Word · Frequency #11332
drabs
土褐色;暗褐色;橄榄褐
drabs is the plural of drab.
A dull greyish, yellowish, or light olive-brown colour.
- 1.
A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
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。
- 2.
A small amount, especially of money.
少量,尤其是钱。
- 3.
A box used in a saltworks for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans.
盐厂中用于盛放从煮盐锅中取出的盐的箱子。
- 4.
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).
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)。
- 5.
a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
暗淡的灰黄色或浅橄榄棕色
- 6.
The color of this fabric.
这种织物的颜色。
- 7.
Often in the plural form drabs: apparel, especially trousers, made from this fabric.
通常以复数形式出现:用这种织物制成的服装,尤其是裤子。
- 8.
A dull or uninteresting appearance or situation, unremarkable.
单调或无趣的外观或情况,不显眼。
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
In use
The artist mixed black and white to create a soft drab for the background.
Her coat was a plain drab, without any pattern or bright trim.
In the autumn, the landscape turns into various shades of drab and brown.
Connections
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。
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。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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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