brown + n.
作定语,直接放在名词前说明颜色。
She bought a brown leather bag.
她买了一个棕色的皮包。
棕色的
browner — comparative of brown
不环保的;反环保的;褐色的
Having the color brown.
棕色的
Having a brown color/colour.
不环保的;反环保的
Not green (environmentally irresponsible); anti-green (against environmental protection).
She wore a brown coat to the evening event.
她穿着一件棕色外套去参加晚会。
用法提示:brown 是颜色形容词,在句中作定语,修饰 coat,意为“棕色的”。
The leaves turn brown in late autumn.
深秋时树叶变成棕色。
用法提示:brown 是形容词,作系动词 turn 的表语,描述颜色的变化。
My winter coat is browner than yours.
我的冬装外套比你的更棕。
用法提示:browner 是 brown 的比较级形式,作表语,用于比较颜色的深浅。
作定语,直接放在名词前说明颜色。
She bought a brown leather bag.
她买了一个棕色的皮包。
作表语,用在 be、look、turn 等系动词之后。
The leaves look brown in autumn.
秋天树叶看起来是棕色的。
比较级是 browner,用于两者之间的比较。
This coat is browner than the one I saw yesterday.
这件外套比我昨天看到的那件更棕。
最高级是 brownest,前面通常加 the。
That is the brownest leaf in the pile.
那是这一堆里最棕的一片叶子。
grammar · medium
易错句子The table is brown color.
正确表达The table is brown.
brown 是形容词,本身已表示颜色,作表语时直接说 is brown;再加 color 就重复了。这是把汉语“棕色(的颜色)”逐字直译造成的错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子This shirt is more browner than that one.
正确表达This shirt is browner than that one.
brown 是单音节形容词,比较级直接在词尾加 -er(browner),不能同时用 more。汉语用“更”表比较,学生容易把 more 和 -er 叠加,形成 more browner 这样的双重比较级。
棕色的头发
She has long brown hair.
她有一头棕色的长发。
棕色的眼睛
The baby has big brown eyes.
这个宝宝有一双棕色的大眼睛。
深棕色
He wore a dark brown coat.
他穿着一件深棕色的外套。
红糖
Add a spoonful of brown sugar to the tea.
往茶里加一勺红糖。
黑面包;全麦面包
I bought a loaf of brown bread.
我买了一条黑面包。
糙米
Brown rice is healthier than white rice.
糙米比白米更健康。
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