adj. 褐色的;黑暗的;(纸、棉布或麻布等)本色的;(皮毛、发、羽)呈褐色的 n. 深色;褐色(或棕色)颜料(或染料);褐色(或棕色)的衣服(或织物);棕色皮肤的(亚洲)人(尤指印度人或巴基斯坦人) vt.& vi. (使)呈(或变成)褐色(或棕色)(尤指日晒或经烘烤);炸(或烤)成褐色 复数: browns 易混淆的单词: Brown
中文词源
brown 棕褐色的
来自PIE *bher, 照耀,发光。词源同bear, 熊。其明亮义见burnish, 擦亮的。
brown 用法和例句
John brown wants to light the fuse .
约翰布朗想要点燃战争的导火索。
Chalk marks began to appear on the brown linoleum .
粉笔标记逐渐出现在棕色的油地毡上。
Their leaves then dry up and turn brown .
作物的叶子很快会干枯随即变成褐色。
Aurochs ` hair is brown , but young calves have reddish hair .
欧洲野牛的毛色是棕色的,但小牛犊的毛色略带红色。
Hundreds of possible brown dwarfs are out there awaiting confirmation .
成百上千个褐矮星仍等待着确认身份。
汉语翻译
n. 褐色 a. 褐色的 vt. (使)变褐色 vi. (使)变褐色 【医】 棕色, 褐色 相关词组: brown off brown out do sb brown do up brown
an orange of low brightness and saturation同义词:brownness
Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)同义词:Robert Brown
abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858)同义词:John Brown
a university in Rhode Island同义词:Brown University
动词 brown:
fry in a pan until it changes color
形容词 brown:
of a color similar to that of wood or earth同义词:brownish, chocolate-brown, dark-brown
(of skin) deeply suntanned同义词:browned
例句
He had brown skin.他的皮肤是棕色的
Ms. Brown is active in the party.布朗女士在晚会上很活跃。
Heat the butter until it browns.把黄油加热,直到变成褐色为止。
This meat takes some time to brown properly when cooking.这种肉要花点时间才能煮成恰到好处的褐色。
She likes to wear brown.她喜欢穿褐色的衣服。
详细解释
brown n.Abbr. br.Color (名词)缩写 br.【色彩】 Any of a group of colors between red and yellow in hue that are medium to low in lightness and low to moderate in saturation.棕色,褐色:一组介于红黄间的颜色,亮度由适中到低,色彩的饱和度由低到适中adj.(形容词)brown.er,brown.estColor Of the color brown.【色彩】 棕色的Deeply suntanned.被太阳晒得黝黑的v.tr.intr.(及物动词和不及物动词)browned,brown.ing,browns To make or become brown.使呈现或变成棕(褐)色To cook until brown.烹调直至呈现棕(褐)色 <常用词组>brown off 【多用于英国】 To make or become angry or irritated.使沮丧,惹恼:使呈现或变得愤怒或恼怒常用词组>来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Old English brôn * see bher- 2源自 古英语 brôn *参见 bher- 2 【引伸】 brown.ish adj.(形容词)brown.ness n.(名词)