mousey

• 形容一个人（通常指女性）害羞、安静、不果断；也可形容暗淡的浅灰棕色。

Describes a person, typically a woman, who is shy, quiet, and unassertive; can also describe a dull, light brownish-grey color.

1. Infested with miceB2informal

   Describes a place that is overrun or inhabited by mice.

   鼠患成灾的

   • The old barn was mousey and smelled of hay.
   • They moved out of the mousey apartment after finding droppings.
   • The cellar became mousey after the winter.

2. Drab brown colorB1formal

   Having a dull, pale brown color that resembles the fur of a mouse.

   鼠灰色的

   • She wore a mousey coat that blended into the crowd.
   • The walls were painted a mousey beige.
   • His hair was a mousey brown, neither blonde nor dark.

   同义词brownish-graydrabdullgrayish-browntaupe

   反义词brightcolorfulvivid

3. Timid and ineffectualB2informal

   Describes a person who is quiet, shy, and lacking in confidence or assertiveness.

   胆小怕事

   • He was a mousey little man who never spoke up.
   • Her mousey demeanor made her easy to overlook.
   • The mousey student avoided any confrontation.

   同义词diffidentmeekretiringself-effacingshyspinelesstimidtimorousunassertive

   反义词aggressiveassertiveaudaciousboldbrazenconfidentdomineeringforthrightoutgoingself-assured