Word · Frequency #1899
greyer
灰色的
greyer is the comparative of grey.
核心释义
of the colour grey
- 1.
英联邦标准拼写,同gray。
Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
阴沉的;英联邦标准拼写,同gray。
用法In use
The sky was grey and looked like rain.
用法提示:grey 作表语形容词,表示“灰色的、阴沉的”,描述天空的状态。
She wore a grey coat to the meeting.
用法提示:grey 作定语形容词,直接修饰“外套”,表示“灰色的”。
His hair is starting to turn grey.
用法提示:grey 在 turn 后作表语形容词,表示“变灰白”,描述头发颜色的变化。
grey + noun
grey作形容词时,通常放在名词前修饰。
He wore a grey suit.
他穿了一套灰色西装。
turn/become grey
也可用go grey,但较口语化。
Her hair turned grey early.
她的头发很早就变白了。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- grey hair
- 白发
- He has grey hair.他头发灰白了。
- grey sky
- 灰色的天空
- The sky is grey today.今天天空灰蒙蒙的。
- grey area
- 灰色地带
- This is a grey area in the law.这是法律上的灰色地带。
- turn grey
- 变成灰色
- His hair turned grey early.他的头发早早变白了。
- grey suit
- 灰色西装
- He wore a grey suit to the meeting.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
灰色grey,联想‘灰蒙蒙’的天空,g像灰色云层,ray是微光。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性或正式语境,常用于描述颜色、天气或情绪。多用于文学或正式写作,但口语中也常用。注:通常指中性灰色,不强调感情色彩。
语法说明Grammar Note
grey 作为形容词时,可用在系动词后作表语,或直接修饰名词作定语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like hey, they, prey, sleigh, neigh rhyme with grey (all have /eɪ/ sound). Key looks similar but is pronounced /kiː/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.