[COLOUR 颜色词]褐色;棕色 Something that is brown is the colour of earth or of wood.
...her deep brown eyes...
她深褐色的眼睛
The stairs are decorated in golds and earthy browns.
楼梯油漆成金色和土褐色。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]皮肤晒成棕色的;皮肤晒黑的 You can describe a white-skinned person as brown when they have been sitting in the sun until their skin has become darker than usual.
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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。
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[VERB 动词]晒黑 If someone browns in the sun they become brown in colour.
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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。
There were many gorgeous females busy browning themselves.
有许多漂亮的女性忙着晒黑自己。
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[ADJ 形容词]棕种人的;棕色皮肤的 A brown person is someone who belongs to a race of people who have brown-coloured skins.
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...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
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[ADJ-UNGRADED 形容词](谷物)未去壳的,糙的Brown is used to describe grains that have not had their outer layers removed, and foods made from these grains.
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...brown bread.
黑面包
...spicy tomato sauce served over a bed of brown rice.
浇在一层糙米上的辣味番茄酱
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](用旺火把)(食物)烤得焦黄;(把…)炸成焦黄色 When food browns or when you brown food, you cook it, usually for a short time on a high flame.
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Cook for ten minutes until the sugar browns...
熬煮10分钟,直到糖变成褐色。
He browned the chicken in a frying pan.
他用煎锅把鸡肉煎成焦黄色。
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brown★/braʊn; NAmEbraʊn/
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brownbrownsbrownedbrowningbrownerbrownestadjective★(brown·er,brown·est)1★having the colour of earth or coffee 棕色的;褐色的◆brown eyes褐色的眼睛◆brown bread黑面包◆dark brown shoe polish深棕色鞋油◆a package wrapped in brown paper用牛皮纸包扎的包裹2★having skin that is naturally brown or has been made brown by the sun (皮肤)棕色的,被晒黑的◆( BrE) 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,孩子们被晒得黝黑。IDIOMin a brown ˈstudy( old-fashioned) ( BrE) 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)noun★[uncountable , countable ]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。verb[intransitive , transitive ]to become brown; to make sth 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。brownsth ◆Brown the onions before adding the meat.把洋葱炒成褐色,然后放进肉。IDIOMˌbrowned ˈoff (with sb/sth)( BrE) ( informal) bored, unhappy and/or annoyed (对某人)厌倦,不快,烦恼SYN
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。brown/braʊn; NAmEbraʊn/
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brownbrown1 /braʊn/ ●●●S2W2 adjective
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1having the colour of earth, wood, or coffee: dark brown hair2having skin that has been turned brown by the sun: He’d been on vacation and looked very brown. He was as brown as a berry after two weeks in the sun.COLLOCATIONStypes of brownlight/pale brown· a light brown jacketdark/deep brown· dark brown eyeswarm brown· a warm brown shaderich brown· a rich brown colourreddish brown· The earth was reddish brown.golden brown· Cook until the cheese is golden brown.rusty brown (=an orange-brown colour)· It was autumn and the leaves were already rusty brown.muddy brown· the muddy brown water of the riverchestnut brown (=a red-brown colour)· a beautiful chestnut brown horsechocolate brown· He was wearing a chocolate brown pullover.
brown1 adjective
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brownbrown2 ●●●S2W2 noun [countable, uncountable]
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the colour of earth, wood, or coffee: This particular model is available in brown, white, or grey. the browns and greens of the landscape
brown1 adjective
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brownbrown3 verb [intransitive, transitive]
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1to heat food so that it turns brown, or to become brown by being heated: First, brown the meat in a pan.2to become brown because of the sun’s heat, or to make something brown in this way: The children’s faces were browned by the sun.3browned off BrE informal annoyed or boredSYN fed up: They are getting browned off by the situation.