Word · Frequency #11332
drabs
土褐色；暗褐色；橄榄褐
drabs is the plural of drab.
核心释义
A dull greyish, yellowish, or light olive-brown colour.
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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.
- 2.
少量,尤其是钱。
A small amount, especially of money.
- 3.
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.
- 4.
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).
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暗淡的灰黄色或浅橄榄棕色
a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
- 6.
这种织物的颜色。
The color of this fabric.
- 7.
通常以复数形式出现:用这种织物制成的服装,尤其是裤子。
Often in the plural form drabs: apparel, especially trousers, made from this fabric.
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单调或无趣的外观或情况,不显眼。
A dull or uninteresting appearance or situation, unremarkable.
土褐色厚棉布；黄褐色厚呢；土褐色衣服；土褐色裤子；少量；小额（尤指钱）；单调；乏味；沉闷；盐箱；盐槽
用法In use
The artist mixed black and white to create a soft drab for the background.
用法提示：这里作为名词，指代一种灰褐色的颜料或颜色。
Her coat was a plain drab, without any pattern or bright trim.
用法提示：作为名词，指灰褐色的衣物或颜色本身。
In the autumn, the landscape turns into various shades of drab and brown.
用法提示：作为名词，指灰褐色这种颜色。
in drab
表示穿着单调暗色的衣服，常用 be dressed in drab 这一结构。
The prisoners were dressed in drab.
囚犯们穿着暗褐色的衣服。
a drab of sth
drab 表示“少量”时通常用于 a drab of 结构，尤指钱。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dribs and drabs
- 零星少量；点点滴滴
- Donations arrived in dribs and drabs.捐款零零星星地到达。
- olive drab
- 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。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- in dribs and drabs
- 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。
近义词Synonyms
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：'drab' 音近‘抓布’，手里抓着一块暗褐色厚布，颜色沉闷无光。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.