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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。
(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。
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having grey hair 头发花白;头发灰白 He's gone very gray. 他变得非常苍白。
(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。
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。
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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。
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connected with old people 老年人的 the gray vote 灰色的选票 gray power 灰色力量