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burnt sienna

/burntsee-en-uh/US // ˈbɜrnt siˈɛn ə //

焦黄的锡耶纳,焦黄的天鹅绒,焦糖色,焦黄褐色

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : See under sienna.
    • : an intense dark reddish-brown color.

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Examples

  • For Paul, the thrill of breakfast with the Reverend, may be giving way to the taste of burnt toast.

  • I learned some things I can't unlearn: human kneecaps look like rocks; bones when burnt, shrink and twist.

  • What does the preciousness of our white flesh represent in contrast to burnt brown bodies created by our bombs?

  • His complexion was ruddy, his fair skin burnt from time in the sun.

  • Omran, who was 17 at the time, was completely bald, weak, and as frail as a burnt match.

  • He noticed at the same time several burnt matches between his cushions and her chair.

  • The Dutch fleet attacked Burnt island, in Scotland, but were repulsed.

  • That night one of them endeavored to storm the magazine, burnt and plundered the station, and marched off towards Delhi.

  • They burnt the chosen city of holiness, and made the streets thereof desolate according to the prediction of Jeremias.

  • Later on he became intensely critical of his own work, and finally bought up all the copies he could lay hands on and burnt them!