| 单词 | grey |
| 释义 | Word Frequency grey or US gray (ɡreɪ) adjective 1. of a neutral tone, intermediate between black and white, that has no hue and reflects and transmits only a little light 2. greyish in colour or having parts or marks that are greyish 3. dismal or dark, esp from lack of light; gloomy 4. neutral or dull, esp in character or opinion 5. having grey hair 6. of or relating to people of middle age or above grey power 7. ancient; venerable 8. (of textiles) natural, unbleached, undyed, and untreated noun 9. any of a group of grey tones 10. grey cloth or clothing dressed in grey 11. an animal, esp a horse, that is grey or whitish verb 12. to become or make grey Derived forms greyish (ˈgreyish) or US grayish (ˈgrayish) adjective greyly (ˈgreyly) or US grayly (ˈgrayly) adverb greyness (ˈgreyness) or US grayness (ˈgrayness) noun Word origin Old English grǣg; related to Old High German grāo, Old Norse grarWord Frequency Grey(ɡreɪ) noun 1. Charles, 2nd Earl Grey. 1764–1845, British statesman. As Whig prime minister (1830–34), he carried the Reform Bill of 1832 and the bill for the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1833) 2. Sir Edward, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon. 1862–1933, British statesman; foreign secretary (1905–16) 3. Sir George. 1812–98, British statesman and colonial administrator; prime minister of New Zealand (1877–79) 4. Lady Jane. 1537–54, queen of England (July 9–19, 1553); great-granddaughter of Henry VII. Her father-in-law, the Duke of Northumberland, persuaded Edward VI to alter the succession in her favour, but after ten days as queen she was imprisoned and later executed 5. Zane. 1875–1939, US author of Westerns, including Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) |
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