fawn

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n. 小鹿 vi. 摇尾乞怜, 奉承

发音

UK /fɔːn/
其它 /fɑn/
US /fɔn/

词形变化

fawns 复数 fawns 三单 fawning 现在分词 fawned 过去式 fawned 过去分词

教材释义与例句

形容词

浅黄褐色的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A young deer.

    小鹿

    麛

  2. 2.

    A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.

    淡黄褐色

  3. 3.

    The young of an animal; a whelp.

    废旧
  4. 1.

    A servile cringe or bow.

    不及物 罕用
  5. 2.

    Base flattery.

    不及物
v.
  1. 1.

    To give birth to a fawn.

    不及物
  2. 1.

    To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.

    不及物
  3. 2.

    To exhibit affection toward someone.

    比喻 不及物 引申义
  4. 3.

    To attempt to please someone.

    比喻 不及物 引申义
  5. 4.

    To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour.

    拍马屁

    拍马

    擦鞋

    贬义 比喻 不及物 引申义
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of the fawn colour.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

dun

上位词 2

deer cervid
动词

同义词 10

crawl creep grovel cower kowtow cringe toady suck up bootlick kotow

上位词 9

have bear birth deliver bend flatter flex give birth blandish

下位词 2

curry favor curry favour

相关短语

fawn lily [植物]赤莲 （Erythronium） fawn over fawn lilies fawn antechinus fawn antechinuses fawn response fawn responses in fawn

词源

From Middle English fawne, fowne, foun, from Old French faon, foon, feon, from Vulgar Latin *fētōnem, from Latin fētus (“offspring, young”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”). Displaced native Old English hindċealf (literally “deer calf”). Doublet of fetus.

来源：wiktionary