drab

pronunciation

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  • adj.
    单调的
    土褐色的
  • n.
    乏味,单调
    无生气
  • vi.
    嫖妓

Word Origin

drab 单调的

来自drape, 布匹,未浸染着色过的布匹。引申词义单调的。

Example

1. After a while , there is a dispiritingly drab sameness about their stories .
交谈不一会儿,她便感到气馁了,因为他们的故事千篇一律,单调而乏味。
2. They no longer huddle in drab hotels and endure maoist standards of food and service .
他们不用再挤缩在乏味的旅馆里,忍受毛时代的餐饮和服务标准。
3. At beijing 's friendship hotel - " russian-designed , drab , grim , grey-like a prison " - the managers had kindly laid on a disco for their distinguished guests .
在北京友谊宾馆,当时是俄国人设计的,浅褐色,昏暗和灰色,就和监狱一样,和蔼的经理们播放着的士高音乐给他们不同寻常的客人。
4. Many chinese cities are drab facsimiles of each other , beset by clogged roads , dirty air , hastily built apartment blocks , monolithic government buildings and few green spaces .
很多中国城市都是单调的复制品,其特征包括:道路拥堵、空气污染、匆忙修建的住宅楼、庞大的政府建筑以及绿地少之又少。
5. The euphrates , once broad and endlessly green , is now narrow and drab .
以前广阔的和有着无尽的绿色的幼发拉底河,现在也变得狭窄和单调起来。

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