dribs and drabs
collocation零星少量；点点滴滴
Donations arrived in dribs and drabs.
捐款零零星星地到达。
土褐色；暗褐色；橄榄褐
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土褐色；暗褐色；橄榄褐
A dull greyish, yellowish, or light olive-brown colour.
The artist mixed black and white to create a soft drab for the background.
艺术家混合了黑色和白色，为背景调制出一种柔和的灰褐色。
一种通常由厚棉或羊毛制成的织物,颜色为暗棕黄色、暗灰色或暗褐色。
A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
少量,尤其是钱。
A small amount, especially of money.
盐厂中用于盛放从煮盐锅中取出的盐的箱子。
A box used in a saltworks for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans.
跨性别或非二元性别者以出生时指定的性别身份装扮的实例(最常见的是跨性别女性打扮成男性)。
An instance of a transgender or non-binary person presenting as the gender corresponding to their sex assigned at birth instead of that corresponding to their internal gender identity (most commonly a trans woman dressed as a man).
Her coat was a plain drab, without any pattern or bright trim.
她的外套是单调的灰褐色，没有任何图案或亮色镶边。
In the autumn, the landscape turns into various shades of drab and brown.
秋天时，景色变成了各种深浅不一的灰褐色和棕色。
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零星少量；点点滴滴
Donations arrived in dribs and drabs.
捐款零零星星地到达。
橄榄褐（色）；军绿
The army truck was painted olive drab.
军用卡车被漆成了橄榄褐色。
零星地；一点一点地
She paid me back in dribs and drabs.
她零零星星地还我钱。
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记忆：'drab' 音近‘抓布’，手里抓着一块暗褐色厚布，颜色沉闷无光。
语域：formal 常见场景：textile industry、historical costume descriptions、formal written description of color 作为名词，drab 多用于正式或书面语，指灰暗的棕黄色或灰褐色布料/颜色；日常口语中更常用形容词 drab 来描述颜色。
drab /dræb/ 与 cab、lab、grab、slab、crab、stab 押韵，均含 /æb/ 音。注意形近但音不同的词：daub /dɔːb/（涂抹）、drub /drʌb/（击打），不要混淆。
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