dun

英 [dʌn]

美 [dʌn]

adj.  棕灰色的; 灰褐色的; 暗褐色的
n.  催促者，讨债者，催债

复数：duns　过去分词：dunned　现在分词：dunning　过去式：dunned　第三人称单数：duns　

BNC.12990 / COCA.24668

牛津词典

adj.

• 棕灰色的；灰褐色的；暗褐色的
  greyish-brown in colour

柯林斯词典

• COLOUR 棕灰色;灰褐色;暗褐色
  Something that isdunis a dull grey-brown colour.
  1. ...her dun mare.
     她的棕灰色母马

英英释义

noun

• horse of a dull brownish grey color
• a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
  1. she wore dun
  Synonym:greyish browngrayish brownfawn

verb

• make a dun color
• cure by salting
  1. dun codfish
• persistently ask for overdue payment
  1. The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone
• treat cruelly
  1. The children tormented the stuttering teacher
  Synonym:tormentragbedevilcrucifyfrustrate

adj

• of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color
  1. the dun and dreary prairie

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