英语词汇“gray”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	gray
释义	Trends of gray View usage for: gray (greɪ) grey gray in British English 1 (ɡreɪ) adjective, noun, verb a variant spelling (now esp US) of grey Derived forms grayish (ˈgrayish) adjective grayly (ˈgrayly) adverb grayness (ˈgrayness) noun gray in British English 2 (ɡreɪ) noun the derived SI unit of absorbed ionizing radiation dose or kerma equivalent to an absorption per unit mass of one joule per kilogram of irradiated material. 1 gray is equivalent to 100 rads Symbol: Gy Word origin C20: named after Louis Harold Gray (1905–65), English physicist Gray in British English (ɡreɪ) noun 1. Simon (James Holiday). 1936–2008, British writer: his plays include Butley (1971), The Common Pursuit (1988), Life Support (1997), and Japes (2001) 2. Thomas. 1716–71, English poet, best known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (1751) Gray in American English (greɪ) 1. Asa1810-88; U.S. botanist 2. Thomas1716-71; Eng. poet gray in American English 1 (greɪ) adjective 1. of a color that is a mixture or blend of black and white 2. a. darkish; dull b. dreary; dismal 3. a. having hair that is gray b. old, or old and respected 4. wearing gray garments or uniforms 5. designating a vague, intermediate area, as between morality and immorality noun 6. an achromatic color made by mixing or blending black and white see also color 7. an animal or thing colored gray; esp., a gray horse 8. gray or unbleached fabric or clothing 9. [often G-] a. a person or group wearing a gray uniform b. a Confederate soldier verb transitive, verb intransitive 10. to make or become gray Derived forms grayly (ˈgrayly) adverb grayness (ˈgrayness) noun Word origin ME grai < OE græg, akin to Ger grau < IE base *ĝher-, to shine, gleam > Czech zříti, to see gray in American English 2 (greɪ) noun the basic unit of an absorbed dose of radiation in the SI system, equal to the absorption ofone joule of energy per kilogram of material (100 rads) abbrev. Gy Examples of 'gray' in a sentence gray The ambiguities and gray areas of life do not bother you. Christianity Today (2000) What strange power burned in those cold gray eyes that sneered at her. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE His gray ones were light with the open innocence of a youth. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE His gray eyes seemed to look within her inner soul and search out the secrets hidden there. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE It can bring you face to face with the gray areas of scientific thought. Porush, David A Short Guide to Writing About Science (1995) He chewed a mouthful of meat and only held his gray eyes on her. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE An angry flush rose to her cheeks as she stared up into those gray eyes. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE Aislinn froze as his steely gray eyes pierced her. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE He remembered the gray old knight that Aislinn had buried the first time he met her. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE Wulfgar's gray eyes pierced the man. Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE By the spring of 1864 he had risen through the ranks to first sergeant and his hair had turned gray. Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995) Surf that web, and you may find answers about the great gray one who is about to enter your life. Stanley Bing THROWING THE ELEPHANT (2002) You see my gray hair, my worn look: it has all come fast. George Eliot Daniel Deronda (1876) He was a stocky man in his fifties, with thin, gray hair. Sidney Sheldon The Other Side of Me All related terms of 'gray' grey Grey is the colour of ashes or of clouds on a rainy day. gray area If you refer to something as a gray area , you mean that it is unclear , for example because nobody is sure how to deal with it or who is responsible for it, or it falls between two separate categories of things. Gray code a modification of a number system, esp a binary code , in which any adjacent pair of numbers, in counting order, differ in their digits at one position only, the absolute difference being the value 1 gray fox either of two New World foxes ( Urocyon cinereoargenteus or U. littoralis ) having short gray and white hair and able to climb trees gray jay a large North American jay ( Perisoreus canadensis ) with gray and black feathers and no crest gray wolf a large, gray wolf ( Canis lupus ) that hunts in packs , once common throughout the northern part of the Northern Hemisphere iron gray a dark to medium gray like that of freshly broken cast iron dapple-gray gray spotted with darker gray gray-headed having gray hair gray market a market , as for imported goods, operating outside the authorized system of distribution gray matter grayish nerve tissue of the brain and spinal cord , consisting chiefly of nerve cells, with few nerve fibers gray water