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dappled grey adjective UK(also USdappled gray)uk /ˌdæp.əld ˈɡreɪ/ us /ˌdæp.əld ˈɡreɪ/(also UKdapple grey, also USdapple gray, uk /ˌdæp.əl ˈɡreɪ/ us /ˌdæp.əl ˈɡreɪ/) (of a horse) grey or white with spots or areas of a darker colour: (马)灰色(或白色)且带有深色斑点的 Euston was a dappled grey racehorse."尤斯顿是一匹斑驳的灰色赛马。 As a boy, he had watched Dad breaking in a young fiery, dapple grey colt. 他儿时曾经目睹父亲驯服了一匹带深色斑点的灰色小烈马。 Gowy's 1647 painting of a dappled grey horse is one of the earliest English horse portraits. The dappled grey half-breed can perform a range of tricks. She led her sturdy, dapple grey horse into the yard. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Horses & similar animals Arab Arabian beast beast of burdenidiom bronco chestnut equine filly gelding hoof horse-drawn hunter mare palomino steed thoroughbred trotter working horse yearling zebra |