| 单词 | grey |
| 释义 | grey (once / 227 pages) 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 FAMILYgrey: 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 greya very dark grey color dapple-gray, dapple-grey, dappled-gray, dappled-greygrey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings iron-gray, iron-greythe color of freshly broken cast iron tattletale gray, tattletale greya greyish white Davy's gray, Davy's grey, iron blue, steel gray, steel greyslightly 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 2Her hair began to grey Syn|Hyper gray color, colour, discolor, discolour change color, often in an undesired manner 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) 3a stalwart grey figure Syn gray southern in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line 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 4a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal Syn gray intermediate lying between two extremes in time or space or state 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 (once / 975 pages) 1n 2n 3n WORD FAMILY Grey: Greys USAGE EXAMPLESEL 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) 2Syn|Exp Lady Jane Grey Queen of England the sovereign ruler of England n Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845) 3Syn|Exp Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey national leader, solon, statesman a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs 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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