brown
adj
noun
verb
braʊn adj
1 having the colour of earth, wood, or coffee 褐色的; 棕色的
dark brown hair
深褐色的头发
2 having 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,皮肤晒得黝黑黝黑的。
noun
3 the colour of earth, wood, or coffee 褐色,棕色
This particular model is available in brown, white, or grey.
这个型号有棕色、白色和灰色的。
the browns and greens of the landscape
棕绿相映的风景
verb
4 to 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.
首先将肉放在油锅煎成褐色。
5 to become brown because of the sun’s heat, or to make something brown in this way 〔太阳〕(使)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。
6
browned off
annoyed or bored [英,非正式] 厌烦的,厌倦的; BrE informal
They are getting browned off by the situation.
他们对这种情况渐渐感到腻了。