Word · Frequency #2018
brown
棕色;褐色;咖啡色
the colour of chocolate or coffee; an orange of low brightness and saturation
- 1.
A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
类似巧克力或咖啡的颜色
- 2.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
亮度和饱和度低的橙色
- 3.
One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points.
斯诺克中使用的彩球之一,价值4分
- 4.
Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
苏格兰植物学家,首次观察到现在称为布朗运动的小颗粒在液体中的运动(1773-1858)
- 5.
Black tar heroin.
黑焦油海洛因
- 6.
abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)
废奴主义者,在弗吉尼亚州哈珀斯费里领导一次未成功的袭击后被绞死(1800-1859)
- 7.
A brown horse or other animal.
棕色的马或其他动物
- 8.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of subfamily Satyrinae (formerly the family Satyridae), such as those of the genera Heteronympha and Melanitis.
属于眼蝶亚科(以前为眼蝶科)的各种蛱蝶,如异名蝶属和眼蝶属的蝶类
- 9.
A mass of birds or animals that may be indiscriminately fired at.
可以随意射击的一群鸟或动物
棕色(毛色的)马或其他动物;斯诺克棕色球(值4分);眼蝶;棕色蛱蝶;可随意射击的鸟群或兽群;黑焦油海洛因
In use
Brown is her favorite color, especially in autumn.
The brown of the old leather chair has faded over the years.
She picked a soft brown for the living room walls.
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Grammar Note
作名词泛指棕色时通常不可数;指具体色调或斯诺克棕色球时可数,复数形式为 browns。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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