英:['braʊnɪ]
美:['braʊnɪ]
英:['braʊnɪ]
美:['braʊnɪ]
adjective
having the color of wood or chocolateespecially: of the color brown (see brown entry 2 sense 1) brown eyes and hair as brown as the oak leaves
a brown cow
having dark or tanned skin
Their hands and faces were brown from long days in the sun.
or less commonly Brown of or relating to any of various population groups considered as having medium pigmentation of the skin
Black and brown Americans
biographical name (1)
Charles Brockden 1771–1810 American novelist
noun
any of a group of colors between red and yellow in hue, of medium to low lightness, and of moderate to low saturation
browns or less commonly Browns plural people belonging to any of various population groups considered as having medium pigmentation of the skinNote: The plural noun browns is used mostly in phrases referring to multiple population groups.
brown trout
verb
intransitive verb
to become brown
transitive verb
to make brown
biographical name (4)
(James) Gordon 1951– British prime minister (2007–10)
biographical name (5)
James (Joseph) 1933–2006 American singer and songwriter
biographical name (6)
John 1800–1859 Old Brown of Osawatomieˌō-sə-ˈwä-tə-mē American abolitionist
biographical name (7)
Michael Stuart 1941– American biochemist
biographical name (2)
Ford Mad*oxˈma-dəks 1821–1893 English painter
biographical name (3)
George 1818–1880 Canadian (Scottish-born) journalist and politician
biographical name (2)
Ford Mad*oxˈma-dəks 1821–1893 English painter
biographical name (3)
George 1818–1880 Canadian (Scottish-born) journalist and politician
Adjective Middle English broun, from Old English brūn; akin to Old High German brūn brown, Greek phrynē toad
The first known use of brown was in the 14th century
bruise1 of 2verb
to cause a bruise on
to become bruised
to crush (as leaves or berries) by pounding
to hurt the feelings of
bruise2 of 2noun
an injury (as from a blow) in which the skin is not broken but is discolored from the breaking of small blood vessels that lie underneath the skin : contusion
an injury to a plant or fruit that resembles a bruise
bruisernoun
a big husky person
browse1 of 2verb
to nibble or feed on leaves and shoots
to read or look over something in a light or careless way
browse2 of 2noun
tender shoots and leaves used by animals for food
an act or instance of browsing
browsernoun
one that browses
a computer program providing access to information on a network and especially to websites
browse1 of 2verb
to nibble or feed on leaves and shoots
to read or look over something in a light or careless way
browse2 of 2noun
tender shoots and leaves used by animals for food
an act or instance of browsing
browse1 of 2verb
to nibble or feed on leaves and shoots
to read or look over something in a light or careless way
browse2 of 2noun
tender shoots and leaves used by animals for food
an act or instance of browsing
brownoun
eyebrow
forehead
the upper edge of a steep slope
brown1 of 3adjective
of the color brown
of dark or tanned complexion
of or relating to any of various population groups considered to have medium skin color
brown2 of 3noun
a color like that of coffee or chocolate that is a blend of red and yellow darkened by black
brown3 of 3verb
to make or become brown
1 workers whose backs are brown from long hours in the sun
2 The room was decorated in brown.
3 a mix of browns and reds
4 Brown the chicken in a pan with butter.
5 Her skin was browned by the sun.
6 The chicken is browning in the oven.
7 Then a parade of bats commenced — big brown, freetail, Southwestern myotis, hoary — and handlers, all vaccinated, carried them to the monitoring table for a brief looking over.
8 Stir in carrots and onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables soften and start to brown, about 6 minutes.
9 The miner has browny arms.
那矿工的胳臂很强壮.