灰色地带。)
gray matter — 字面指大脑的灰质,比喻智力或思维能力。
“This puzzle will really test your gray matter.”
(这个谜题将真正考验你的脑力。)
gray hair — 指因年龄增长或压力大而变白的头发。
“Working with teenagers gave me gray hairs.”
(和青少年一起工作让我长出了白发。)