Word · Frequency #2018
brown
棕色；褐色；咖啡色
核心释义
the colour of chocolate or coffee; an orange of low brightness and saturation
- 1.
类似巧克力或咖啡的颜色
A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
- 2.
亮度和饱和度低的橙色
an orange of low brightness and saturation
- 3.
斯诺克中使用的彩球之一,价值4分
One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points.
- 4.
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)
Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
- 5.
黑焦油海洛因
Black tar heroin.
- 6.
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)
abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)
- 7.
棕色的马或其他动物
A brown horse or other animal.
- 8.
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
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of subfamily Satyrinae (formerly the family Satyridae), such as those of the genera Heteronympha and Melanitis.
- 9.
可以随意射击的一群鸟或动物
A mass of birds or animals that may be indiscriminately fired at.
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
用法In use
Brown is her favorite color, especially in autumn.
用法提示：brown 作主语名词，指棕色这种颜色。
The brown of the old leather chair has faded over the years.
用法提示：brown 作介词 of 的宾语，指皮椅表面的棕色。
She picked a soft brown for the living room walls.
用法提示：brown 作宾语名词，指一种颜色；这里加了 a，表示一种棕色。
in brown
“in + 颜色词”表示身上穿着某种颜色的衣服，brown 前不加冠词，也不用复数。
She was dressed in brown for the interview.
面试时她穿着棕色衣服。
a shade of brown
表示“某种色调的棕色”时用 a shade of brown，其中 shade 可以换成 tone 或 hue。
This paint is a warm shade of brown.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- shades of brown
- 深浅不同的各种棕色
- The bedroom walls were painted in soft shades of brown.卧室的墙壁刷成了柔和的几种棕色。
- in brown
- 穿着棕色的衣服；以棕色呈现
- All the players were dressed in brown.所有球员都穿着棕色的衣服。
- warm browns
- 暖色调的棕色系
- Her autumn paintings are full of warm browns and golds.她那些秋天的画作里充满了暖调的棕色和金色。
- browns and greens
- 棕色与绿色（常形容树林、秋景的自然色调）
- From the hill the forest looked like a patchwork of browns and greens.从山上望去，森林就像一块块棕色与绿色拼成的布。
- pot the brown
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明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。
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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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