brownstone
英 ['braʊnstəʊn]
美['braʊn'ston]
- n. 赤褐色砂石建筑；褐色砂石
- adj. 上流社会的；富有阶级的
- n. (Brownstone)人名；(英)布朗斯通
英英释义
- 1. a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
- 2. a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color
考试真题
- Well, for several years, I managed a department for the Brownstone Company in Detroit, Michigan.
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- McCaw, my boss, at the Brownstone Company
出自-2013年6月听力原文
- He worked at the Brownstone Company for several years.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
实用场景例句
- New York brownstones
- 纽约的褐沙石房屋
牛津词典
- Trimble paused, looking carefully at the brownstone house.
- 崔博停了下来, 很仔细地看着这褐色砂石墙的房子.
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- A dead tree stands to the right of a tumbledown brownstone house.
- 在一座破败的褐砂石房子的右侧,矗立着一棵枯树.
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双语例句
- 1. A dead tree stands to the right of a tumbledown brownstone house.
- 在一座破败的褐砂石房子的右侧,矗立着一棵枯树.
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- 2. Trimble paused, looking carefully at the brownstone house.
- 崔博停了下来, 很仔细地看着这褐色砂石墙的房子.
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英文词源
- brownstone (n.)
- "dark sandstone," 1858, from brown (adj.) + stone (n.). As "house or building fronted with brownstone" from 1948.
词态变化
复数: brownstones;