英语词汇“maroon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ma•roon¹ n. [uncountable]

a dark brownish red color.

adj.

of the color maroon.

ma•roon² v. [~ + object* usually be + ~-ed]

to put ashore and abandon on an isolated island or coast:was marooned on an island.

ma•roon¹ adj.

dark brownish-red.
British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]
- a loudly exploding firework consisting of a cardboard container filled with gunpowder.
- a similar firework used as a danger or warning signal, as by railway brakemen.

Upper Italian (Tuscan marrone), perh. ultimately derivative of pre-Latin *marr- stone
French marron literally, chestnut, Middle French
1585–95

ma•roon² v.t.

to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers.
to place in an isolated and often dangerous position:The rising floodwaters marooned us on top of the house.
to abandon and leave without aid or resources:Having lost all his money, he was marooned in the strange city.

(often cap) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, esp. in mountainous areas.
a person who is marooned:Robinson Crusoe lived for years as a maroon.

American Spanish cimarrón wild (see cimarron); first used in reference to domestic animals that escaped into the woods, later to fugitive slaves
French mar(r)on, apparently
1660–70

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maroon /məˈruːn/ vb (transitive)

to leave ashore and abandon, esp on an island
to isolate without resources

a descendant of a group of runaway slaves living in the remoter areas of the Caribbean or Guyana

Etymology: 17th Century (applied to fugitive slaves): from American Spanish cimarrón wild, literally: dwelling on peaks, from Spanish cima summit

maroon /məˈruːn/ n

a dark red to purplish-red colour
(as adjective): a maroon carpet
an exploding firework, esp one used as a warning signal

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, literally: chestnut, marron¹

单词	maroon
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ma•roon¹ /məˈrun/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] a dark brownish red color. adj. of the color maroon. ma•roon² /məˈrun/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object* usually be + ~-ed] to put ashore and abandon on an isolated island or coast:was marooned on an island. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ma•roon¹ (mə ro̅o̅n′),USA pronunciation adj. dark brownish-red. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.] a loudly exploding firework consisting of a cardboard container filled with gunpowder. a similar firework used as a danger or warning signal, as by railway brakemen. Upper Italian (Tuscan marrone), perh. ultimately derivative of pre-Latin *marr- stone French marron literally, chestnut, Middle French 1585–95 ma•roon² (mə ro̅o̅n′),USA pronunciation v.t. to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers. to place in an isolated and often dangerous position:The rising floodwaters marooned us on top of the house. to abandon and leave without aid or resources:Having lost all his money, he was marooned in the strange city. n. (often cap) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, esp. in mountainous areas. a person who is marooned:Robinson Crusoe lived for years as a maroon. American Spanish cimarrón wild (see cimarron); first used in reference to domestic animals that escaped into the woods, later to fugitive slaves French mar(r)on, apparently 1660–70 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: maroon /məˈruːn/ vb (transitive) to leave ashore and abandon, esp on an island to isolate without resources n a descendant of a group of runaway slaves living in the remoter areas of the Caribbean or Guyana Etymology: 17th Century (applied to fugitive slaves): from American Spanish cimarrón wild, literally: dwelling on peaks, from Spanish cima summit maroon /məˈruːn/ n a dark red to purplish-red colour (as adjective): a maroon carpet an exploding firework, esp one used as a warning signal Etymology: 18th Century: from French, literally: chestnut, marron¹
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