| 单词 | maroon |
| 释义 | Word Frequency maroon 1(məˈruːn) verb (transitive) 1. to leave ashore and abandon, esp on an island 2. to isolate without resources noun 3. a descendant of a group of runaway slaves living in the remoter areas of the Caribbean or Guyana 4. US and Canadian informal a person who has been marooned, esp on an island Word origin C17 (applied to fugitive slaves): from American Spanish cimarrón wild, literally: dwelling on peaks, from Spanish cima summitWord Frequency maroon 2(məˈruːn) noun 1. a. a dark red to purplish-red colour b. (as adjective) a maroon carpet 2. an exploding firework, esp one used as a warning signal Word origin C18: from French, literally: chestnut, marron1 |
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