brown 1 S2 W2 / braʊn / 形容词

1 having the colour of earth, wood, or coffee :

dark brown hair

2 having skin that has been turned brown by the sun :

He’d been on vacation and looked very brown.

He was as brown as a berry after two weeks in the sun.

COLLOCATIONS

types of brown

light/pale brown a light brown jacket

dark/deep brown dark brown eyes

warm brown a warm brown shade

rich brown a rich brown colour

reddish brown The earth was reddish brown.

golden brown Cook until the cheese is golden brown.

rusty brown (= an orange-brown colour ) It was autumn and the leaves were already rusty brown.

muddy brown the muddy brown water of the river

chestnut brown (= a red-brown colour ) a beautiful chestnut brown horse

chocolate brown He was wearing a chocolate brown pullover.