音标：[grei] ；柯林斯词典等级：5 级；牛津三千核心词汇；

n. 灰色
a. 灰色的, 阴沉的
v. (使)成灰色

n. United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
n. Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)
n. Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
n. any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

词型变化：名词复数形式 : greys ; 现在分词 : greying ; 过去分词 : greyed ; 过去式 : greyed ; 第三人称单数 : greys
考试类型：[四级/六级/考研]

词性分布：

动词100%

grey的用法和样例：

例句

用作形容词(adj.)

Have you any grey pullovers in stock?你们有灰色套头毛衣的现货吗？
Today, the canopy of the heavens is grey.今天的天幕是灰色的。

用作名词(n.)

The most popular color this autumn is grey.今年最流行灰色。
The ashes from burnt grass make a good grey.草灰可以成为很好的灰色染料。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

Wood turns grey if weathered for a long time.木材如果风干时间较长就变成灰色。
My black hair has turned completely grey.我的黑发已全部变成灰色。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)

This colour is grey.这种颜色是灰色。
Some people like grey.有些人喜欢灰色。
I never wear grey.我从不穿灰色服装。
I'd like a pair in charcoal grey.我要一条深灰色的裤子。
She was dressed in grey.她穿着灰色服装。
The man in grey is Tom's father.那个穿灰衣服的人是汤姆的父亲。
Nowadays few people like to be dressed in grey.如今,很少有人喜欢穿灰色的衣服了。

用作形容词(adj.)

用作定语～+ n.

He changed into the anonymous costume of grey cotton shirt.他换上了一般人穿的灰色棉衬衫。
He wore a grey suit.他穿一套灰衣服。
He has grey hairs.他头发花白。
The identity of these grey men of politics should be revealed.应揭露这些不露身份的政界人士的身份。
What about that grey girl in New York?纽约的那位白人姑娘你中意吗?

用作表语S+be+～

Henry's hair goes grey.亨利的头发变灰白了。
Otto was still looking grey and very tired.奥托仍是面色苍白,显得疲惫不堪。
The day started out grey, with a shower or two.天破晓时阴沉沉的,下了一两场阵雨。
His face turned grey as he heard the bad news.当听到这个坏消息时,他的脸色变得灰白。
To her, life seems grey and joyless.对她来讲,人生似乎很乏味。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

Her hair is going grey with worry.由于忧虑,她的头发在变灰白。
She's gone quite grey in the last few years.这几年来,她的头发白得很厉害。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

dress in grey穿灰衣服
wear grey穿着灰衣服

形容词+～

dull grey暗灰色

名词+～

charcoal grey深灰色
lead grey铅灰色

介词+～

in grey穿灰色的衣服
in the grey of morning在黎明时

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

grey girl白人姑娘
grey goose灰鹅
grey income灰色收入
grey man身份不明的人
grey shirt灰色衬衫
grey suit灰衣服

动词+～

go grey变得灰白
grow grey变得灰白
look grey显得灰白
turn grey变得灰白

～+介词

grey at the temples两鬓飞霜
grey with因…而变得灰白

经典引文

A blind old man, dressed in grey.
出自：G. Downes
Down the grass path grey with dew.
出自：Browning
He dusted the ashes from his white trousers, leaving one more grey smear.
出自：G. Greene
It was already greying for the dawn.
出自：S. R. Crockett
Tsvetayev was forty-five, a greying, slightly stooped figure.
出自：E. Feinstein

【近义词】

gloomy阴暗的
ashen灰色的
cloudy多云的
overcast阴天的
dark黑暗的
leaden沉重的
dull呆滞的
grey-haired白发的
hoary灰白的
grim严厉的
sombre昏暗的
steely钢铁一般的
dreary沉闷的
pallid苍白的
ancient古老的
silver-haired发白如银的
silvery含银的
old老的
somber微暗的
griseous珍珠灰的
colourless不生动的
pale苍白的
venerable值得尊敬的
dismal阴沉的
bloodless无血色的
misty有雾的
grizzled(毛发)部分灰色的...
smoky烟雾弥漫的
white白色的
aged年老的
grey灰色的
tattletale告密者
gun-metal炮铀
gray灰色的
grey-headed 老的
grizzly灰(白)色的
greyness灰色
grayness灰色
gray-headed老年的
white-haired白发的
gray-haired白发苍苍的
greyish浅灰色的
hoar灰白的
grayish浅灰色的
vague不明确的
dim暗淡的
obscure难解的
black黑的

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