brown

brown
adjective
  1. of a colour produced by mixing red, yellow, and black, as of dark wood or rich soil
    褐色的，棕色的，咖啡色的
    an old brown coat.
    一件褐色旧外套。
    she had warm brown eyes.
    她有一双热情的褐色眼睛。
    ■dark-skinned or suntanned
    （皮肤）被太阳晒黑的，古铜色的，黝黑的
    his face was brown from the sun.
    他的脸被太阳晒成了古铜色。
    ■South African term for coloured (in sense 2)
    (南非)。 同 coloured (义项2)
    ■(of bread) made from a dark, unsifted, or unbleached flour
    （面包）用黑（或未筛过，未漂白过的）面粉做的
noun
  1. [mass noun]brown colour or pigment
    褐色（或棕色，咖啡色），褐色（或棕色，咖啡色）颜料
    the brown of his eyes.
    他眼睛的褐色。
    a pair of boots in brown.
    一双褐色的靴子。
    [count noun]the print is rich with velvety browns.
    柔和的褐色图案使这块印花布显得很华丽。
    ■brown clothes or material
    褐色的衣服（或材料）
    a woman all in brown.
    一位穿着一身棕色服装的女人。
  2. a brown thing, in particular the brown ball of snooker
    褐色（或棕色、咖啡色）的东西（尤指斯诺克中的棕色球）
  3. [with modifier]a satyrid butterfly, which typically has brown wings with small eyespots
    （棕翅）眼蝶，褐蝶
  4. Subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae: many genera and species, including the meadow brown and wall brown
    眼蝶亚科，蛱蝶科：多属，多种，包括牧场眼蝶和墙壁褐蝶
  5. South African term for coloured (in sense 1)
    (南非)。 同 coloured (义项1)
    compulsory education for blacks and browns.
    针对黑人以及有色人种的义务教育。
verb
  1. make or become brown, typically by cooking
    使呈现棕色（或褐色）（尤指通过烹煮）
    [with obj.]a skillet in which food has been browned.
    小烧锅里的食物已经煮成褐色了。
    [no obj.]grill the pizza until the cheese has browned.
    把比萨饼中的奶酪烤到变成棕色为止。
常用词组
(as) brown as a berry
  1. (of a person) very suntanned
    （人）（被太阳晒得）黝黑的
in a brown study
  1. 见 study
派生
brownish
adjective
brownness
noun
browny
adjective
语源
  1. Old English brūm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bruin and German braun
继承用法
brown someone off
  1. [usu. as adj. browned off]make someone feel irritated or depressed
    使发怒；使沮丧
    they are getting browned off with the overtime.
    他们正为加班而沮丧呢。
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