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

brown n., adj., -er, -est, v.

Physics the dark color of wood, with a slight yellowish or reddish hue:[uncountable]It was a beautiful brown, soft and yet strong.

adj.

of the color brown:The brown gravy looked great on the potatoes.
having skin of this color:invited all people, white, yellow, brown and black, to join him.
sunburned or tanned:Her legs and back get brown in the summer.

to make or become brown: [no object]His skin browned through the summer.[~ + object]The sun browned his skin in the summer.
Foodto fry, sauté, roast, etc., to a brown color: [no object]The chicken is browning nicely.[~ + object]Brown the pieces of chicken.
Electricity brown out, [~ + object] to subject to a brownout: The power failure browned out half of the state.

brown•ish, adj.
brown•ness, n. [uncountable]

brown n., adj., -er, -est, v.
n.

Physicsa dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
Physical Anthropologya person whose skin has a dusky or light-brown pigmentation.

adj.

of the color brown.
(of animals) having skin, fur, hair, or feathers of that color.
sunburned or tanned.
(of persons) having the skin naturally pigmented a brown color.
do it up brown, [Informal.]to do thoroughly:When they entertain, they really do it up brown.

v.t., v.i.

to make or become brown.
to fry, sauté, or scorch slightly in cooking:to brown onions before adding them to the stew. The potatoes browned in the pan.
browned off, [Slang.]angry;
fed up.
Electricity brown out, to subject to a brownout:The power failure browned out the southern half of the state.

bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English brūn; cognate with Dutch bruin, German braun, Old Norse brūnn; akin to Lithuanian brúnas brown

brown′ish, brown′y, adj.
brown′ness, n.

Brown n.

Charles Brock•den 1771–1810, U.S. novelist.

Biographical Edmund Gerald, Jr. (Jerry), born 1938, U.S. politician: governor of California 1975–83.
Biographical James Nathaniel (Jimmy), born 1936, U.S. football player and actor.
Biographical John ("Old Brown of Osawatomie''), 1800–59, U.S. abolitionist: leader of the attack at Harpers Ferry, where he was captured, tried for treason, and hanged.
Biographical Olympia, 1835–1926, U.S. women's-rights activist and Universalist minister: first American woman ordained by a major church.
Biographical Robert, 1773–1858, Scottish botanist.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

brown /braʊn/ n

any of various colours, such as those of wood or earth, produced by low intensity light in the wavelength range 620–585 nanometres
a dye or pigment producing these colours

adj

of the colour brown
(of bread) made from a flour that has not been bleached or bolted, such as wheatmeal or wholemeal flour
deeply tanned or sunburnt

to make (esp food as a result of cooking) brown or (esp of food) to become brown

Etymology: Old English brūn; related to Old Norse brūnn, Old High German brūn, Greek phrunos toad, Sanskrit babhru reddish-brown

ˈbrownish, ˈbrowny adj ˈbrownness n

Brown /braʊn/ n

Sir Arthur Whitten (ˈwɪt^ən). 1886–1948, British aviator who with J.W. Alcock made the first flight across the Atlantic (1919)
Ford Madox. 1821–93, British painter, associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings include The Last of England (1865) and Work (1865)
George (Alfred), Lord George-Brown. 1914–85, British Labour politician; vice-chairman and deputy leader of the Labour party (1960–70); foreign secretary 1966–68
George Mackay. 1921–96, Scottish poet, novelist, and short-story writer. His works, which include the novels Greenvoe (1972) and Magnus (1973), reflect the history and culture of Orkney
(James) Gordon. born 1951, British Labour politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer (1997–2007); prime minister (2007–10)
Herbert Charles. 1912–2004, US chemist, who worked on the compounds of boron. Nobel prize for chemistry 1979
James. 1933–2006, US soul singer and songwriter, noted for his dynamic stage performances and for his commitment to Black rights
John. 1800–59, US abolitionist leader, hanged after leading an unsuccessful rebellion of slaves at Harper's Ferry, Virginia
Lancelot, called Capability Brown. 1716–83, British landscape gardener
Michael (Stuart). born 1941, US physician: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1985) for work on cholesterol
Robert. 1773–1858, Scottish botanist who was the first to observe the Brownian movement in fluids

