brownstone

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n. 褐砂石, 褐砂石建筑 a. 有钱人的

发音

US /ˈbɹaʊnˌstoʊn/

词形变化

brownstones 复数 brownstones brownstoned brownstones 三单 brownstoning brownstoning 现在分词 brownstoned 过去式 brownstoned 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.

    不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To scour (steps) with a donkey stone.

    历史 及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

townhouse sandstone row house

相关短语

Hummelstown brownstone

词源

From brown + stone.

来源：wiktionary