brown的汉语意思是什么

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brown
/ braun /

◙ 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。

【IDIOMS】

◘ (as) brown as a berry
1. (of a person) very suntanned
• （人）（被太阳晒得）黝黑的
◘ in a brown study --› see 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

【PHR V】

◘ 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。