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》
