Word · Frequency #3387
brand
给…打上品牌标记;贴商标
核心释义
to mark a product with a brand or trademark
- 1.
用烙铁烙印以示所有权;用于动物
burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals
- 2.
用品牌或商标标记
mark with a brand or trademark
- 3.
标记或揭露为声名狼藉
mark or expose as infamous
(给牲畜)打烙印;污名化;给…扣上恶名;用烙铁烙印以示所有权;用于动物;用品牌或商标标记;标记或揭露为声名狼藉
用法In use
The farmer brands his cattle every year to identify ownership.
用法提示:动词'brand'表示用烙铁打上印记。
She was branded as a troublemaker after speaking out against the policy.
用法提示:动词'brand'的被动形式,指给某人强加负面标签。
The company is branding its new line of eco-friendly products with a green logo.
用法提示:动词'brand'的进行时,表示赋予品牌特征。
brand + object
The farmer branded the cattle with a hot iron.
农民用热烙铁给牛打上烙印。
brand + object + as + complement
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- brand someone as
- 把某人冠以…的恶名
- The newspaper branded him as a liar.报纸把他称为骗子。
- brand cattle
- 给牛打烙印
- Farmers brand cattle to identify them.农民给牛打烙印以辨认它们。
- brand a product
- 给产品贴商标
- They brand their products clearly.他们清楚地给产品贴商标。
- brand with a hot iron
- 用热烙铁打烙印
- The owner branded the horse with a hot iron.主人用热烙铁给马打烙印。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
brand作为动词就是打烙印。想象牛屁股上烙着品牌商标“brand”:一烙就记住,这个单词也烙进脑子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:牧场与牲畜管理、商业与市场营销、新闻与时事评论 作动词时,brand 的语域随义项和使用场景变化:给牲畜打烙印和给商品贴商标较为中性,日常和书面语都常用;表示“给…扣上污名”的引申义多出现在正式或书面评论中。整体可视为混合语域,实际使用时需根据搭配和语境判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为及物动词,通常直接接宾语,意为‘给…打烙印’或‘在…上印商标’。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 brand /brænd/ 押韵:重读元音都是 /æ/,结尾都是 /nd/。注意 brand 不要读成 bran /bræn/(没有 /d/),形近词 brandy /ˈbrændi/ 读音不同,不押韵。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
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