drab

英[dræb] 美[dræb]
  • adj. 土褐色的；单调的；乏味的
  • n. 邋遢女人；娼妓；少量
drably drabber drabbest drabness drabbed drabbed drabbing drabs
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星级词汇:
  • drachma n.德拉克马(希腊货币单位）；古希腊银币名

详细释义

Noun:
  1. a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown

Adjective:
  1. lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise;

    "her drab personality"
    "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"
    "a series of dreary dinner parties"

  2. lacking brightness or color; dull;

    "drab faded curtains"
    "sober Puritan grey"
    "children in somber brown clothes"

  3. of a light brownish green color

  4. causing dejection;

    "a blue day"
    "the dark days of the war"
    "a week of rainy depressing weather"
    "a disconsolate winter landscape"
    "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"
    "a dark gloomy day"
    "grim rainy weather"

双语例句

1. The rest of the day'sactivities often seemed drab or depressing.
一天的剩余时光好像常常是乏味或令人沮丧的。

来自柯林斯例句

2. In the Middle Ages the term "drab" denoted a very simple type of woollen cloth which was used by peasants to make their clothes.
中世纪时，drab（“本色布”）一词指的是一种农民用来制衣的非常普通的羊毛织物。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Mary was wearing the same drab grey dress.
玛丽穿着同一件毫无朝气的灰色裙子。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The city, drab and dour by day, is transformed at night.
这座城市白天死气沉沉、单调乏味，晚上就完全变了样。

来自《权威词典》

5. a cold drab little office
冷冰冰的小办公室

来自《权威词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. There are many drab houses in the smoky mining town.
      冒烟的矿内有许多土褐色的房子。
    2. The female is generally drab, the male per contra brilliant.
      一般来说雌性是黄褐色的，而雄性是色彩鲜明的。
    3. The landscape is drab and infested with brick ovens.
      景色单调，惟见砖窑遍布。
    4. The life of a person who never does anything is dull and drab.
      如果一个人的一生什么事情都没有做是多么迟钝和单调。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. She pay me in drib and drab, not all at once.
      她零零星星地付给我钱，而不是一次付清。

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Draco Dr. Drabo Drabe drabb Draba Drabek Draber drably Drabik Drabkin Drabert
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