名詞 fawn:

1. a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
   同義詞：dun, greyish brown, grayish brown
2. young deer

動(dòng)詞 fawn:

1. show submission or fear
   同義詞：crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel
2. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
   同義詞：toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up
3. have fawns

1. Flattering or fawning attention; homage.
   贊美，奉承奉承或逢迎的態(tài)度; 尊敬
2. Many distant relatives fawned on the rich old man.
   許多的遠(yuǎn)親都來巴結(jié)這位有錢的老人。
3. A fawn behind the tree looked at us curiously.
   樹后面一只小鹿好奇地看著我們。
4. The puppy was fawning on its master.
   小狗朝著主人搖尾乞憐。

fawn

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
fawned,fawn.ing,fawns
To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing.
搖尾乞憐：狗搖尾巴、哀鳴、卑躬屈膝，表示喜愛或試圖討好
To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior.
阿諛奉承：用拍馬屁和諂媚的態(tài)度來取悅，引起注意

來源：
Middle English faunen
中古英語 faunen
from Old English fagnian [to rejoice]
源自 古英語 fagnian [高興]
from fagen, fôgen [glad]
源自 fagen, fôgen [高興]

【引伸】
fawn.er
n.（名詞）
fawn.ingly
adv.（副詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>fawn,apple-polish,bootlick,kowtow,slaver,toady,truckleThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to curry favor by behaving obsequiously and submissively.:
這些動(dòng)詞共有的主要意思是.用諂媚、恭順的方法拍馬屁.：
例句：
fawned on her superior;
拍她上司的馬屁；

例句：
students apple-polishing the teacher;
對(duì)老師卑躬屈膝的學(xué)生；

例句：
bootlicked to get a promotion;
阿諛奉承以得到晉升；

例句：
lawyers kowtowing to a judge;
討好法官的律師們；

例句：
slavered over his rich uncle;
奉承他有錢的叔叔；

例句：
toadying to members of the occupation force;
向占領(lǐng)軍搖尾乞憐；

例句：
nobles truckling to the king.
拍皇帝馬屁的貴族們


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fawn
fawn 2

n.（名詞）
A young deer, especially one less than a year old.
幼鹿：小鹿，尤指未滿一歲的
Color A grayish yellow brown to light grayish or moderate reddish brown.
【色彩】 淺黃褐色：發(fā)灰的黃褐色，有點(diǎn)淺灰或些微的紅褐

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French foun, faon, feon [young animal]
源自 古法語 foun, faon, feon [幼小動(dòng)物]
from Vulgar Latin *fôtô .fôtôn-
源自 俗拉丁語 *fôtô ·fôtôn-
from Latin fôtus [offspring] * see dhô(i)-
源自 拉丁語 fôtus [后代] *參見 dhô(i)-