单词	brown
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 brown /braʊn/USA pronunciation n., adj., -er, -est, v. Physics the dark color of wood, with a slight yellowish or reddish hue:[uncountable]It was a beautiful brown, soft and yet strong. adj. of the color brown:The brown gravy looked great on the potatoes. having skin of this color:invited all people, white, yellow, brown and black, to join him. sunburned or tanned:Her legs and back get brown in the summer. v. to make or become brown: [no object]His skin browned through the summer.[~ + object]The sun browned his skin in the summer. Foodto fry, sauté, roast, etc., to a brown color: [no object]The chicken is browning nicely.[~ + object]Brown the pieces of chicken. Electricity brown out, [~ + object] to subject to a brownout: The power failure browned out half of the state. brown•ish, adj. brown•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 brown (broun),USA pronunciation n., adj., -er, -est, v. n. Physicsa dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue. Physical Anthropologya person whose skin has a dusky or light-brown pigmentation. adj. of the color brown. (of animals) having skin, fur, hair, or feathers of that color. sunburned or tanned. (of persons) having the skin naturally pigmented a brown color. do it up brown, [Informal.]to do thoroughly:When they entertain, they really do it up brown. v.t., v.i. to make or become brown. to fry, sauté, or scorch slightly in cooking:to brown onions before adding them to the stew. The potatoes browned in the pan. browned off, [Slang.]angry; fed up. Electricity brown out, to subject to a brownout:The power failure browned out the southern half of the state. bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English brūn; cognate with Dutch bruin, German braun, Old Norse brūnn; akin to Lithuanian brúnas brown brown′ish, brown′y, adj. brown′ness, n. Brown (broun),USA pronunciation n. Charles Brock•den (brok′dən),USA pronunciation 1771–1810, U.S. novelist. Biographical Edmund Gerald, Jr. (Jerry), born 1938, U.S. politician: governor of California 1975–83. Biographical James Nathaniel (Jimmy), born 1936, U.S. football player and actor. Biographical John ("Old Brown of Osawatomie''), 1800–59, U.S. abolitionist: leader of the attack at Harpers Ferry, where he was captured, tried for treason, and hanged. Biographical Olympia, 1835–1926, U.S. women's-rights activist and Universalist minister: first American woman ordained by a major church. Biographical Robert, 1773–1858, Scottish botanist. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: brown /braʊn/ n any of various colours, such as those of wood or earth, produced by low intensity light in the wavelength range 620–585 nanometres a dye or pigment producing these colours adj of the colour brown (of bread) made from a flour that has not been bleached or bolted, such as wheatmeal or wholemeal flour deeply tanned or sunburnt vb to make (esp food as a result of cooking) brown or (esp of food) to become brown Etymology: Old English brūn; related to Old Norse brūnn, Old High German brūn, Greek phrunos toad, Sanskrit babhru reddish-brown ˈbrownish, ˈbrowny adj ˈbrownness n Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Brown /braʊn/ n Sir Arthur Whitten (ˈwɪt^ən). 1886–1948, British aviator who with J.W. Alcock made the first flight across the Atlantic (1919) Ford Madox. 1821–93, British painter, associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings include The Last of England (1865) and Work (1865) George (Alfred), Lord George-Brown. 1914–85, British Labour politician; vice-chairman and deputy leader of the Labour party (1960–70); foreign secretary 1966–68 George Mackay. 1921–96, Scottish poet, novelist, and short-story writer. His works, which include the novels Greenvoe (1972) and Magnus (1973), reflect the history and culture of Orkney (James) Gordon. born 1951, British Labour politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer (1997–2007); prime minister (2007–10) Herbert Charles. 1912–2004, US chemist, who worked on the compounds of boron. Nobel prize for chemistry 1979 James. 1933–2006, US soul singer and songwriter, noted for his dynamic stage performances and for his commitment to Black rights John. 1800–59, US abolitionist leader, hanged after leading an unsuccessful rebellion of slaves at Harper's Ferry, Virginia Lancelot, called Capability Brown. 1716–83, British landscape gardener Michael (Stuart). born 1941, US physician: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1985) for work on cholesterol Robert. 1773–1858, Scottish botanist who was the first to observe the Brownian movement in fluids
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