brown

adjective

/braʊn/

(comparative browner, superlative brownest)

Idioms

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having the colour of earth or coffee棕色的；褐色的
- brown eyes/hair棕色的眼睛／头发
- brown bread/sugar/rice黑面包/糖/米饭
- dark brown shoe polish深棕色鞋油
- a package wrapped in brown paper用牛皮纸包扎的包裹
- Soon the yellow leaves will turn brown.黄色的叶子很快就会变成棕色。
- Henry has short light brown hair and green eyes.亨利有浅棕色的短发和绿色的眼睛。
- a little boy with golden brown skin一个皮肤金黄的小男孩
- We stopped on a bridge to watch the wild brown trout.我们在一座桥上停下来观看野生褐鳟鱼。
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- The once-green fields were now uniformly brown.曾经的绿地现在变成一片褐色。
- a lovely warm brown colour可爱的暖棕色
- her dark brown eyes她深棕色的眼睛
- monkeys with bright brown fur毛色亮褐的猴子
- bright brown eyes亮褐色的眼睛
Topics Colours and Shapesa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- very
- uniformly
adjective
- dark
- deep
- light
- …
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having skin that is naturally brown or has been made brown by the sun（皮肤）棕色的，被晒黑的
- (British English) I don't go brown very easily.我不容易晒黑。
- 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。
- He looked very brown after the cruise.乘船游览之后，他的皮肤变得黝黑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- very
- uniformly
adjective
- dark
- deep
- light
- …
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Word OriginOld English brūn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bruin and German braun.

Idioms

in a brown study

(old-fashioned, British English) thinking deeply so that you do not notice what is happening around you出神；沉思默想（以致没注意到周围情况）

brown

noun

/braʊn/

[uncountable, countable]

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the colour of earth or coffee棕色；褐色
- leaves of various shades of brown深浅不一的棕色叶子
- Brown doesn't (= brown clothes do not) suit you.你不适合穿棕色衣服。
- lovely warm browns and golds可爱的暖棕色和金色
- His skin was a golden brown and he was well-built.他的皮肤是金黄色的，身材很好。
- dark browns and other deep earth tones暗褐色和其他深土色调
Topics Colours and Shapesa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- very
- uniformly
adjective
- dark
- deep
- light
- …
See full entry
Word OriginOld English brūn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bruin and German braun.

brown

verb

/braʊn/

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they brown	/braʊn/ /braʊn/
he / she / it browns	/braʊnz/ /braʊnz/
past simple browned	/braʊnd/ /braʊnd/
past participle browned	/braʊnd/ /braʊnd/
-ing form browning	/ˈbraʊnɪŋ/ /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/

Idioms

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to become brown; to make something brown（使）变成棕色；成褐色
- Heat the butter until it browns.把黄油加热，使之呈棕色。
- The grass was browning in patches.草地一片片地变成褐色。
- brown something Brown the onions before adding the meat.把洋葱炒成褐色，然后放进肉。
Word OriginOld English brūn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bruin and German braun.

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browned off (with somebody/something)

(British English, informal) bored, unhappy and/or annoyed（对某人）厌倦，不快，烦恼 synonym fed up
- 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。