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gray

UK /ɡreɪ/US /ɡreɪ/

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。)

同义词:grey, ashen, dull, somber, neutral

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。)

同义词:grey, neutral, ambiguity, uncertainty

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。)

同义词:age, whiten, fade, weather

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。)