brown
adj
(-er, -est)
1 having the colour of toasted bread, or coffee mixed with milk 褐色的; 棕色的: brown eyes 棕色的眼睛
dark brown shoes 深褐色的皮鞋
leaves turning brown in the autumn 秋天枯黃的樹葉.
2 having skin of this colour; sun-tanned 棕色皮膚的; 太陽曬黑的
He's very brown after his summer holiday. 他一暑假皮膚曬得黝黑.
3 (idm 習語) (as) brown as a `berry having skin tanned brown by the sun or the weather 皮膚曬得黝黑的. in a brown `study in deep thought; in a reverie 沉思; 默想; 出神. brown, n
1 [C, U] brown colour 棕色: leaves of various shades of brown 各種深淺不同的棕色樹葉.
2 [U] brown clothes 褐色衣物
Brown doesn't suit you. 你不適合穿褐色衣服. brown, v [I, Tn]
1 (cause sth to) become brown (使某物)變成褐色
Heat the butter until it browns. 把黃油加熱, 直到變成褐色為止.
a face browned by the sun 太陽曬黑了的面孔.
2 (idm 習語) browned `off (infml 口 esp Brit) bored; fed up; disheartened 厭煩的; 忍受夠了的; 氣餒的
He's browned off with his job. 他厭煩他的工作.
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皮鞋(br)本身(own)就是 褐色的 布朗(諧音)愛 棕色
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*[braun]n. 褐色a. 褐色的vt. (使)變褐色vi. (使)變褐色【醫】 棕色, 褐色相關詞組: brown off brown out do sb brown do up brown
washvt. 洗,清洗;浸濕;沖刷,沖擊;洗去罪名;
vi. 耐洗;被洗掉(通常與 out 和 away 連用);(波濤等)拍打;
n. (尤指船過后劃出的)水流;要洗的衣物的數量;薄涂層(尤指涂料);
vt. 弄濕;使受洗禮;(光)布滿;(貓等)舔凈(自身);
adj. 可洗的,耐洗的;(證券交易)虛假的;