Dictionary entry

yellow-brown

adjective

黄褐色

核心释义

of a medium to dark brownish yellow color

The leaves turn yellow-brown in October before they fall.

十月份，树叶会变成黄褐色，然后飘落。

用法提示：yellow-brown 作表语，与 turn 连用表示变为黄褐色。

She wore a yellow-brown jacket that matched her hiking boots.

她穿了一件黄褐色的夹克，和她的登山鞋很搭配。

用法提示：yellow-brown 作定语修饰 jacket，说明夹克是黄褐色的。

The old photograph has a yellow-brown tint from years of sunlight.

这张旧照片因多年日晒而带有黄褐色调。

用法提示：yellow-brown 作定语修饰 tint，表示泛黄褐的颜色。

黄褐色常用来描述泥土、木材等自然物的颜色。

She wore a yellow-brown coat.

她穿了一件黄褐色外套。

The leaves are yellow-brown in autumn.

秋天树叶呈黄褐色。

The paper turned yellow-brown with age.

纸张因年代久远变成了黄褐色。

易错句子The wall is a yellow brown color.正确表达The wall is a yellow-brown color.

当黄褐色用作形容词修饰名词时，应使用连字符连接复合颜色词。

易错句子The leaves yellow-brown in autumn.正确表达The leaves turn yellow-brown in autumn.

yellow-brown是形容词，不能直接用作动词；应使用turn/become等系动词加形容词的结构。