网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 maroon
释义
maroon
noun[U]
uk
/məˈruːn/us
/məˈruːn/
adarkreddish-purplecolour
紫褐色，褐红色
picture of maroon
Nongnuch_L/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Less common colours
  • amethyst
  • apple green
  • argent
  • ashy
  • avocado
  • bisque
  • blue-black
  • claret
  • coppery
  • dun
  • earth tone
  • emerald
  • puce
  • rust
  • saffron
  • sapphire
  • sepia
  • sky blue
  • tangerine
  • taupe
See more results »
maroon
adjective
uk
/məˈruːn/us
/məˈruːn/
having adarkreddish-purplecolour:
Heprefersto beseeninuniform,proudlysportingthe maroonberetof hisoldregiment.
Theflowersaredeepmaroon.
More examples
  • Heworeacheckedshirt, maroontie, andyellowV-neckedsweater.
  • Theseatsare maroonvelvet.
  • Everysingleplayerdidtheircountyand that maroonjerseyproud.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Less common colours
  • amethyst
  • apple green
  • argent
  • ashy
  • avocado
  • bisque
  • blue-black
  • claret
  • coppery
  • dun
  • earth tone
  • emerald
  • puce
  • rust
  • saffron
  • sapphire
  • sepia
  • sky blue
  • tangerine
  • taupe
See more results »
maroon
verb[T]
uk/məˈruːn/us/məˈruːn/
toleavesomeone in aplacefrom which they cannotescape:
Blackbearddeliberatelywreckedhisshipandmaroonedhis men before making off withtheirtreasure.
They wouldinvitehim tofollowthem onto theroof, thenslipback inside andlockthewindow, marooning him up there for therestof theday.
See also
marooned
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Departing
  • abandon
  • abandonment
  • absquatulate
  • backward
  • be ready to rollidiom
  • move
  • outgoing
  • p.o.q.
  • peel away/off
  • piss off
  • pull
  • pull out
  • pullsomethingoff
  • sea
  • strike
  • takesomethingoff
  • turfsomethingout
  • vacate
  • vamoose
  • walk
See more results »
(Definition ofmaroonfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
maroon
noun[U]
uk
/məˈruːn/us
/məˈruːn/
adarkreddish-purplecolour
紫褐色，褐红色

maroon

adjectiveuk
us
of adarkreddish-purplecolour
紫褐色的，褐红色的

maroon| American Dictionary

maroon
adjective,noun[U]
us
/məˈrun/
(of) adarkbrown-redcolor:
a maroontie
(Definition ofmaroonfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmaroon

maroon
In the field it appears to be quite similar tomaroonmottled siltstone except for its clayey nature.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Maroonfighters, however, only sought terms after a measles epidemic weakened their forces.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Moreover, in the context of large-scale migration, the differences among themaroongroups are increasingly being leveled.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It allows them to assert theirmaroonorigin without having to specify their "shameful" specific origin.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Takitaki is generally assumed to consist of only one variety that is employed in the same way by all maroons (see ex. 2).
From theCambridge English Corpus
This old chart repository is an enormous, cracked-leather volume which is disappearing intomaroonash.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They identify with all those whose background is very similar - other maroons.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The survivors were marooned on an ice floe and driven against a large berg.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such children are generally not in close contact with the members of a particularmarooncommunity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Moreover, marooning (escape) was massive.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The interpretation of themaroondiscourses is based on consultations with local informants and about ten years of participation and observation in the community, employing a linguistic anthropological approach.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Others, with the ex-chief, are marooned below the gangway.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A group of choirboys is marooned on an island.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These people are not marooned on a desert island.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I think that if we gave warning bymaroon, it would be of definite advantage to manufacturers in regard to production.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/maroon##
随便看

　

英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。

　

Copyright © 1999-2024 qbania.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/12/28 0:39:32