grey

adj.

1. 灰色的；烟灰色的；灰白色的
   having the colour of smoke or ashes
   1. grey eyes/hair
      灰色的眼睛；灰白的头发
   2. wisps of grey smoke
      一缕缕灰色的烟雾
   3. a grey suit
      一套灰色西装
2. 头发花白；头发灰白
   having grey hair
   1. He's gone very grey.
      他已满头银丝。
3. 苍白的
   pale and dull, because they are ill/sick, tired or sad
4. 昏暗的；阴沉的
   dull; full of clouds
   1. grey skies
      昏暗的天空
   2. I hate these grey days.
      我讨厌这阴沉沉的天气。
5. 单调乏味的；忧郁的；沉闷的
   without interest or variety; making you feel sad
   1. Life seems grey and pointless without him.
      没有他生活就显得沉闷而无意义。
6. 没趣味的；毫无吸引力的
   not interesting or attractive
   1. The company was full of faceless grey men who all looked the same.
      公司里全是些缺乏个性、毫无吸引力的男人。
7. 老年人的
   connected with old people
   1. the grey vote
      老年人的投票总数
   2. grey power
      长者对社会的影响力

noun

1. 灰色；烟灰色；灰白色
   the colour of smoke or ashes
   1. the dull grey of the sky
      暗灰色的天空
   2. dressed in grey
      身着灰色衣服
2. 灰马；白马
   a grey or white horse
   1. She's riding the grey.
      她骑着一匹灰马。

verb

1. 变灰白；变花白
   to become grey
   1. His hair was greying at the sides.
      他的两鬓已渐渐斑白。
   2. a tall woman with greying hair
      头发渐白的高个子女人

in AM, use 美国英语用 gray


1. COLOUR 灰色
   Grey is the colour of ashes or of clouds on a rainy day.
   1. ...a grey suit.
      灰色套装
2. ADJ-GRADED （头发）灰白的
   You use grey to describe the colour of people's hair when it changes from its original colour, usually as they get old.
   1. ...my grey hair...
      我灰白的头发
   2. Eddie was going grey.
      埃迪的头发开始变白了。
3. ADJ-GRADED （天气）昏暗的，阴沉的
   If the weather is grey, there are many clouds in the sky and the light is dull.
   1. It was a grey, wet April Sunday.
      这是4月一个阴雨绵绵的星期天。
4. ADJ-GRADED 沉闷的；阴郁的；暗淡的
   If you describe a situation as grey, you mean that it is dull, unpleasant, or difficult.
   1. Brazilians look gloomily forward to a New Year that even the president admits will be grey and cheerless.
      展望新年，巴西人心情沮丧，甚至连总统都承认明年困难重重，不容乐观。
5. ADJ-GRADED 单调乏味的；无特色的；不吸引人的
   If you describe someone or something as grey, you think that they are boring and unattractive, and very similar to other things or other people.
   1. ...little grey men in suits.
      身着西服、缺乏个性的小个子男人们
6. ADJ 老年人的（新闻用语）
   Journalists sometimes use grey to describe things concerning old people.
   1. There was further evidence of grey consumer power last week, when Ford revealed a car designed with elderly people in mind.
      福特汽车公司为老年人设计的一款汽车于上周亮相，这进一步体现了老年消费者的购买力。

1. Soft tones of blue and grey create a clean, bright look.
   蓝色和灰色的柔和色调营造出明快、亮丽的视觉感观。
2. The ceiling was grey and cracked.
   天花板是灰色的，而且有裂纹。
3. She had a strongly defined chin, a high forehead, and light grey eyes.
   她有着轮廓分明的下巴、高高的额头和一双浅灰色的眼睛。
4. Above on the hillside was a large, gaunt, grey house.
   山坡上有幢难看的灰色大房子。
5. I was searching for a pair of grey gloves to go with my new gown
   我在找一副跟我的新礼服相配的灰色手套。
6. Eddie was going grey.
   埃迪的头发开始变白了。
7. It was a grey, wet April Sunday.
   这是4月一个阴雨绵绵的星期天。
8. Brazilians look gloomily forward to a New Year that even the president admits will be grey and cheerless.
   展望新年，巴西人心情沮丧，甚至连总统都承认明年困难重重，不容乐观。
9. There was further evidence of grey consumer power last week, when Ford revealed a car designed with elderly people in mind.
   福特汽车公司为老年人设计的一款汽车于上周亮相，这进一步体现了老年消费者的购买力。
10. I get some grey hairs but I pull them out.
    我有几根白发，但我都拔掉了。
11. The grey light was hard on the eyes
    光线暗淡对眼睛不利。
12. A small man on a grey horse had appeared.
    一个骑着灰马的小个子男人出现了。
13. His grey jersey and trousers were sodden with the rain.
    他的灰色针织毛衫和长裤全都被雨水淋透了。
14. She pushed up the sleeves of her grey knitted cardigan and got to work.
    她撸起身上灰色开襟毛衣的衣袖开始工作。
15. A thick grey cloud masked the sun
    一片厚厚的乌云遮住了太阳。
16. Andrea has medium brown hair, grey eyes and very pale skin
    安德烈娅有着深浅适中的棕发、灰色的眼睛和十分白皙的皮肤。
17. His new grey jacket was torn and muddied.
    他新买的灰色夹克被撕破了，还弄上了泥巴。
18. We have papered this bedroom in softest grey
    我们给这个卧室贴上了极柔和的灰色壁纸。
19. There was a small patch of blue in the grey clouds.
    灰色的云团中透出一小片蓝天。
20. A grey carpet was removed to reveal the original pine floor.
    一块灰色的地毯被揭开，露出了原来的松木地板。
21. It's hard to take them seriously in their pretty grey uniforms
    他们穿着帅气的灰色制服时，很难对他们郑重其事起来。
22. The great grey shape of a tank rolled out of the village
    一个坦克的巨大灰影从村子里开了出来。
23. Becker's eyes were as cold and grey as the slush on the pavements outside.
    贝克尔的目光冷淡而灰暗，一如外面人行道上的雪泥。
24. The seat of his short grey trousers split
    他的灰色短裤的臀部开裂了。
25. As well as sprouting a few grey hairs, Kevin seems to be suffering the occasional memory loss.
    除长出了些许白发外，凯文似乎还患上了间歇性失忆。
26. She had taken in the grey dress so that it hugged her thin body.
    她把那件灰色连衣裙改小了，这样正好紧裹住她那纤瘦的身体。
27. He was a tall, thin man with grey hair
    他是个瘦高个，头发灰白。
28. I undid the bottom two buttons of my yellow and grey shirt
    我解开了自己黄灰相间的衬衫上最下面的两个纽扣。
29. She gazed round the church at the grey uneven walls and the vivid stained glass windows.
    她四下打量了一番教堂凹凸不平的灰色墙壁和色彩鲜艳的彩色玻璃窗。
30. His hair has turned grey.
    他的头发已灰白了。

  pale grey pallid【导航词义：苍白的】

  pale adj. 苍白的

〔辨析〕指因生病、情绪激动等而脸色苍白或变得苍白的。

  grey adj. 脸色苍白的

〔辨析〕指因疲倦、害怕或生病而脸色苍白的。

  pallid adj. 苍白的

〔辨析〕尤指看上去虚弱或不健康而面无血色的。