fawn
翻译
幼鹿, 浅黄褐色, 奉承
例句
We saw a fawn in the forest.
我们在森林里看到了一只幼鹿。
She wore a fawn-coloured coat.
她穿着一件浅黄褐色的外套。
He fawned over the director to get the job.
为了得到那份工作,他对主管阿谀奉承。
语法模式
a fawn 一只幼鹿 We saw a fawn in the woods.
fawn-coloured 浅黄褐色的 She has a fawn-coloured handbag.
to fawn ((over sb.)) 奉承(某人) The staff fawned over the rich new guests.
近义词
名词: deerlet (小鹿), calf (幼崽); 形容词: beige (米色), tan (棕褐色); 动词: grovel (卑躬屈膝), flatter (奉承)
词源
源自古法语“faon”,来自拉丁语“fetus”,意为“后代”。
记忆技巧
想象一只浅黄褐色(fawn)皮毛的幼鹿(fawn)。动词“to fawn”就像一只小狗摇尾乞怜的样子。