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grey (-ier, -iest)Am usually gray -er, -est greIadj, n(of) the colour that is a mixture of black and white, the colour of clouds on a rainy day灰色(的)grey eyes灰色的眼睛a grey sky灰色的天空a grey skirt一件灰色的衬衫She was dressed in grey. [U]她穿着灰色衣服。The room was decorated in greys and blues. [C]这间房子被装饰成灰色和蓝色的。Her face went/turned grey (= very pale because of shock) as she read the letter.当她读信时，她的脸色苍白。A person who is grey has hair that has changed from its original colour to grey, usually as they become old.头发灰白的A tall, grey and distinguished-looking woman stood in the doorway.一个头发灰白而气质高贵的高个子女人站在门口。He started to go/turn grey in his mid -forties.他在45岁左右开始头发变白。(disapproving) Grey weather is when there are a lot of clouds in the sky and there is very little light.(天色)昏暗的Night turned into morning, grey and cold.黑夜转成黎明，阴沉而寒冷。The weather's been very grey and miserable recently.天气最近十分阴沉。(disapproving) Grey means uninteresting and unexciting.无生气的He saw a grey future stretch ahead of him.他看到一个暗淡的前途展现在他眼前。They regarded their father as a grey civil servant working in grey office job.他们把父亲看成是一个在干着枯燥乏味办公室工作的无精打采的公务员。A grey area is a situation which is not clear or where the rules are not known.灰色地带(不明了或规定未知的处境)The difference between gross negligence and recklessness is a legal grey area.严重疏忽和卤莽之间的区别是一个法律上的盲区。A grey eminence is an EMINENCE GRISE.幕后操纵者(infml) Grey matter is the substance of a person's brain and nervous system and refers to the ability to think.(中枢神经系统的)灰质;智力It's not the sort of movie that stimulates the old grey matter much.这不是那种开发智力的电影。
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