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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。
单调乏味的；枯燥的；无生气的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
单调乏味的；枯燥的；无生气的
dull and uninteresting; lacking in liveliness or charm
She wore a drab dress.
她穿了一件土褐色的连衣裙。
某些类型的drab布料的颜色:暗棕黄色或暗褐色。
Of the color of some types of drabcloth: dull brownish yellow or dun.
尤其指颜色:单调,无趣。
Particularly of color: dull, uninteresting.
缺乏活力、魅力或惊喜
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
缺乏亮度或颜色；暗淡
lacking brightness or color; dull
The hotel room was painted a drab shade of beige.
酒店房间刷成了单调的米黄色。
AI contextual example
After the party, the decorations looked even drabber in the morning light.
派对结束后，装饰品在晨光中显得更加暗淡无华。
AI contextual example
She thought her outfit was too drab, so she added a colorful scarf.
她觉得自己的着装太单调，于是加了一条彩色的围巾。
AI contextual example
her drab personality
她乏味的个性。
WordNet
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。
用作表语，描述主语的状态。
The room looked drab and empty.
房间看起来单调而空旷。
表示变化过程，后接形容词。
The landscape became drab in late autumn.
晚秋时节，风景变得单调乏味。
Not this
The drab of the sky made me sad.
Use this
The drab sky made me sad.
英语中“drab”是形容词，不能直接用作名词表示“单调的颜色”；应直接用形容词修饰名词或使用“drab color”结构。
Not this
This coat is more drab than that one.
Use this
This coat is drabber than that one.
单音节形容词“drab”的比较级是“drabber”，而非“more drab”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Use drab naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
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