Dictionary entry
yellow-brown
adjective
黄褐色
of a medium to dark brownish yellow color
- 1.
s of a medium to dark brownish yellow color
黄褐色
In use
The leaves turn yellow-brown in October before they fall.
She wore a yellow-brown jacket that matched her hiking boots.
The old photograph has a yellow-brown tint from years of sunlight.
yellow-brown + noun
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。
be + yellow-brown
The leaves are yellow-brown in autumn.
秋天树叶呈黄褐色。
turn + yellow-brown
The paper turned yellow-brown with age.
纸张因年代久远变成了黄褐色。
Common mistakes
The wall is a yellow brown color.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。
The leaves yellow-brown in autumn.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。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT.