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单词 grey
释义
grey
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1adjnv 2nadj 3adj 4n

Grey is an alternate spelling for the word gray, which is a color derived from mixing white and black. The word has also come to stand in for other mixtures as well. A person in a grey mood feels gloomy.
If you are commanding a military force and you’re not sure whether you should attack a crowd that is half enemy fighters and half innocent citizens, you could say the decision falls in a grey zone. Grey can be a verb too. When you get old, your hair will grey if you don’t go bald first.
WORD FAMILY
grey: greyed, greyer, greyest, greying, greyingly, greyish, greyness, greys
USAGE EXAMPLES
“New Year’s morning in Beijing, I thought I was blind,” said another, attaching a photo of a window completely darkened with grey haze.
The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)
It looks longer, possibly greyer… He’s just got different hair.
The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)
In contrast her mother was Alfred Hitchcock’s ideal, remote “woman in grey” and represented highly-strung perfection in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo and Marnie.
The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)
1
1adj of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
the little grey cells
Syn
gray, grayish, greyish
achromatic, neutral
having no hue
2n a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
gray, grayness, greyness
ash gray, ash grey, silver, silver gray, silver grey
a light shade of grey
charcoal, charcoal gray, charcoal grey, oxford gray, oxford grey
a very dark grey color
dapple-gray, dapple-grey, dappled-gray, dappled-grey
grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings
iron-gray, iron-grey
the color of freshly broken cast iron
tattletale gray, tattletale grey
a greyish white
Davy's gray, Davy's grey, iron blue, steel gray, steel grey
slightly purplish or bluish dark grey
achromatic color, achromatic colour
a color lacking hue; white or grey or black
3v make grey
The painter decided to grey the sky
Syn|Hyper
gray
color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize
add color to
4v turn grey
Her hair began to grey
Syn|Hyper
gray
color, colour, discolor, discolour
change color, often in an undesired manner
2
1n clothing that is a grey color
he was dressed in grey
Syn|Hyper
gray
article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
2n any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
the Confederate army was a vast grey
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
gray
Army of the Confederacy, Confederate Army
the southern army during the American Civil War
organisation, organization
a group of people who work together
3adj used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
a stalwart grey figure
Syn
gray
southern
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
3
1adj showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
Syn
gray, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey-haired, grey-headed, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired
old
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
2adj intermediate in character or position
a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal
Syn
gray
intermediate
lying between two extremes in time or space or state
4
n horse of a light gray or whitish color
Syn|Hyper
gray
mount, riding horse, saddle horse
a lightweight horse kept for riding only
Grey
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1n 2n 3n

WORD FAMILY
Grey: Greys
USAGE EXAMPLES
EL James redid Fifty Shades of Grey twice over anyway, and there was a cynicism to it.
The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)
“Like most high school girls, I watch ‘Grey’s Anatomy,'” she said with a smile.
Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016)
“Like most high school girls, I watch ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’” she said with a smile.
Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)
1
n Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
Syn|Exp
Lady Jane Grey
Queen of England
the sovereign ruler of England
2
n Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
Syn|Exp
Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey
national leader, solon, statesman
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
3
n United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
Syn|Exp
Zane Grey
author, writer
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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