household waste water that can be reused for some purposes without purification, e. g . bath water, which can be used to water plants gray whale a mostly black, migratory baleen whale ( Eschrichtius robustus ) of the N Pacific: it is the only member of its family (Eschrichtiidae) Oxford gray a very dark gray , approaching black pearl gray a pale bluish gray silver-gray gray with a silvery luster steel gray a bluish-gray color gray eminence → éminence grise Gray's Inn (in England) one of the four legal societies in London that together form the Inns of Court gray snapper a snapper , Lutjanus griseus , of shallow waters off the coast of Florida , having a grayish-green body with a brown spot on each scale gray squirrel any of several large, gray squirrels (genus Sciurus ), native to the U.S. grey fox a greyish American fox , Urocyon cinereoargenteus, inhabiting arid and woody regions from S North America to N South America grey gum any of various eucalyptus trees of New South Wales having dull grey bark , esp Eucalyptus punctata kouprey a large wild member of the cattle tribe , Box sauveli , of SE Asia, having a blackish-brown body and white legs : an endangered species grey area If you refer to something as a grey area , you mean that it is unclear , for example because nobody is sure how to deal with it or who is responsible for it, or it falls between two separate categories of things. grey body a body that emits radiation in constant proportion to the corresponding black-body radiation grey duck a New Zealand duck , Anas superciliosa , with grey-edged brown feathers Grey Friar a Franciscan friar grey heron a large European heron , Ardea cinerea , with grey wings and back and a long black drooping crest grey nomad any elderly retired person who spends time travelling around the country in a mobile home grey power the political, financial , or social influence of elderly people grey sedge an angler's name for a greyish caddis fly, Odontocerum albicorne, that frequents running water, in which its larvae make cases from grains of sand grey-state (of a fabric or material ) not yet dyed grey vote the body of elderly people's votes , or elderly people regarded collectively as voters grey water household waste water that can be reused for some purposes without purification, e. g . bath water, which can be used to water plants grey-wave denoting a company or an investment that is potentially profitable but is unlikely to fulfil expectations before the investor has grey hair grey whale a large N Pacific whalebone whale , Eschrichtius glaucus, that is grey or black with white spots and patches : family Eschrichtidae grey wolf a variety of the wolf , Canis lupus , having a grey brindled coat and occurring in forested northern regions, esp of North America grey-haired having grey hair grey import an imported vehicle that does not have an exact model equivalent in the receiving country grey knight an ambiguous intervener in a takeover battle , who makes a counterbid for the shares of the target company without having made his or her intentions clear grey market Grey market goods are bought unofficially and then sold to customers at lower prices than usual . grey matter You can refer to your intelligence or your brains as grey matter . grey mullet any teleost food fish of the family Mugilidae, mostly occurring in coastal regions, having a spindle-shaped body and a broad fleshy mouth grey eminence a person who wields power and influence unofficially or behind the scenes grey panther a member of the generation of affluent older consumers , who regard themselves as young, active , and sociable grey squirrel a grey-furred squirrel , Sciurus carolinensis, native to E North America but now widely established elsewhere grey warbler a small bush bird that hatches the eggs of the shining cuckoo gunmetal a type of bronze containing copper (88 per cent ), tin (8–10 per cent), and zinc (2–4 per cent): used for parts that are subject to wear or to corrosion , esp by sea water kanae any teleost food fish of the family Mugilidae, mostly occurring in coastal regions, having a spindle-shaped body and a broad fleshy mouth Chinese translation of 'gray' gray (ɡreɪ) (US) adj = grey grey or (US) gray (ɡreɪ) adj (= colour) 灰色的 (huīsè de) [hair] 灰白的 (huībái de) (= dull) [weather, day] 阴(陰)沉的 (yīnchén de) (fig, = faceless) 了无(無)生趣的 (liǎowú shēngqù de) n (c/u) (= colour) 灰色 (huīsè) (种(種), zhǒng) to go grey [person, hair] 变(變)灰白 (biàn huībái) Nearby words of gray graveyard gravity gravy gray graze grease greasy Related terms of gray grey
随便看	expatriatism expect expectable expectably expectance expectancy expect an improvement expectant expectant crowd expectantly expectant mother expectation expectational expectation of life expectation-of-life expectations were dashed expectations were low expectative expected expected frequency expectedly expectedness expected utility expected value expecter

　

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