brownstone是什么意思？

brownstone

英[ˈbraʊnstəʊn] 美[ˈbraʊnstoʊn]

• n. 褐色砂石，赤褐色砂石建筑；
• adj. 上流社会的，富有阶级的；

复数：brownstones;

例句

• Trimble paused, looking carefully at the brownstone house. 崔博停了下来, 很仔细地看着这褐色砂石墙的房子.
• A dead tree stands to the right of a tumbledown brownstone house. 在一座破败的褐砂石房子的右侧,矗立着一棵枯树.

英语四级真题

Well, for several years, I managed a department for the Brownstone Company in Detroit, Michigan.
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McCaw, my boss, at the Brownstone Company
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He worked at the Brownstone Company for several years.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  （美国19世纪建造的）褐沙石房屋
  In the United States, a brownstone is a type of house which was built during the 19th century. Brownstones have a front that is made from a reddish-brown stone.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
  2. a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color