maroon
🇬🇧 UK/mә'ru:n/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To abandon someone in a remote or isolated place with no means of escape
将(某人)遗弃在荒无人烟之处
n.
A dark brownish-red color; a person abandoned in a remote place; a descendant of escaped enslaved people in the Caribbean
褐紫红色;被遗弃者;(加勒比地区的)逃亡黑奴后裔
adj.
Of a dark brownish-red color; relating to Maroon communities
褐紫红色的;马龙人的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Loanwordmaroonother
=maroon
Example Sentences
- 1.
The pirates marooned their enemy on a deserted island.
- 2.
The ship displayed maroon and gold colors at the ceremony.
- 3.
She wore a maroon dress to the winter formal.