grey 音标拼音: [gr'e]
n . 灰色
a . 灰色的,阴沉的
vt .
vi . (使)成灰色
灰色灰色的,阴沈的(使)成灰色
grey adj 1 :
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black ; "
the little grey cells "; "
gray flannel suit "; "
a man with greyish hair "
[
synonym : {
grey }, {
gray }, {
greyish }, {
grayish }]
2 :
showing characteristics of age ,
especially having grey or white hair ; "
whose beard with age is hoar "-
Coleridge ; "
nodded his hoary head " [
synonym : {
grey }, {
gray }, {
grey -
haired }, {
gray -
haired }, {
grey -
headed }, {
gray -
headed }, {
grizzly }, {
hoar },
{
hoary }, {
white -
haired }]
3 :
used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (
who wore grey uniforms ); "
a stalwart grey figure " [
synonym :
{
grey }, {
gray }]
4 :
intermediate in character or position ; "
a grey area between clearly legal and strictly illegal " [
synonym : {
grey }, {
gray }]
n 1 :
United States writer of western adventure novels (
1875 -
1939 ) [
synonym : {
Grey }, {
Zane Grey }]
2 :
Queen of England for nine days in 1553 ;
she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (
1537 -
1554 )
[
synonym : {
Grey }, {
Lady Jane Grey }]
3 :
Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (
1764 -
1845 ) [
synonym : {
Grey }, {
Charles Grey }, {
Second Earl Grey }]
4 :
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey ;
"
the Confederate army was a vast grey " [
synonym : {
grey }, {
gray }]
5 :
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black [
synonym : {
gray }, {
grayness }, {
grey }, {
greyness }]
6 :
clothing that is a grey color ; "
he was dressed in grey " [
synonym :
{
grey }, {
gray }]
7 :
horse of a light gray or whitish color [
synonym : {
grey }, {
gray }]
v 1 :
make grey ; "
The painter decided to grey the sky " [
synonym :
{
grey }, {
gray }]
2 :
turn grey ; "
Her hair began to grey " [
synonym : {
grey }, {
gray }]
Gray \
Gray \ (
gr [=
a ]),
a . [
Compar . {
Grayer };
superl . {
Grayest }.]
[
OE .
gray ,
grey ,
AS .
gr [=
ae ]
g ,
gr [=
e ]
g ;
akin to D .
graauw ,
OHG .
gr [=
a ]
o ,
G .
grau ,
Dan .
graa ,
Sw .
gr [*
a ],
Icel .
gr [=
a ]
r .]
[
Written also {
grey }.]
1 .
any color of neutral hue between white and black ;
white mixed with black ,
as the color of pepper and salt ,
or of ashes ,
or of hair whitened by age ;
sometimes ,
a dark mixed color ;
as ,
the soft gray eye of a dove .
[
1913 Webster ]
These gray and dun colors may be also produced by mixing whites and blacks . --
Sir I .
Newton .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Gray -
haired ;
gray -
headed ;
of a gray color ;
hoary .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Old ;
mature ;
as ,
gray experience . --
Ames .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
gloomy ;
dismal .
[
PJC ]
{
Gray antimony } (
Min .),
stibnite .
{
Gray buck } (
Zool .),
the chickara .
{
Gray cobalt } (
Min .),
smaltite .
{
Gray copper } (
Min .),
tetrahedrite .
{
Gray duck } (
Zool .),
the gadwall ;
also applied to the female mallard .
{
Gray falcon } (
Zool .)
the peregrine falcon .
{
Gray Friar }.
See {
Franciscan },
and {
Friar }.
{
Gray hen } (
Zool .),
the female of the blackcock or black grouse .
See {
Heath grouse }.
{
Gray mill }
or {
Gray millet } (
Bot .),
a name of several plants of the genus {
Lithospermum };
gromwell .
{
Gray mullet } (
Zool .)
any one of the numerous species of the genus {
Mugil },
or family {
Mugilid [
ae ]},
found both in the Old World and America ;
as the European species ({
Mugilid [
ae ]
capito },
and {
Mugilid [
ae ]
auratus }),
the American striped mullet ({
Mugilid [
ae ]
albula }),
and the white or silver mullet ({
Mugilid [
ae ]
Braziliensis }).
See {
Mullet }.
{
Gray owl } (
Zool .),
the European tawny or brown owl ({
Syrnium aluco }).
The great gray owl ({
Ulula cinerea })
inhabits arctic America .
{
Gray parrot } (
Zool .),
an African parrot ({
Psittacus erithacus }),
very commonly domesticated ,
and noted for its aptness in learning to talk .
Also called {
jako }.
{
Gray pike }. (
Zool .)
See {
Sauger }.
{
Gray snapper } (
Zool .),
a Florida fish ;
the sea lawyer .
See {
Snapper }.
{
Gray snipe } (
Zool .),
the dowitcher in winter plumage .
{
Gray whale } (
Zool .),
a rather large and swift whale of the northern Pacific ({
Eschrichtius robustus },
formerly {
Rhachianectes glaucus }),
having short jaws and no dorsal fin .
It grows to a length of 50 feet (
someimes 60 feet ).
It was formerly taken in large numbers in the bays of California ,
and is now rare ; --
called also {
grayback },
{
devilfish },
and {
hardhead }.
It lives up to 50 or 60 years and adults weigh from 20 to 40 tons .
[
1913 Webster ]
Grey \
Grey \,
a .
See {
Gray } (
the correct orthography ).
