drab的读音 drab中文意思
英音
[dræb]
美音 [dræb]
adj. 单调的；土褐色的美音 [dræb]
n. 乏味，单调；无生气
vi. 嫖妓
比较级： drabber
最高级： drabbest
中文词源
drab 单调的
来自drape, 布匹，未浸染着色过的布匹。引申词义单调的。
drab 用法和例句
- After a while , there is a dispiritingly drab sameness about their stories .
- 交谈不一会儿，她便感到气馁了，因为他们的故事千篇一律，单调而乏味。
- They no longer huddle in drab hotels and endure maoist standards of food and service .
- 他们不用再挤缩在乏味的旅馆里，忍受毛时代的餐饮和服务标准。
- At beijing 's friendship hotel - " russian-designed , drab , grim , grey-like a prison " - the managers had kindly laid on a disco for their distinguished guests .
- 在北京友谊宾馆，当时是俄国人设计的，浅褐色，昏暗和灰色，就和监狱一样，和蔼的经理们播放着的士高音乐给他们不同寻常的客人。
- Many chinese cities are drab facsimiles of each other , beset by clogged roads , dirty air , hastily built apartment blocks , monolithic government buildings and few green spaces .
- 很多中国城市都是单调的复制品，其特征包括：道路拥堵、空气污染、匆忙修建的住宅楼、庞大的政府建筑以及绿地少之又少。
- The euphrates , once broad and endlessly green , is now narrow and drab .
- 以前广阔的和有着无尽的绿色的幼发拉底河，现在也变得狭窄和单调起来。
汉语翻译
a. 土褐色的, 单调的词型变化
名词:drabness 副词:drably 形容词比较级:drabber 最高级:drabbest 动词过去式:drabbed 过去分词:drabbed 现在分词:drabbing 第三人称单数:drabs英语解释
名词 drab:
- a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown同义词：olive drab
形容词 drab:
- lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise同义词：dreary
- lacking brightness or color; dull同义词：sober, somber, sombre
- of a light brownish green color同义词：olive-drab
- causing dejection同义词：blue, dark, depressing, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, grim, sorry, drear, dreary
例句
- She pay me in drib and drab, not all at once.她零零星星地付给我钱，而不是一次付清。
- A drab personality.乏味的个性
- The female is generally drab, the male per contra brilliant.一般来说雌性是黄褐色的，而雄性是色彩鲜明的。
- Shabby, drab, or squalid.褴褛的褴褛的，单调的或邋遢的
详细解释
drab
adj.（形容词）drab.ber,drab.best Color 【色彩】 Of a dull light brown.浅褐色的Of a light olive brown or khaki color.浅黄褐色的或土黄褐色Faded and dull in appearance.外表褪色的，单调的Dull or commonplace in character; dreary:性格单调乏味的；令人生厌的：例句：a drab personality.See Synonyms at dull 乏味的个性参见 dull
n.（名词）Color A moderate to grayish or light grayish yellowish brown or light olive brown.【色彩】 黄褐色，灰褐色，浅褐色：中等程度的黄褐色、灰或浅灰的黄褐色或浅黄褐色Cloth of a light dull brown or grayish brown or unbleached natural color, especially a heavy woolen or cotton fabric.本色布，褐色布，灰褐色布：褐色布或灰褐色布或未经漂白的本色布，尤指厚的羊毛或棉织品
来源：Alteration of obsolete French drap [cloth] 已废法语 drap的变化 [布] from Old French * see drape 源自 古法语 *参见 drape
【引伸】
drab.ly
adv.（副词）drab.ness
n.（名词）
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drab 2
n.（名词）A slattern.邋遢女人A prostitute.娼妓v.intr.（不及物动词）drabbed,drab.bing,drabs To consort with prostitutes:嫖娼：例句：.Even amid his drabbing, he himself retained some virginal airs.(Stanislaus Joyce).即使在嫖妓的时候，他也让自己保持着一些童贞的风度.(斯坦尼斯劳斯·乔伊斯)
来源：[Possibly of Celtic origin] ; akin to Scottish Gaelic dràbag ; akin to Irish Gaelic drabóg [slattern,] [可能来自凯尔特语] ；类似于 苏格兰的盖尔语 dràbag ；类似于 爱尔兰盖尔语 drabóg [不整洁] or Dutch drab [dregs] 或 荷兰语 drab [渣滓] drab
drab 3
n.（名词）A negligible amount:少量：可忽略的量：例句：finished the work in dribs and drabs.零打碎敲地做完工作
来源：Probably alteration of drib 可能为 drib的变化