drab
drab1
(drabber, drabbest)
drably
adverb
drabness
noun
语源
drab2
noun
(archaic)(古)
(drabber, drabbest)
- lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull
无光彩的；无趣的，单调乏味的
the landscape was drab and grey.
景色灰暗。
her drab suburban existence.
她单调乏味的郊区生活。 - of a dull light brown colour
黄褐色的；浅褐色的
drab camouflage uniforms.
黄褐色迷彩服。
- [mass noun]fabric of a dull brownish colour
褐色布，本色布
■(drabs)clothes, especially trousers, made of such fabric
褐色布服装（尤指裤子）
a young man dressed in drabs.
一个身穿褐色衣服的年轻男子。
drably
adverb
drabness
noun
语源
- mid 16th cent. (as a noun denoting undyed cloth): probably from Old French drap 'cloth' (see drape)
drab2
noun
(archaic)(古)
- a slovenly woman
邋遢女人 - a prostitute
娼妓
- early 16th cent.: perhaps related to Low German drabbe 'mire' and Dutch drab 'dregs'
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