drab
英 [dræb]
美[dræb]
- adj. 单调的；土褐色的
- n. 浅褐色；无生气；邋遢；小额
- vt. 使无生气
- vi. 嫖妓
- n. (Drab)人名；(匈)德劳布；(法)德拉布
词态变化
比较级: drabber;最高级: drabbest;名词: drabness;
助记提示
1. drap- => drab (辅音音变).
2. drape => drab.
3. => originally "color of natural, undyed cloth".
4. The word came to be used particularly for natural undyed cloth, of a dull yellowish-brown colour, and hence for the colour itself.
5. 由于这种布料颜色的单调性，而引申为：无生气的；无光彩的；沉闷的，单调的，枯燥无味的，死气沉沉的。
2. drape => drab.
3. => originally "color of natural, undyed cloth".
4. The word came to be used particularly for natural undyed cloth, of a dull yellowish-brown colour, and hence for the colour itself.
5. 由于这种布料颜色的单调性，而引申为：无生气的；无光彩的；沉闷的，单调的，枯燥无味的，死气沉沉的。
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。
英英释意
- 1. lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise;
- "her drab personality"
- "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"
- "a series of dreary dinner parties"
- 2. lacking brightness or color; dull;
- "drab faded curtains"
- "sober Puritan gray"
- "children in somber brown clothes"
- 3. depressing in character or appearance;
- "drove through dingy streets"
- "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens
- "drab old buildings"
- "a dreary mining town"
- "gloomy tenements"
- "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams
英文词源
- drab
- drab: [16] Drab is a variant of the now obsolete form drap, which was borrowed from Old French drap ‘cloth’ (source also of English drape, draper, and trappings). It was originally a noun meaning ‘cloth’ in English too, but the beginnings of its transition to the modern English adjective meaning ‘faded and dull’ can be seen in the 17th century.
The word came to be used particularly for natural undyed cloth, of a dull yellowish-brown colour, and hence for the colour itself (an application best preserved in the olive-drab colour of American service uniforms). The figurative development to ‘dull and faded’ is a comparatively recent one, first recorded a little over a hundred years ago.
=> drape, trappings - drab (n.)
- 1680s, "color of natural, undyed cloth," from Middle French drap "cloth, piece of cloth" (see drape (v.)). Figurative sense is c. 1880. Apparently not related to earlier word drab, meaning "a dirty, untidy woman" (1510s), "a prostitute" (1520s), which might be related to Irish drabog, Gaelic drabag "dirty woman," or perhaps it is connected with Low German drabbe "dirt;" compare drabble (Middle English drabelen) "to soil (something); trail in the mud or on the ground" (c. 1400). Ultimately perhaps from PIE *dher- (1) "to make muddy." Meaning "small, petty debt" (the sense in dribs and drabs) is 1828, of uncertain connection to the other senses.
实用场景例句
- a cold drab little office
- 冷冰冰的小办公室
牛津词典
- drab women, dressed in browns and greys
- 身着棕灰二色衣服毫无光彩的女人
牛津词典
- Mary was wearing the same drab grey dress.
- 玛丽穿着同一件毫无朝气的灰色裙子。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...his drab little office...
- 他死气沉沉的小办公室
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A life of dullness , of drab, unvarying monotony.
- 平凡的, 永远是如此平凡的.
汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
- My life, as you know, was drab and colorless until you came into it.
- 你知道, 有了你,我的生活才不像以前那么单调无趣.
期刊摘选
- For most generations sacrifice comes in drab and weariness of spirit.
- 过去的世世代代,多数的牺牲都是精神贫乏的无谓牺牲.
期刊摘选
- Life was now drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas.
- 比起海外那种更富有刺激的生活方式来,现在的生活显得了无生气.
《简明英汉词典》
- Compared with the ebullient, politically canny Mr Ahmadinejad , the three remaining challengers appeared drab and uninspiring.
- 与热情地, 政治上精明的Ahmadinejad相比, 另外三个竞选人看上去豪无生气,引不起兴趣.
期刊摘选
- His hands had been drab all night.
- 他的牌运始终没有一点起色.
辞典例句
- We found a drab little joint shoddily decorated for the holiday.
- 我们找到了一家死气沉沉的小餐馆.
期刊摘选
- The decorations for the games have lent a splash of colour to an otherwise drab city.
- 这个游戏的装饰为这个色彩暗淡的城市增加了一道白光.
期刊摘选
- Not bright and clear in color; somewhat dull or drab.
- 色彩不鲜明的和不纯净的; 带灰或褐色的.
期刊摘选
- The life of a person who never does anything is dull and drab.
- 如果一个人的一生什么事情都没有做是多么迟钝和单调.
期刊摘选
- The Whangpoo was a glistening ribbon of drab yellow; it flowed with a quiet contentment.
- 黄浦像一条发光的灰黄色带子, 很和平,很快乐.
期刊摘选
- Within Cuba life had settled into a drab routine.
- 在古巴国内,生活已变成一套干巴巴的公式.
辞典例句
- It was like a beautiful bird flapped into our drab cage and made those dissolve away.
- 就像一只美丽的小鸟飞入我们这承重的牢笼,让那些高墙仿佛都消失了一般.
期刊摘选
- Don't wear blue tonight, it's too drab.
- 今晚不要穿蓝色衣服, 显得太单调.
期刊摘选
- What do you find to attract you in this poor drab little country?
- 这个单调破败的小天地还有什么吸引你们的地方 吗 ?
辞典例句
- There are many drab houses in the Smokey mining town.
- 在这个采煤的小镇上有许多黑褐色的房子.
期刊摘选
- They seemed to be a drab assortment of mediocrities.
- 他们看起来像一批毫不起眼的碌碌庸才.
期刊摘选
- The train moed slowly south through flat, drab mainline scenery.
- 火车穿过干线两侧风景单调乏味的地区,缓缓地向南驶去.
期刊摘选
- There are many drab houses in the smoky mining town.
- 冒烟的矿内有许多土褐色的房子.
期刊摘选
- But it makes a change from the usual drab meeting rooms.
- 但它仍然改变了以往单调的会议形式.
期刊摘选
- But still, the place you that more drab and empty when they are gone.
- 不过他们走之后, 你四周更单调和刚空.
期刊摘选
- The club floor smelled even worse . Decor is drab . the staff were not friendly.
- 行政楼层气味更糟,而且装修缺乏生气,连服务人员都不太友善.
期刊摘选
- The city, drab and dour by day, is transformed at night.
- 这座城市白天死气沉沉、单调乏味，晚上就完全变了样。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- a cold drab little office
- 冷冰冰的小办公室
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》