grizzle

n. 灰色, 灰色物, 斑白头发 vi. 变成灰色, 抱怨 vt. 使成灰色

发音

AU /ˈɡɹɪzəl/
US /ˈɡɹɪzəl/
US /ˈɡɹɪzl̩/

词形变化

grizzles 复数 grizzles grizzles 三单 grizzling 现在分词 grizzled 过去式 grizzled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A dark grey colour.

  2. 2.

    Grey hair.

  3. 3.

    A grey wig.

v.
  1. 1.

    To make or become grey, as with age.

    R. F. Burton hardship of the way such as would grizzle little children

    Pall Mall Magazine I found myself on the Nubian desert shaking hands with a grizzling man whom men addressed as Collins Bey.

  2. 1.

    To cry continuously but not very loudly (said especially of young children).

  3. 2.

    To whinge or whine.

    澳大利亚 新西兰 英国 俚语
  4. 3.

    To fuss or cry.

    澳大利亚 新西兰 英国 俚语
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a grey colour.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

wig
动词

同义词 5

stew whine brood yammer yawp

上位词 9

kick plain complain brood sulk pout kvetch quetch sound off

近义相关 2

whine snivel

词源

From Middle English grisel, gryselle, from Old French grisel, from gris (“grey”), from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz.

来源：wiktionary