[
1913 Webster ]
203 Moby Thesaurus words for "
grey ":
Quaker -
colored ,
achromatic ,
achromic ,
acier ,
advanced ,
advanced in life ,
advanced in years ,
aged ,
along in years ,
ancient ,
anemic ,
ashen ,
ashy ,
bay ,
bayard ,
black ,
bleak ,
bled white ,
bloodless ,
boring ,
buckskin ,
cadaverous ,
calico pony ,
canescence ,
canescent ,
cheerless ,
chestnut ,
chloranemic ,
cinereous ,
cinerous ,
cloudy ,
colorless ,
dapple ,
dapple -
gray ,
dappled ,
dappled -
gray ,
dark ,
dead ,
deadly pale ,
deathly pale ,
depressing ,
dim ,
dimmed ,
dingy ,
discolored ,
dismal ,
dove -
colored ,
dove -
gray ,
drab ,
drabness ,
drear ,
drearisome ,
dreary ,
dull ,
dullness ,
dun ,
dusty ,
elderly ,
etiolated ,
experienced ,
exsanguinated ,
exsanguine ,
exsanguineous ,
faded ,
faint ,
fallow ,
flat ,
foggy ,
funebrial ,
funereal ,
ghastly ,
glaucescence ,
glaucescent ,
glaucous ,
glaucousness ,
gloomy ,
glum ,
grave ,
gray ,
gray with age ,
gray -
black ,
gray -
brown ,
gray -
colored ,
gray -
drab ,
gray -
green ,
gray -
haired ,
gray -
headed ,
gray -
spotted ,
gray -
toned ,
gray -
white ,
grayed ,
grayish ,
grayishness ,
grayness ,
grim ,
griseous ,
grizzle ,
grizzled ,
grizzly ,
grown old ,
haggard ,
hoar ,
hoary ,
hueless ,
humdrum ,
hypochromic ,
iron -
gray ,
lackluster ,
lead -
gray ,
leaden ,
leadenness ,
livid ,
lividity ,
lividness ,
lurid ,
lusterless ,
mat ,
mature ,
mealy ,
misty ,
monotonous ,
mouse -
colored ,
mouse -
gray ,
mousiness ,
mousy ,
muddy ,
murky ,
neutral ,
neutral tint ,
old ,
old as Methuselah ,
overcast ,
paint ,
painted pony ,
pale ,
pale as death ,
pale -
faced ,
pallid ,
pasty ,
patriarchal ,
pearl ,
pearl -
gray ,
pearly ,
piebald ,
pinto ,
repetitive ,
roan ,
sad ,
sallow ,
same ,
samely ,
saturnine ,
senectuous ,
sickly ,
silver ,
silver -
gray ,
silvered ,
silveriness ,
silvery ,
skewbald ,
slate -
colored ,
slatiness ,
slaty ,
smoke -
gray ,
smokiness ,
smoky ,
sober ,
soberness ,
solemn ,
somber ,
somberness ,
sombrous ,
sooty ,
sorrel ,
steel -
gray ,
steely ,
stone -
colored ,
sunless ,
tallow -
faced ,
taupe ,
tedious ,
toneless ,
triste ,
uncolored ,
unrelieved ,
venerable ,
wan ,
washed -
out ,
waxen ,
weak ,
weariful ,
wearisome ,
weary ,
whey -
faced ,
white ,
white with age ,
white -
bearded ,
white -
crowned ,
white -
haired ,
wise ,
wrinkled ,
wrinkly ,
years old
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Gray vs. Grey: What is the difference? | Merriam-Webster Gray and grey are both common spellings for the various neutral shades of color between black and white Gray is more frequent in American English, and grey more common in Canada, the UK, and elsewhere
Gray or Grey: How to Choose the Right Word - ThoughtCo Gray or Grey: How to Choose the Right Word - ThoughtCo
Grey - Wikipedia Grey is the color most commonly associated in many cultures with the elderly and old age, because of the association with grey hair; it symbolizes the wisdom and dignity that come with experience and age
Gray or Grey: Which is The Right Word? Dictionary. com However, gray is the more popular spelling in the US, while grey reigns supreme in the UK as well as Ireland, Australia, and other places that use British English For centuries, the one letter difference between gray and grey has left people wondering if the two have different meanings
Gray or Grey? It Depends on Where You Live - Grammarly Grey and gray are two different spellings of the same word Gray is more common in the U S , while grey is more common in other English-speaking countries In proper names—like Earl Grey tea and the unit Gray, among others—the spelling stays the same, and they need to be memorized
GREY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary GREY definition: 1 of the colour that is a mixture of black and white, the colour of rain clouds: 2 having hair… Learn more
Gray or Grey – Are Both Correct? - GRAMMARIST The color grey is considered a neutral color, one often used to complement a brighter one Gray may also be considered a silvery color Many people enjoy the color gray, considering the beautiful grey sophisticated
Grey vs. Gray: Which Is Correct and Why There Are Two Spellings The fundamental difference between “grey” and “gray” is that “gray” is the widely accepted version in American English, and “grey” is widely accepted in British English
Grey vs Gray: Difference, Meaning, and Usage in English Grey and gray are different spellings of the same color Grey is preferred in British English, while gray is common in American English Differences Between Grey vs Gray
Grey or Gray: What’s the Difference? - Writing Explained Even though the only thing separating grey and gray is a dialectical difference, it is still important to keep the audience in mind while you are using these words Grey (with an “E”) is the preferred choice in British English