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maroon

/muh-roon/US // məˈrun //UK // (məˈruːn) //

栗色,栗色的,栗色系,栗子色

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : dark brownish-red.
    • : Chiefly British. a loudly exploding firework consisting of a cardboard container filled with gunpowder.a similar firework used as a danger or warning signal, as by railway brakemen.

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Examples

  • Realizing they were effectively marooned, the sergeants ordered the riot squad off the bus.

  • Hundreds of cars were marooned and thousands of cars were abandoned.

  • Peering over the edge you can find a bounty of fish marooned in a thick, tomato-based broth.

  • Known primarily for his offensive rebounding and defense, Thompson was marooned in Cleveland on bad teams in recent years and was due for a change of scenery, especially after the Cavaliers traded for Andre Drummond at last year’s trade deadline.

  • Masked stragglers stood marooned at different bus and taxi stops, open in their despair.

  • Houses sit together at their tables in dining halls under maroon banners emblazoned with their names.

  • In his opulent maroon suit, Dickens flaunts his fame and fortune with so little subtlety he makes Kanye West appear modest.

  • We all remember when Levine shot to fame with Maroon 5's Songs About Jane.

  • It stayed at the top for three days, out-pacing tracks by Maroon 5, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent.

  • Halle Berry won the same award in 2002 for Monster's Ball when she dazzled in a semi-sheer, maroon Elie Saab gown.

  • A low slung maroon roadster came down the street and nosed into the mouth of the tarvia drive at Joseph's gate.

  • It is a dark maroon-colored leaf, and contains a large proportion of the nicotine oil.

  • More than one season have we spent in the house of old Abu Maroon, the village carpenter.

  • The seat covers were made of plastic in a maroon and blue plaid pattern.

  • A straw hat with a particularly narrow brim was adorned with a ribbon of alternating bars of maroon and grey.