单词 | drab |
释义 | drab[dræb]a. 土褐色的, 单调的 drab 1 drab 1 AHD: [dr²b] D.J. [dr#b]K.K. [dr#b]adj.(形容词) drab.ber,drab.best 1. Color 【色彩】 2. Of a dull light brown.浅褐色的3. Of a light olive brown or khaki color.浅黄褐色的或土黄褐色4. Faded and dull in appearance.外表褪色的,单调的5. Dull or commonplace in character; dreary:性格单调乏味的;令人生厌的:a drab personality.See Synonyms at &b{dull} 乏味的个性参见 dulln.(名词)1. 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2. 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语源:1. Alteration of obsolete French drap [cloth] 已废法语 drap的变化 [布] 2. from Old French * see drape 源自 古法语 *参见 drape继承用法:drab“ly adv.(副词)drab“ness n.(名词) drab 2 drab 2 AHD: [dr²b] D.J. [dr#b]K.K. [dr#b]n.(名词)1. A slattern.邋遢女人2. A prostitute.娼妓v.intr.(不及物动词) drabbed,drab.bing,drabs To consort with prostitutes:嫖娼:“Even amid his drabbing, he himself retained some virginal airs”(&b{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)语源:1. [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] 2. or Dutch drab [dregs] 或 荷兰语 drab [渣滓] drab 3 drab 3 AHD: [dr²b] D.J. [dr#b]K.K. [dr#b]n.(名词)A negligible amount:少量:可忽略的量:finished the work in dribs and drabs.零打碎敲地做完工作语源:Probably alteration of drib 可能为 drib的变化 |
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