gray
adjective/ɡreɪ/
/ɡreɪ/
(US English) (also grey especially in British English)
- 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.
她的头发已经花白了。 - His beard was going gray.
他的胡子已经变灰了。 - wisps of gray smoke
缕缕灰色烟雾 - a gray suit
…一套灰色西装。
- gray eyes/hair
- (of the sky or weather) not bright; full of clouds
昏暗的；阴沉的 - gray skies
灰色的天空 - I hate these gray days.
我讨厌这些灰色的日子。 - The sky looks very gray. I think it's going to rain.
天空看起来很灰。我想天要下雨了。
- gray skies
- [not usually before noun] having grey hair
头发花白；头发灰白 - He's gone very gray.
他的脸色已经非常灰白了。
- He's gone very gray.
- (of a person’s skin colour) pale, because they are ill, tired or sad
苍白的 - The next morning she looked very gray and hollow-eyed.
第二天早上，她看上去脸色灰白，眼睛凹陷。 - His face was gray with pain.
他的脸色因疼痛而变得灰白。
- The next morning she looked very gray and hollow-eyed.
- 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，生活显得灰暗而毫无意义。
- Life seems gray and pointless without him.
- (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.
公司里挤满了没有面孔的灰色男人，他们看起来都一样。
- The company was full of faceless gray men who all looked the same.
- [only before noun] connected with old people
老年人的 - the gray vote
灰色投票 - gray power
灰功率
- the gray vote