drab ♦︎ grey ♦︎ featureless ♦︎ nondescript ♦︎ colourlessThese words all describe things or people that are not interesting or unusual so that you do not notice or remember them.这些词均表示平淡无奇的、无趣的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a drab / grey / featureless / colourless world◆a drab / grey / featureless landscape◆a drab / featureless / nondescript building◆a drab / featureless room◆drab / featureless corridors / walls◆a grey / nondescript / colourless man◆rather drab / grey / featureless / nondescript / colourless■drab(especially of a place) without interest or bright colour(尤指场所)无吸引力的,无光彩的◆She longed to be out of the cold, drab little office.她渴望离开那个冷冰冰的小办公室。■grey (especially BrE) (NAmE usuallygray) (of a person or life) not interesting, unusual or attractive in any way(人)无趣的;(生活)单调乏味的◆Ours is a company that isn't run by grey men in suits.我们公司不是由那些身穿套装、沉闷无趣的人所经营的。◆It is thought of as a city of grey bureaucracy.那一城市被认为是实行死板官僚体制的地方。■featureless(especially of a place) without any noticeable features or qualities(尤指场所)没有特色的,平淡无奇的◆It is a barren and featureless wasteland.那是一片贫瘠且毫无特色的荒原。■nondescriptˈnɒndɪskrɪpt; NAmEˈnɑːndɪskrɪpt(of a person or place) without any interesting or unusual features or qualities(人)平庸的,无个性的;(场所)无特色的◆He wore a shabby suit and looked thoroughly nondescript.他穿了一身破旧的套装,看上去毫无个性。◆It was a bare landscape occasionally interrupted by nondescript villages.那是一片荒芜的原野,偶然可以看到几个毫不起眼的村落。■colourless (BrE) (NAmEcolorless) without any interesting features or qualities; showing, or making people feel, no emotion无趣的;枯燥的;缺乏情趣的◆He was a small, colourless man who worked as a clerk.他是个身材矮小、缺乏情趣的人,担任文书工作。◆'I suppose so,' she said in a colourless voice.“我想是这样吧。”她语调平板地说。◆Too many passive verbs make for flabby, colourless prose.过多使用被动语态会使散文软塌无力,毫无生气。ⓘ Colourless is used especially to describe sb's personality or voice, or a piece of writing. * colourless尤用于形容人的性格或声音,或文字作品。OPPcolourful ⇨ coloured
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