| 单词 | fawn |
| 释义 | fawn (once / 1071 pages) 1nv 2v 3n A fawn is a young deer, but it's also a verb meaning to try and win favor by flattering. You might fawn over Bambi if you want to hang out with the cute and fuzzy gang. As a verb, fawn either refers to an attempt to get on someone’s good side, or, oddly enough, to give birth to a deer. If you're a human, fawning is an age-old art that might get you what you want but can be very unattractive. If you ever come into possession of a great fortune, watch out for sudden friends who want to fawn over you and shower you with presents. They probably have dollar signs in their eyes. WORD FAMILYfawn: fawn-colored, fawned, fawner, fawning, fawns+/fawner: fawners/fawning: fawningest, fawningly USAGE EXAMPLESSo it was in New York on Wednesday when the assembled titans fawned on their host in his blinged-up lair. The Guardian(Dec 18, 2016) The fawn died on Friday from a brain injury most likely caused by the accident, a vet told rescuers. BBC(Dec 17, 2016) It’s been retweeted thousands of times, gaining fawning praise from much of the liberal intelligentsia. Slate(Dec 16, 2016) 1 1n a young deer Hyper young mammal any immature mammal cervid, deerdistinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers 2v have fawns 2deer fawn Hyper bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have cause to be born 1v try to gain favor by cringing or flattering Syn|Hypo|Hyper bootlick, kotow, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle court favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour seek favor by fawning or flattery blandish, flatter praise somewhat dishonestly 2v show submission or fear 3Syn|Hyper cower, crawl, creep, cringe, grovel bend, flex form a curve n a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color Syn|Hyper dun, grayish brown, greyish brown light brown a brown that is light but unsaturated |
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