adj (1) 棕(烟，褐)色的(of the colour of toasted bread， or strong tea)：～shoes/eyes/hair/paint棕色皮鞋/眼睛/头发/油漆;～bread/paper/sugar/rice黑面包/牛皮纸/红糖/糙米;The leaves are turning～.叶子在发黄。dark/light ～深/浅棕色的;

(2) 棕色皮肤的，晒黑的((of a person's skin)of this colour; sun-tanned)：She is very～after her summer holiday in Greece.夏天在希腊度假后她的皮肤晒成了深棕色。His body was golden～. 他的躯体呈古铜色。

→′brownish， ′browny adj 近乎棕色的;′brownstone n (建筑用)褐色沙石;

n (1) 棕(烟，褐)色(colour similar to toast-ed bread or tea)[C，U]：B～is a colour.棕色是一种颜色。That is a very attractive(shade of)～.那是一种很好看的棕色。various shades of～深浅不同的棕色;a dark/light～深/浅棕色;the～棕色的东西;the～in the paint box颜料盒中的棕色颜料;

(2) 棕色衣服(brown clothes)[U]：be dressed in/wear～穿棕色衣服;B～doesn't suit me.棕色衣服不适合我。

v (使)变为(深)棕(烟，褐)色((cause to)become brown or browner) [I， T+n]：The leaves～ed slowly. 树叶慢慢变黄。Heat the butter/the steak until it～s.把黄油/肉排加热到变黄。You'll～nicely in the sun today.在今天的太阳底下你会晒得黑黑的。He～s very easily.他很容易晒黑。The river～ed after the rain.雨后河水变浑。～the meat under the grill把肉放在烤架下烤焦;～ed by the sun让太阳晒成了棕色的;Mud～ed the river.泥土使河水变浑了。

browned off 1) 厌烦：get～ed off with sb's complaints/one's job厌烦起某人的抱怨/自己的工作; 2)无聊：He had nothing to do and felt very～ed off.他无事可做，觉得很无聊。

→′browning n (使肉汁着色的)色素