Now, though, they were drab and brown.

但现，它们是单调棕色。

Drab means dull and colourless in appearance.

“单调”是指外表黯淡、没有色彩。

Coming out of that experience would make reality seem dull and drab by comparison.

相比之下，从这种体验中出来，现实就会显得单调乏味。

In practice this often meant drab high-rises built with cheap aluminium frames.

实践中，这通常是指用廉价铝框架建造死气高层建筑。

After painting two walls, I looked up and realized the color was terribly drab.

刷完两面墙后，我抬头看，发现这个颜色非常单调。

The final stop was the Sony factory, located in a drab suburb of Tokyo.

参观最后一站是东京一死气区索尼工厂。

They were kind of a drab colour and didn't have a very interesting song.

它们颜色有点单调，歌声也不是很动听。

Sophie had seen that quilt. It was scratchy and drab. Not fit for a baby.

索菲见过被子。它沙哑而单调。不适合宝宝。

Most of the famous buildings are quite far apart, separated by rows of drab, ordinary buildings.

那些著名建筑多数都相距很远，中间隔着一排排单调普通楼房。

Some, like its drab online presence and recent uninventiveness, which Mr Simons is to tackle, are being reversed.

有些东西，比如其单调乏味网络形象，以及西蒙斯将要解决近期缺乏创造力问题，正反向发展。

Often, the mineral involved is kinda drab, but sometimes the conditions are just right to produce something spectacular.

通常，参与其中矿物有些单调，但有时时机正好，从而会产生一些珍品。

Here it is with the pronoun one: That picture's a little drab. I like that other one better.

以下是和代词 one 连用例子：那幅画有点单调，我更喜欢那个。

Right now the box we sell our products in seems a little drab and colorless.

现我们销售产品盒子看起来有点单调和无色。

Don't do it in dribs and drabs.

不要一点一点地做。

And so little dribs and drabs of information came out.

就这么点点滴滴信息出来了。

I refuse to ride on a drab float.

我才不要这么单调花车。

The drab sparrow no one has time for.

没人有空搭理乏味妇女。

But still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone.

但是，你还要生活这个他离开、枯燥无聊地方。

Find these people to tell your story and it won't be drab.

找到这些人来讲述你故事， 它就不会枯燥无味。

The West's finest shops are as dazzling as ordering on Amazon is drab.

逛西方最高档实体店铺令人眼花缭乱，与亚马逊上点击下单平淡乏味对比鲜明。