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TOEFL BNC: 2018 COCA: 1769

brown

Word family 
Related topics: Colours
brown1 /braʊn/ ●●● S2 W2 adjectiveadj  
1  CChaving the colour of earth, wood, or coffee 褐色的；棕色的
 dark brown hair
深褐色的头发
2  BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGhaving skin that has been turned brown by the sun 〔皮肤〕棕色的，被晒黑的
 He’d been on vacation and looked very brown.
他去度了假，看上去晒得很黑。
 He was as brown as a berry after two weeks in the sun.
他晒了两个星期的太阳，皮肤变得黝黑黝黑的。
n COLLOCATIONS
types of brown
light/pale brown
a light brown jacket
dark/deep brown
dark brown eyes
warm brown
a warm brown shade
rich brown
a rich brown colour
reddish 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 river
chestnut brown (=a red-brown colour)
a beautiful chestnut brown horse
chocolate brown
He was wearing a chocolate brown pullover.
Examples from the Corpus
brown• He left and came back with a brown bag that he threw the bundles into.• Riker flew to the lone hill covered with tall brown grass and a few small trees.• Tall and thin, with dark brown hair, and blue eyes, he was an engineer.• His thick brown hair fell down the sides of his face.• Her skin gets really brown in the summer.• There were angry feelings on her part because we weren't brown like her.• The floor combined brown linoleum with brown and black tile.• Dim lights shone in brown parlour windows and there was a trail of yellow in the purpling sky behind the chimneys.• a brown shirt
Related topics: Colours
brown2 ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC, uncountableU]  
CCthe colour of earth, wood, or coffee 褐色；棕色
 This particular model is available in brown, white, or grey.
这个型号的产品有棕色、白色和灰色的。
 the browns and greens of the landscape
棕绿相映的风景
Examples from the Corpus
brown• There is an enormous range of colours available, from bright reds and yellows, through buffs and browns, to purplish-black.• As the wind breathes over it seems to find colours: yellows and browns and greens out there.• The rising sun slowly turns the drab greys and dull browns of the mountains to patches of pale gold and dusty pinks.• Her hair was a thick glossy bush of pale fawn brown, not quite shoulder-length.• Bamboo pieces also suit rooms painted white and in shades of green, browns and neutrals.• As the farmers plow their fields, some of the pastures seem striped; others are rich brown.• Thus the blacks on the boats reflect as lighter richer browns.
Related topics: Cooking
brown3 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]  
1  DFCCOOKto heat food so that it turns brown, or to become brown by being heated （使）〔食品〕烧成褐色
 First, brown the meat in a pan.
首先，把肉放在锅里煎成褐色。
2  DLOto become brown because of the sun’s heat, or to make something brown in this way （使）〔经日晒〕变成褐[棕]色
 The children’s faces were browned by the sun.
孩子们的脸被太阳晒黑了。
3  browned off ANNOY British EnglishBrE informal annoyed or bored 厌烦的，厌倦的 SYN fed up
 They are getting browned off by the situation.
他们对这种情况渐渐腻烦了。
Examples from the Corpus
browned off• But the results of the Christmas consumer test will give new heart to anyone browned off by the festive ripoff syndrome.• Outside, some kids, browned off with the phone-booth, had snapped a sapling rowan in half.
Examples from the Corpus
brown• Cook for about 2 minutes, shaking the pan until the yams are lightly browned. 3.• In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, heat oil and saute carcasses until browned.• Saute until shallots are soft but not browned.• Saute, stirring often, until corn is lightly browned.• Once they are well browned, add the next four ingredients.• Even when the blossom was browned by heavy frost just before Christmas, it took only a fortnight to recover.• We two browned by summer stood against the blanched stonework of Cliff House.• Brown the meat in a frying pan.
Origin brown1
Old English brun
brown1 adjectiveadj →n COLLOCATIONS1brown2 nounbrown3 verb
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TOEFL BNC: 2018 COCA: 1769
brown

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noun

ADVERB | ADJECTIVE ADVERB➤very深褐色◇He looked very brown after the cruise. (especially BrE) 乘船遊覽之後，他的皮膚變得黝黑。➤uniformly到處都是褐色的◇The once-green fields were now uniformly brown.曾經的綠地現在變成一片褐色。ADJECTIVE➤dark, deep深棕色（的）◇her dark brown eyes她深棕色的眼睛➤light, pale, soft淺棕色（的）；灰褐色（的）；淡褐色（的）▸➤rich, warm深褐色（的）；暖褐色（的）◇lovely warm browns and golds可愛的暖棕色和金色➤bright亮褐色（的）◇bright brown eyes亮褐色的眼睛➤drab, dull, muddy黃褐色（的）；暗褐色（的）；土褐色（的）▸➤chestnut, chocolate, golden, reddish, rusty栗色（的）；深褐色（的）；金褐色（的）；紅棕色（的）；赭色（的）  ➡ topic at colour
TOEFL BNC: 2018 COCA: 1769
TOEFL BNC: 2018 COCA: 1769
brown
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