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[color adjective] + noun
tawny 是颜色形容词，作定语时直接放在名词前。
The tawny coat of the lion blended with the dry grass.
狮子黄褐色的皮毛与干草融为一体。
黄褐色的；茶色的
tawnier — comparative of tawny
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黄褐色的；茶色的
of a light brown to brownish orange color, like tanned leather
The tawny coat of the lion blended with the dry grass.
狮子黄褐色的皮毛与干草融为一体。
浅棕色至棕橙色；带金色的橙棕色。
Of a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold.
浅棕色至棕橙色；晒成皮革的颜色
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
The old book had a tawny leather cover.
那本旧书的封面是黄褐色的皮革。
In the late afternoon, the sunlight gave the walls a tawny glow.
傍晚时分，阳光给墙壁染上一层黄褐色的光辉。
The bird's tawny feathers helped it hide among the dry leaves.
这只鸟的黄褐色羽毛帮助它隐藏在枯叶中。
tawny 是颜色形容词，作定语时直接放在名词前。
The tawny coat of the lion blended with the dry grass.
狮子黄褐色的皮毛与干草融为一体。
turn 作系动词，后接颜色形容词，表示“变成某种颜色”。
The hills turn tawny as summer ends.
夏天结束时，山丘变成黄褐色。
tawny 也可作名词，指黄褐色；a shade of 表示“……的一种色调”。
She chose a shade of tawny for the curtains.
她为窗帘选了一种黄褐色调。
Not this
The cat has tawny color fur.
Use this
The cat has tawny fur.
tawny 本身就是形容词，意为“黄褐色的”，后面再加 color 是多余的，直接修饰名词即可。
Not this
In autumn, the leaves have tawny.
Use this
In autumn, the leaves are tawny.
表示“呈黄褐色”时，tawny 是形容词，应作 be 的表语；把它当名词用 have 的宾语是词性误用。
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灰林鸮（一种黄褐色猫头鹰）
We heard a tawny owl calling in the woods.
我们听到森林里有灰林鸮在叫。
黄褐色的鬃毛
The lion tossed its tawny mane.
狮子甩了甩它黄褐色的鬃毛。
茶色波特酒（一种陈年甜葡萄酒）
She sipped a glass of tawny port.
她小口喝着一杯茶色波特酒。
黄褐色的皮肤（常指晒成的肤色）
His tawny skin told of years spent in the tropics.
他黄褐色的皮肤说明他在热带生活多年。
黄褐色，茶褐色
The old leather sofa was a rich tawny brown.
旧皮沙发是浓重的黄褐色。
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tawny 像“tan（棕褐）+ y”，想象一张晒成黄褐色的皮革，颜色就是 tawny。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、正式文本、描述动物毛色或皮革 tawny 是一个偏正式、文雅的颜色词，多用于书面语或文学描写，形容黄褐色、茶色（如狮子的毛色、皮革）。日常口语中通常较少使用，可说 light brown 或 tan 代替。
名词复数形式为 tawnies（也作 tawnys）；形容词比较级 tawnier，最高级 tawniest。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.