brown /braʊn/ CET4 TEM4 ( browning, browned, browner, browns, brownest )

• 1. 

  COLOR Something that is brown is the colour of earth or of wood. 褐色的

  例：

  ...her deep brown eyes.

  …她深邃的褐色眼睛。

• 2. 

  ADJ You can describe a white-skinned person as brown when they have been sitting in the sun until their skin has become darker than usual. 晒黑了的

• 3. 

  ADJ Brown is used to describe grains that have not had their outer layers removed, and foods made from these grains. (谷物) 未去壳的; 全粮制作的

  例：

  ...brown bread.

  …全麦面包。

  例：

  ...spicy tomato sauce served over a bed of brown rice.

  …放在一层糙米饭上的辣番茄酱。

• 4. 

  V-T/V-I When food browns or when you brown food, you cook it, usually for a short time on a high flame. 使呈褐色; 呈褐色

  例：

  Cook for ten minutes until the sugar browns.

  烹调10分钟直到糖变成褐色。