词典释义：
of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead
灰色的
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grey flannel trousers .灰色法兰绒长裤。
(of hair)turning grey or white with age
（因年老须发变得）灰白的
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a grey beard .灰白的胡须。
(of a person)having grey hair
（人）灰白头发的
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[as complement]
he is getting on a bit, and going grey .他已上了点年纪，头发正开始变得花白。
〈非 正式，主北美〉 （尤指被视为受压迫群体的）老年人的
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grey power .老年人的力量。
(of the weather)cloudy and dull; without sun
（天气）阴沉的；灰暗的；无阳光的
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a cold, grey November day .１１月阴冷、灰暗的一天。
(of a person's face)pale, as through tiredness, age, or illness
（面色）苍白的
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a few people, their faces grey and bitter .有几个人，脸色苍白、表情痛苦。
dull and nondescript; without interest or character
平淡无奇的；无明显特征的；单调乏味的
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grey, faceless men 乏味而无个性的人
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the grey daily routine .无聊的日常事务。
(of financial or trading activity)not accounted for in official statistics
（金融或贸易活动）不在官方统计数字之内的，灰色的
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the grey economy .灰色经济。
〈南非〉 （与）民族杂居区（相关）的，黑人白人杂居区的
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a grey Cape Town suburb .开普敦郊区的一个民族杂居区。
[mass noun]grey colour or pigment
灰色；灰色颜料
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dirty intermediate tones of grey .暗淡无光的中灰色调。
grey clothes or material
灰色衣服；灰色布料
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the gentleman in grey .那位穿灰色衣服的先生。
grey hair
灰白头发
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he sighed at the amount of grey at his temple .看到自己鬓角那么多的花白头发，他叹了口气。
a grey thing or animal, in particular a grey or white horse
灰色物；灰色动物（尤指灰色或白色的马）。
[no obj.](especially of hair)become grey with age
（尤指头发）变成灰白色
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he had put on weight and greyed somewhat 他变胖了，头发也有些花白了
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[as adj.
greying ]a man of about fifty with greying hair .５０岁左右头发花白的男人。
(of a person or group)become older; age
（人，群体）变老，老化
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[as adj.
greying ]a greying workforce .正在老化的劳动力。
[with obj.](
【计算机】 用灰色显示（指用浅色显示菜单选项，表示该选项不能使用）。
Charles, 2nd Earl (1764—1845), British statesman, Prime Minister 1830—4. His government passed the first Reform Act (1832) as well as important factory legislation and the Act abolishing slavery throughout the British Empire.
格雷，查尔斯，伯爵（第二）（１７６４—１８４５，英国政治家，首相［１８３０—１８３４］ ，在他任期内政府通过了第一个改革法案［１８３２］ 、重要的工厂立法及在整个大英帝国范围内废除奴隶制的法案）。
Lady Jane (1537—54), niece of Henry VIII, queen of England 9-19 July 1553. In 1553, to ensure a Protestant succession, John Dudley, the Duke of Northumberland, forced Jane to marry his son and persuaded the dying Edward VI to name Jane as his successor. She was quickly deposed by forces loyal to Edward's (Catholic) sister Mary, who had popular support, and executed the following year.
格雷郡主（１５３７— １５５４，亨利八世侄女，１５５３年７月９日至１９日为英格兰女王，１５５３年，为确保由新教徒继承王位，诺森伯兰公爵约翰· 达德利迫使她与其子成婚，并说服垂危的爱德华六世指定她继承王位，但她很快被广为众人支持的信奉天主教的玛丽［爱德华之姊］ 的部队废黜，第二年被处死）。
Zane (1872—1939), American writer; born
格雷，赞恩（１８７２—１９３９，美国作家，原名珀尔·格雷，共写了５４部西部小说，风格上过于理想化且略嫌刻板，这些书在他生前共售出１ ３００万本）。
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