auburn
auburn — 形容詞
1. having a warm brown colour with a clear red tone, especially when describing hai
赤褐色的
呈紅棕色，尤指頭髮
having a warm brown colour with a clear red tone, especially when describing hair.
Lena's auburn hair shone under the station lights.
Lena 的赤褐色頭髮在車站燈光下發亮。
common collocation: auburn hair
In the class photo, Eva's auburn braid reached her waist.
在班級合照裡，Eva 的赤褐色髮辮垂到腰間。
before noun with hair word
Under the sun, his beard looked more auburn than brown.
在陽光下，他的鬍子看起來比一般棕色更偏赤褐色。
The wig shop matched Nora with a soft auburn shade.
那家假髮店幫 Nora 配到了一款柔和的赤褐色髮色。
For the play, the artist painted the queen with auburn curls.
為了那齣戲，畫師把王后的捲髮畫成赤褐色的。
- reddish-brown
gives the colour plainly and can describe many objects, not only hair.
- chestnut
often describes hair too, but usually suggests a darker brown with less red.
- coppery
suggests a brighter orange-red shine than auburn.
文法句型
auburn hair
auburn curls
auburn beard
look auburn
dye something auburn
用法筆記
Most often describes hair, but it can also describe beards, fur, or wigs. In everyday use, speakers usually name the hair or similar feature, rather than calling a person auburn by itself.
常見錯誤
auburn — 名詞
1. a warm brown colour with some red in it, especially as a named shade for hair.
赤褐色
偏紅棕的顏色，尤指髮色
a warm brown colour with some red in it, especially as a named shade for hair.
The stylist mixed brown and red to get a warm auburn.
那位髮型師把棕色和紅色調在一起，配出溫暖的赤褐色。
noun after get: a warm auburn
This box dye fades from auburn to orange after a month.
這盒染髮劑一個月後會從赤褐色褪成偏橘。
colour label in beauty context
On the colour chart, auburn sits between red and brown.
在色卡上，赤褐色位在紅色和棕色之間。
Mateo asked for a dark auburn, not a bright red.
Mateo 指定要深赤褐色，不要鮮紅色。
On the dye box, the closest match was a rich auburn.
在染髮劑盒上，最接近的色號是濃赤褐色。
- shade
is much broader and can refer to any colour, not this one specifically.
- reddish-brown
describes the colour clearly, but it is not always used as a label on product charts.
- chestnut
can be a nearby hair shade, though it usually looks browner and less red.
文法句型
a deep auburn
choose auburn
fade to auburn
auburn shade
auburn dye
用法筆記
Often appears after verbs like choose, mix, fade, and turn when people are talking about hair-colour cards, wigs, or dye. Less common than the adjective; many speakers say auburn hair instead of using the noun on its own.