Drab

(adj.) lacking brightness or color; dull; 'drab faded curtains'; 'sober Puritan grey'; 'children in somber brown clothes' .

(adj.) lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; 'her drab personality'; 'life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas'; 'a series of dreary dinner parties' .

埃尔莎整理

• Stanley Hopkins drew from his pocket a drab-covered notebook. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• He was habited in a coarse, striped waistcoat, with black calico sleeves, and blue glass buttons; drab breeches and leggings. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Rendered complete by drab pantaloons and a buff waistcoat, I thought Mr. Barkis a phenomenon of respectability. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• They looked very well in their simple suits, Meg's in silvery drab, with a blue velvet snood, lace frills, and the pearl pin. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• He was a short, bald old man, in a high-shouldered black coat and waistcoat, drab breeches, and long drab gaiters. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• He was dressed in a long brown surtout, with a black cloth waistcoat, and drab trousers. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I'll put a white hat and drab coat on to-morrow. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I began well; and, but for babbling drabs, I would have finished as I began! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.

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