brown

英 [braʊn]

美 [braʊn]

adj.  棕色的; 褐色的; (皮肤)棕色的，被晒黑的
n.  棕色; 褐色
v.  (使)变成棕色，成褐色

复数：browns　过去式：browned　比较级：browner　过去分词：browned　现在分词：browning　第三人称单数：browns　

中考高考TOEFLCET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.2018 / COCA.1769

习惯用语

adj.

in a brown study
• 出神；沉思默想（以致没注意到周围情况）
  thinking deeply so that you do not notice what is happening around you

v.

browned off (with sb/sth)
• （对某人）厌倦，不快，烦恼
  bored, unhappy and/or annoyed
• By now the passengers were getting browned off with the delay.
  此时乘客们对延误已开始感到不满。

牛津词典

adj.

• 棕色的；褐色的
  having the colour of earth or coffee
  1. brown eyes
     褐色的眼睛
  2. brown bread
     黑面包
  3. dark brown shoe polish
     深棕色鞋油
  4. a package wrapped in brown paper
     用牛皮纸包扎的包裹
• （皮肤）棕色的，被晒黑的
  having skin that is naturally brown or has been made brown by the sun
  1. I don't go brown very easily.
     我不容易晒黑。
  2. After the summer in Spain, the children were brown as berries .
     在西班牙度过了一个夏天之后，孩子们晒得黝黑。

noun

• 棕色；褐色
  the colour of earth or coffee
  1. leaves of various shades of brown
     深浅不一的棕色叶子
  2. Brown doesn't (= brown clothes do not) suit you.
     你不适合穿棕色衣服。

verb

• （使）变成棕色，成褐色
  to become brown; to make sth brown
  1. Heat the butter until it browns.
     把黄油加热，使之呈棕色。
  2. The grass was browning in patches.
     草地一片片地变成褐色。
  3. Brown the onions before adding the meat.
     把洋葱炒成褐色，然后放进肉。

柯林斯词典

• COLOUR 褐色；棕色
  Something that isbrownis the colour of earth or of wood.
  1. ...her deep brown eyes...
     她深褐色的眼睛
  2. The stairs are decorated in golds and earthy browns.
     楼梯油漆成金色和土褐色。
• ADJ-GRADED 皮肤晒成棕色的；皮肤晒黑的
  You can describe a white-skinned person asbrownwhen they have been sitting in the sun until their skin has become darker than usual.
  1. I don't want to be really really brown, just have a nice light golden colour.
     我不想晒得黝黑，只想晒成一种漂亮的淡金色。
• VERB 晒黑
  If someonebrownsin the sun they become brown in colour.
  1. Her skin was of the fortunate kind that could brown in the sun without burning...
     她的皮肤属于那种很幸运的类型，在阳光下无需长时间晒着就能变黑。
  2. There were many gorgeous females busy browning themselves.
     有许多漂亮的女性忙着晒黑自己。
• ADJ 棕种人的；棕色皮肤的
  Abrownperson is someone who belongs to a race of people who have brown-coloured skins.
  1. ...a slim brown man with a speckled turban.
     一个戴着花头巾、身材瘦削、棕色皮肤的男子
• ADJ-UNGRADED （谷物）未去壳的，糙的
  Brownis used to describe grains that have not had their outer layers removed, and foods made from these grains.
  1. ...brown bread.
     黑面包
  2. ...spicy tomato sauce served over a bed of brown rice.
     浇在一层糙米上的辣味番茄酱
• V-ERG （用旺火把)(食物)烤得焦黄；（把…）炸成焦黄色
  When foodbrownsor when youbrownfood, you cook it, usually for a short time on a high flame.
  1. Cook for ten minutes until the sugar browns...
     熬煮10分钟，直到糖变成褐色。
  2. He browned the chicken in a frying pan.
     他用煎锅把鸡肉煎成焦黄色。

英英释义

noun

• an orange of low brightness and saturation
  Synonym:brownness

verb

• make brown in color
  1. the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard
  Synonym:embrown
• fry in a pan until it changes color
  1. brown the meat in the pan

adj

• (of skin) deeply suntanned
  Synonym:browned
• of a color similar to that of wood or earth
  Synonym:brownishchocolate-browndark-brown

双语例句

• The sand martin is a brown bird with white underneath
  崖沙燕是一种褐羽白腹的鸟。
• He wore brown corduroy pants and a white cotton shirt.
  他身着棕色灯芯绒裤子和白色棉衬衫。
• He had reddish brown hair
  他的头发是红棕色的。
• We talk in her Belgrade flat, full of heavy old brown furniture
  我们在她位于贝尔格莱德的公寓里进行了交谈，那屋里满是结实的老式棕色家具。
• Her hair was rusty brown.
  她的头发是深褐色的。
• They worship James Brown, Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix.
  他们崇拜詹姆斯·布朗、鲍勃·马利和吉米·亨德里克斯。
• The special cabinet committee comprises Mr Brown, Mr Mandelson, and Mr Straw
  特别内阁委员会包括布朗先生、曼德尔森先生和斯特劳先生。
• There were many gorgeous females busy browning themselves.
  有许多漂亮的女性忙着晒黑自己。
• They are handsome with dark, shining hair, olive skin and fine brown eyes.
  他们乌黑闪亮的头发、橄榄色的皮肤和迷人的棕色眼睛令他们看上去非常帅气。
• Pare the brown skin from the meat with a very sharp knife
  用一把非常锋利的刀将褐色的皮从肉上剥去。