今日の単語 drab

drab

1. 今日の単語は drab です。まずは例文を見てみましょう

Paul Rideout column: Looking for some indoor color in the drab winter? Try an amaryllis.　Wintertime is typically not a gardener’s favorite season, but that doesn’t mean you can’t grow anything.　Growing an amaryllis is an easy way to add tropical color to your home during an otherwise drab winter. This tender bulb is popular as a holiday gift.　(from the Gleaner)

冬は色がなくて寂しくなりがちですよね。drab な冬に彩をそえるアマリリスの栽培はどうでしょう。

Why Is Montague Street Perpetually Drab? – – – But by 4 p.m. on one recent day, there was barely any foot traffic, as is the case on any given weekday. A long-haired teen skateboarder in pink Vans was nearly alone, doing tricks on the metal tongue of a parked delivery truck. The Starbucks had a sign on its door notifying customers that it will now be closing at 4 p.m. At least one-fifth of the 120 storefront businesses on Montague Street shut down for good during the pandemic, from beloved local businesses like the Chocolate Works to chains like Le Pain Quotidien. According to the nonprofit Brooklyn Heights Association, Montague Street also lost Five Guys, a nail salon, a dry cleaner, and Francesca’s. It’s nowheresville. (from New York Curbed)

ニューヨークの高級住宅街にあるショッピングストリート。いつも drab のようですね。パンデミックの影響も大きいようす。

She walked through the city centre with its drab, grey buildings and felt depressed.

グレーの建物、街の中心はなんだかどんよりしていて、気が滅入る。

I feel so drab in this grey uniform.

このグレーの制服を着ていると気分が下がる

Mary was wearing the same drab grey dress.

メアリーはいつものくすんだグレーのドレスを着ていた。

２．辞書の説明を確認します

boring, especially in appearance; having little colour and excitement:

If you describe something as drab, you think that it is dull and boring to look at or experience.

淡褐色の、くすんだ色の

どこといって特徴のない、殺風景な

〔生活・人生などが〕単調な、活気のない、つまらない

今日の単語は

drab くすんだ、単調な

でした

10か月前の単語は enthrall 魅了する https://himekurieitango.enthrall