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CET-4 CET-6 BNC: 5464 COCA: 1939

gray

adjective
/ɡreɪ/
/ɡreɪ/
(US English)
(also grey especially in British English)
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  1. having the colour of smoke or ashes灰色的;烟灰色的;灰白色的
    • gray eyes/hair灰色的眼睛/头发
    • Her hair was turning gray.她的头发变白了。
    • His beard was going gray.他的胡须变灰了。
    • wisps of gray smoke一缕灰烟
    • a gray suit …一套灰色西装。
    Topics Colours and Shapesa1
  2. (of the sky or weather天空或天气) not bright; full of clouds
    • gray skies灰色的天空
    • I hate these gray days.我讨厌这些灰暗的日子。
    • The sky looks very gray. I think it's going to rain.天空看起来很灰。我想下雨了。
    Topics Weathera2
  3. [not usually before noun] having grey hair头发花白;头发灰白
    • He's gone very gray.他变得非常苍白。
    Topics Appearancea1, Life stagesa1
  4. (of a person’s skin colour人的肤色) pale, because they are ill, tired or sad
    • The next morning she looked very gray and hollow-eyed.第二天早上,她看上去很灰白,眼睛空洞。
    • His face was gray with pain.他的脸因疼痛而灰白。
  5. without interest or variety; making you feel sad单调乏味的;忧郁的;沉闷的
    • Life seems gray and pointless without him.没有他,生活似乎灰暗无意义。
  6. (disapproving) not interesting or attractive没趣味的;毫无吸引力的
    • The company was full of faceless gray men who all looked the same.公司里到处都是看起来都一样的不露面的灰色男人。
  7. [only before noun] connected with old people老年人的
    • the gray vote灰色的选票
    • gray power灰色力量

gray

noun
/ɡreɪ/
/ɡreɪ/
(US English)
(also grey especially in British English)
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  1. [uncountable, countable] the colour of smoke or ashes 灰色;烟灰色;灰白色
    • the dull gray of the sky天空暗淡的灰色
    • dressed in gray穿著灰色衣服
    • light/pale gray浅/浅灰色
    • His eyes are a dark gray.他的眼睛是深灰色的。
    • The adult male's wings are of light gray.成年男性的翅膀是浅灰色的。
    • an exquisite range of soft grays精美的柔和灰色
  2. [countable] a gray or white horse
    • She's riding the gray.她骑着灰色。

gray

verb
/ɡreɪ/
/ɡreɪ/
(US English)
(also grey especially in British English)
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they gray
/ɡreɪ/
/ɡreɪ/
he / she / it grays
/ɡreɪz/
/ɡreɪz/
past simple grayed
/ɡreɪd/
/ɡreɪd/
past participle grayed
/ɡreɪd/
/ɡreɪd/
-ing form graying
/ˈɡreɪɪŋ/
/ˈɡreɪɪŋ/
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  1. (of hair头发) to become grey变灰白;变花白
    • His hair was greying at the sides.他的两鬓已渐渐斑白。
    • a tall woman with greying hair头发渐白的高个子女人
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GrayGrayD.J.:[ɡrei]K.K.:[ɡre]1.格雷(①姓氏, 男子名 ②Thomas, 1716-1771, 英国诗人)
graygrayD.J.:[ɡrei]K.K.:[ɡre]n.1.灰色,暗淡,灰暗adj.1.灰色的,灰白的,老的,老练的,阴沉的,〈美俚〉广告商的,广告业的v.1.(使)变灰色
CET-4 CET-6 BNC: 5464 COCA: 1939
gray
gray / gre ; greI /adj, noun & verb
1. the usual American spelling of GREYgrey 的一般美式拼法
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gray

1 gray (US) adjective
or chiefly British grey /ˈgreɪ/
grayer; graiest
1 gray (US)
adjective
or chiefly British grey /ˈgreɪ/
grayer; graiest
Learner's definition of GRAY
: having a color between black and white : having a color that is like the color of smoke灰色的;灰白的
: having gray hair灰白头发的
: lacking brightness暗淡的: such as
: cloudy and dark阴沉的;灰暗的
: very boring or ordinary单调乏味的;平淡无奇的
: having or showing little life or energy毫无生气的;没有活力的

— grayness

(US) or chiefly British greyness noun [noncount]
2 gray (US) noun
or chiefly British grey /ˈgreɪ/
plural grays
2 gray (US)
noun
or chiefly British grey /ˈgreɪ/
plural grays
Learner's definition of GRAY
[count, noncount] : a color that is between black and white : a color that is like the color of smoke灰色;灰白色
see color picture on this page
[count] : something (such as an animal) that is gray灰色物体(如某种灰色动物)

— grayish

(US) or chiefly British greyish /ˈgrejɪʃ/ adjective
3 gray (US) verb
or chiefly British grey /ˈgreɪ/
grays; grayed; graying
3 gray (US)
verb
or chiefly British grey /ˈgreɪ/
grays; grayed; graying
Learner's definition of GRAY
[no object]
: to become gray变成灰白色
: to become older变老;老化
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