一、作形容詞 1、意為“灰色的，灰白的”，例如： His new grey jacket was torn and muddied. 他新買的灰色夾克被撕破了，還弄上了泥巴。 I undid the bottom two buttons of my yellow and grey shirt 我解開了自己黃灰相間的襯衫上最下面的兩個紐扣。 2、意為“頭發(fā)花白；頭發(fā)灰白；蒼白的”，例如： He started to turn grey in his mid-forties.他四十多歲時頭發(fā)就開始變白。 I get some grey hairs but I pull them out. 我有幾根白發(fā)，但我都拔掉了。
3、意為“單調(diào)乏味的；憂郁的；沉悶的”，例如： He saw a grey future stretch ahead of him. 他看到一個暗淡的前景展現(xiàn)在他眼前。 二、作名詞，意為“灰色，煙灰色，灰白色”等，例如： She was dressed in grey and looked suitably subdued. 她身穿灰色衣服，看上去顏色柔和，很得體。 Soft tones of blue and grey create a clean, bright look. 藍(lán)色和灰色的柔和色調(diào)營造出明快、亮麗的視覺感觀。 三、兩者的區(qū)別
