brown sth
及物用法，指把食材煎或烤到表面变成棕色。
Brown the onions in a little oil.
用少许油把洋葱煎至棕色。
把…煎（或烤）成棕色；煎黄
browns — third person singular of brown
变成棕色；变褐；晒成棕褐色；晒黑；使变成棕色（或暗色）；使（枪管）表面形成褐色氧化层；拉屎；大便
To cook food until it turns brown.
变成棕色
To become brown.
大便
poop.
将某物煮至变成棕色
To cook something until it becomes brown.
晒成褐色。
To tan.
使变成褐色或暗色。
To make brown or dusky.
使(如枪管)表面形成薄氧化层而呈亮褐色。
To give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.
一般现在时
She browns the onions before adding the garlic.
她先把洋葱炒成棕色，再加入大蒜。
一般过去时
The chicken browned quickly in the hot pan.
鸡肉在热锅里很快变成了棕色。
现在完成时
We have browned the steak on both sides.
我们已把牛排两面煎成棕色。
规则动词；表示“（使）变成棕色”或“煎/烤至棕色”。
Brown the chicken pieces in a hot pan before adding the sauce.
在加入酱汁之前，先把鸡块放在热锅里煎成棕色。
用法提示：这里 brown 是及物动词，表示“将……煎成棕色”，用于烹饪步骤。
The banana slices began to brown quickly once they were cut.
香蕉片切好之后很快就开始变成棕色。
用法提示：这里 brown 是不及物动词，表示“变成棕色”，用不定式 to brown。
Her skin browned after only a few days at the beach.
她在海滩上只待了几天，皮肤就晒成了棕褐色。
用法提示：这里 brown 是不及物动词的过去式，表示“晒成棕褐色”。
及物用法，指把食材煎或烤到表面变成棕色。
Brown the onions in a little oil.
用少许油把洋葱煎至棕色。
不及物用法，指食物本身受热变成棕色。
The meat browned quickly in the hot pan.
肉在热锅里很快就变棕了。
被动结构，强调食物被煎或烤成棕色的状态，常用 be well browned。
The potatoes were browned in a hot oven.
土豆在热烤箱里被烤成了棕色。
grammar · medium
易错句子I burned the garlic until it turned golden.
正确表达I browned the garlic until it turned golden.
burn 表示因高温而烧焦、烧黑、发苦，是烹饪失败的结果；要表达“把食材煎/烤到呈金黄色”这一理想状态，应该用 brown。
grammar · medium
易错句子The onions brown in the pan right now.
正确表达The onions are browning in the pan right now.
描述此刻正在进行的动作，英语要用现在进行时 be + -ing；句中的 right now 说明动作正在进行，所以须说 are browning。汉语动词没有进行时形态，因此容易漏掉 be 和 -ing。
grammar · medium
易错句子The onions have brown nicely.
正确表达The onions have browned nicely.
现在完成时由 have/has + 过去分词构成，brown 的过去分词是 browned，不能直接用原形。汉语动词没有形态变化，所以容易把原形照搬到 have 后面。
把肉煎至棕色
Brown the meat on all sides before adding the vegetables.
加入蔬菜之前，先把肉各面煎至棕色。
把洋葱炒至焦黄
Brown the onions slowly so they turn sweet.
慢慢把洋葱炒至焦黄，这样它们会变甜。
用黄油煎至上色
Brown the chicken in butter over medium heat.
用中火把鸡肉用黄油煎至上色。
把黄油熬成褐色
Brown the butter until it smells nutty.
把黄油熬成褐色，直到散发出坚果般的香味。
均匀上色
Turn the pieces so they brown evenly.
把肉块翻面，让它们均匀上色。
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煮（或煎）至变成棕色
Cook until browned, then lower the heat.
煎至变成棕色，然后把火调小。