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。
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
the colour of chocolate or coffee; an orange of low brightness and saturation
类似巧克力或咖啡的颜色
A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
亮度和饱和度低的橙色
an orange of low brightness and saturation
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.
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)
黑焦油海洛因
Black tar heroin.
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)
棕色的马或其他动物
A brown horse or other animal.
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.
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.
Brown is her favorite color, especially in autumn.
棕色是她最喜欢的颜色，尤其是在秋天。
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.
旧皮椅的棕色这些年已经褪了。
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.
她为客厅墙壁选了一种柔和的棕色。
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 + 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。
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.
这种颜料是一种暖棕色。
brown 作可数名词用复数时，指同一事物中深浅不同的多种棕色。
We watched the browns of the desert change at sunset.
我们看着沙漠深浅不一的棕色在日落时发生变化。
grammar · medium
易错句子Her eyes are brown colour.
正确表达Her eyes are brown.
汉语习惯说“棕色（的）颜色”，用“颜色”作名词中心语；英语里 brown 本身可作形容词直接作表语，后面不能再加 colour/color，否则成分重复、不地道。
grammar · medium
易错句子My favourite colour is a brown.
正确表达My favourite colour is brown.
表示“棕色”这一颜色时，brown 作不可数名词，前面不加不定冠词 a/an；a brown 通常指“一匹棕色的马”等某个具体的棕色个体，意思不同。
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。
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。
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。
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。
把棕色球打进袋（斯诺克，棕色球值4分）
He potted the brown and then cleared the table.
他把棕色球打进袋，随后清光了台面。
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