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drab 1 AHD[drăb] D.J.[dræb]K.K.[dræb]adj.(形容词)drab.ber, drab.best - Color 【色彩】
- Of a dull light brown.浅褐色的
- Of a light olive brown or khaki color.浅黄褐色的或土黄褐色
- Faded and dull in appearance.外表褪色的,单调的
- Dull or commonplace in character; dreary:性格单调乏味的;令人生厌的:a drab personality.See Synonyms at dull 乏味的个性 参见 dull
n.(名词)- Color A moderate to grayish or light grayish yellowish brown or light olive brown.【色彩】 黄褐色,灰褐色,浅褐色:中等程度的黄褐色、灰或浅灰的黄褐色或浅黄褐色
- Cloth of a light dull brown or grayish brown or unbleached natural color, especially a heavy woolen or cotton fabric.本色布,褐色布,灰褐色布:褐色布或灰褐色布或未经漂白的本色布,尤指厚的羊毛或棉织品
- Alteration of obsolete French drap [cloth] 已废法语 drap的变化 [布]
- from Old French * see drape 源自 古法语 * 参见 drape
drabʹly adv.(副词)drabʹness n.(名词) drab 2 AHD[drăb] D.J.[dræb]K.K.[dræb]n.(名词)- A slattern.邋遢女人
- A prostitute.娼妓
v.intr.(不及物动词)drabbed, drab.bing, drabs - To consort with prostitutes:嫖娼:"Even amid his drabbing, he himself retained some virginal airs"(Stanislaus Joyce)“即使在嫖妓的时候,他也让自己保持着一些童贞的风度”(斯坦尼斯劳斯·乔伊斯)
- [Possibly of Celtic origin] ; akin to Scottish Gaelic dràbag ; akin to Irish Gaelic drabóg [slattern,] [可能来自凯尔特语] ;类似于 苏格兰的盖尔语 dràbag ;类似于 爱尔兰盖尔语 drabóg [不整洁]
- or Dutch drab [dregs] 或 荷兰语 drab [渣滓]
drab 3 AHD[drăb] D.J.[dræb]K.K.[dræb]n.(名词)- A negligible amount:少量:可忽略的量:finished the work in dribs and drabs.零打碎敲地做完工作
- Probably alteration of drib 可能为 drib的变化
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