drab

英 [dræb] 美 [dræb]
  • adj. 单调的;土褐色的
  • n. 浅褐色;无生气;邋遢;小额
  • vt. 使无生气
  • vi. 嫖妓
  • n. (Drab)人名;(匈)德劳布;(法)德拉布

助记提示


1. drap- => drab (辅音音变).
2. drape => drab.
3. => originally "color of natural, undyed cloth".
4. The word came to be used particularly for natural undyed cloth, of a dull yellowish-brown colour, and hence for the colour itself.
5. 由于这种布料颜色的单调性,而引申为:无生气的;无光彩的;沉闷的,单调的,枯燥无味的,死气沉沉的。

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》

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