Word · Frequency #11332
drab
单调乏味的；枯燥的；无生气的
dull and uninteresting; lacking in liveliness or charm
- 1.
Of the color of some types of drabcloth: dull brownish yellow or dun.
某些类型的drab布料的颜色:暗棕黄色或暗褐色。
- 2.
Particularly of color: dull, uninteresting.
尤其指颜色:单调,无趣。
- 3.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
缺乏活力、魅力或惊喜
- 4.
lacking brightness or color; dull
缺乏亮度或颜色；暗淡
暗淡的；土褐色的；灰黄色的；某些类型的drab布料的颜色:暗棕黄色或暗褐色。；尤其指颜色:单调,无趣。；缺乏活力、魅力或惊喜；缺乏亮度或颜色；暗淡
In use
The hotel room was painted a drab shade of beige.
After the party, the decorations looked even drabber in the morning light.
She thought her outfit was too drab, so she added a colorful scarf.
her drab personality
life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas
drab faded curtains
drab + noun
用作定语，修饰名词。
She wore a drab dress.
她穿了一件土褐色的连衣裙。
be/look/seem + drab
用作表语，描述主语的状态。
Connections
Collocations
- drab colors
- 暗淡的色彩；单调的颜色
- The walls were painted in drab colors that made the room feel lifeless.墙壁被刷成了暗淡的颜色，让房间显得毫无生气。
- drab clothes
- 灰暗的衣着；暗淡的衣服
- He wore drab clothes and tried not to be noticed.他穿着灰暗的衣服，尽量不被人注意。
- drab life
- 单调乏味的生活
- She felt trapped in a drab life with no excitement.她感到被困在单调乏味的生活中，毫无激情。
- drab surroundings
- 单调、灰暗的环境
- The drab surroundings of the hospital depressed the patients.医院单调灰暗的环境让病人感到压抑。
- drab office
- 单调乏味的办公室
- After a year in a drab office, he longed for a more creative workspace.在单调乏味的办公室工作一年后，他渴望一个更有创意的工作空间。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想一块暗棕黄色的旧布（drab cloth），颜色暗淡、毫无生气，这种单调乏味的感觉就是drab。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：谈论衣物、房间或景物的颜色、描述生活、工作或活动缺乏趣味 该词在一般书面和口语中均可用，多用于形容颜色或氛围的单调暗淡，正式程度适中，没有明显的语体限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 /-æb/ 结尾，与 drab /dræb/ 押韵：cab, lab, grab, crab, slab, stab。注意 drub /drʌb/ 拼写与 drab 相近，但元音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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