​in a brown study

brown在英語中最早的意思是“gloomy暗的、陰郁的”。由此，形成了一種悲觀或嚴肅的感覺。而study除了表示學習，也指幻想、沉思，後來慢慢的brown study就用來指因為思考的太深入而出神、憂郁的狀态，意思是苦思冥想、出神、放空。

in a reverie and absorbed in your thoughts

沉浸在遐想中

sb is in a brown study

某人在沉思,遐想

in a brown

冥思苦想中

例：I tried to attract his attention, but he was in a brown study.

我企圖引起他的注意，但他在沉思而無所覺。

brown-nose

brown-nose是“阿谀奉承”的意思，尤其用于下級對上級，相當于俗語中的“拍馬屁”、“馬屁精”之意。下次如果見到有人對上司拍馬屁，就可以說：He's brown-nosing. 當然，這裡是朋友間開玩笑的話。

hard to please someone, especially someone in a position of authority, in a way that other people find unpleasant

拍馬屁

例：

The rest of the class were sick of watching him brown-nose.班裡的其他人讨厭看他拍馬屁的樣子。

brown-bag

這個表達的意思是你自己在家做午飯帶到工作的地方去，而不用再出去買飯。因為最早人們用棕色的牛皮紙包裝盒飯，慢慢就形成了這個固定搭配。

to take your own food to eat during the day, usually in a brown paper bag

(通常放在牛皮紙袋裡的)自帶午餐；便當

例：

The park has become a place where office workers brown-bag it and take leisurely strolls.

公園成為辦公室職員在那裡吃自帶午餐，然後悠閑散步的地方。

browned off

annoyed

惹惱的

例：

I think she gets a bit browned off with him borrowing the car all the time.

他總是跟她借車，我想這有點惹惱了她。

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