drabs

[US]/dræb/
[UK]/dræb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 单调的;土褐色的
n. 浅褐色;无生气
vt. 使无生气
vi. 嫖妓

Phrases & Collocations

dribs and drabs

点点滴滴;片断

Example Sentences

the landscape was drab and grey.

景色灰暗。

her drab suburban existence.

她单调乏味的郊区生活。

the rooms are rather drab and institutional.

这些房间相当单调刻板。

a drab and boring job;

枯燥乏味的工作;

the drab houses of the mining town

矿区的单调简陋的房屋

a drab personality.See Synonyms at dull

乏味的个性参见 dull

People started arriving in dribs and drabs from nine o’clock onwards.

从九点钟起,人们开始三三两两地到了。

Life was now drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas.

比起海外那种更富有刺激的生活方式来,现在的生活显得了无生气。

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