"mousey" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 胆小的
• 鼠色的

Definition

用来形容非常害羞或安静的人，或指像老鼠一样的灰暗颜色。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多为口语，有时带贬义或同情。常用于形容羞怯的人或灰暗、无光泽的颜色，如“mousey 棕色头发”。很少用于动物本身。

Examples

She has mousey hair and doesn't like to stand out.

她有**鼠色**的头发，不喜欢引人注目。

The walls are painted a mousey color.

墙壁刷成了**鼠色**。

He is a mousey boy who rarely speaks up in class.

他是个很**胆小**的男孩，上课很少发言。

Her mousey personality makes her hard to notice at parties.

她的**胆小**性格让她在聚会里很难被注意到。

I used to look so mousey until I dyed my hair bright red.

我以前看起来很**不起眼**，直到把头发染成鲜红色。

He wore a mousey sweater that blended into the background.

他穿了一件**鼠色**毛衣，完全融入了背景。