Word · Frequency #24277
fawn
小鹿；幼鹿
a young deer
- 1.
A young deer.
幼鹿。
- 2.
Base flattery.
卑微的奉承。
- 3.
a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
浅灰褐色的颜色或颜料
- 4.
A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
浅棕黄色,如幼鹿的毛色。
- 5.
a young deer
幼鹿
浅黄褐色；淡黄褐色；奉承；谄媚；幼鹿。；卑微的奉承。；浅灰褐色的颜色或颜料
In use
The fawn followed its mother through the forest.
We spotted a fawn hiding in the tall grass.
The park ranger rescued an abandoned fawn.
Connections
Collocations
- a newborn fawn
- 新生的小鹿
- The park ranger found a newborn fawn lying in the grass.公园管理员在草丛里发现了一只新生的小鹿。
- a spotted fawn
- 有斑点的小鹿
- A spotted fawn peeked out from behind the bushes.一只带有斑点的小鹿从灌木丛后面探出头来。
- a mother deer and her fawn
- 母鹿和她的小鹿
- We saw a mother deer and her fawn drinking from the stream.我们看到一只母鹿和她的小鹿在溪边喝水。
- fawn-colored
- 浅黄褐色的
- He wore a fawn-colored jacket to the countryside picnic.他穿了一件浅黄褐色夹克去乡下野餐。
Synonyms
- beige
- 米色；淡棕灰色 · 比 fawn 更浅、更偏灰，常作中性色使用，两者不能完全互换。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只浅黄褐色的小鹿向母鹿蹭头撒娇，像在奉承——由 fawn 联想记住：幼鹿、浅黄褐色、奉承。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：自然与野生动物、文学/正式文本、时尚/设计/美术 名词 fawn 有多个含义，语域随含义有所变化：表示“幼鹿”时多用于动物、自然或文学语境；表示“浅黄褐色”时常见于时尚、设计和美术；表示“奉承、谄媚”时多用于较书面、正式的文本。整体上多偏书面或专业语境。
Grammar Note
注意复数形式为fawns。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with fawn: each ends in the sound /ɔn/ (spelled -awn). Be careful with lookalikes such as frown /fraʊn/; despite the similar -wn ending, it does not rhyme with fawn.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.