[dʌn][dʌn]
  • vt. 讨债
  • adj. 暗褐色的
  • n. 暗褐色;讨债者;暗褐色的马
  • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自PIE*dheu,尘土,烟尘,词源同down,dust.即尘土色的,灰褐色的。
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 灰棕色的
      verb(动词)
      1. 要钱;讨债,催债

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 灰棕色的
    verb(动词)
    1. 要钱;讨债,催债

      He claimed he would rather go to prison than continue being dunned by the taxman.

      他声称宁可坐牢也不愿意再被税务局催款。

      One of his jobs was dunning customers for money they owed.

      他的工作之一是催促顾客偿还欠款。

    小知识

    Use the adjective dun for something that’s a dusty grey brown color, like a dun cow, or the dun entry rug that used to be white.

    The noun and adjective forms of dun all relate to color. It probably comes from German roots, and may be related to the word dusk, as a dun color has a dull quality that you might associate with dusk or fading light. A dun horse is called a Dun. As a verb, to dun means to attempt to collect an overdue bill. You might dun your brother for that $10 he owes you from 3 months ago.

    实用短语

    1. xiahou dun

      夏侯惇

    2. dun & bradstreet

      邓白氏,邓白氏公司,邓白氏集团

    3. dun morogh

      丹·莫罗,起始地点丹·莫罗,丹?莫罗

    4. dun laoghaire

      敦劳费尔,邓莱里,邓罗费尔队,当莱瑞

    5. dun modr

      丹摩卓,攻克了丹,丹莫罗,丹莫德

    6. dun algaz

      丹奥加斯,第六关敦阿尔加地区的战斗,敦阿尔加地区的战斗,阿尔加兹

    7. dun morogh cub

      丹莫罗熊宝宝,丹莫罗宝宝……这个不知道是什么种类

    同义词

    brown  /  creditor