Fawn

[fɔːn] or [fɔn]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a young deer.

(verb.) have fawns; 'deer fawn'.

(verb.) try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; 'He is always kowtowing to his boss'.

(verb.) show submission or fear.

校對:米利森特--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See Buck.

(n.) The young of an animal; a whelp.

(n.) A fawn color.

(a.) Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.

(v. i.) To bring forth a fawn.

(v. i.) To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon.

(n.) A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.

錄入:卢卡斯

同義詞及近義詞：

n. Young deer.

v. n. Crouch, cringe, bow, stoop, kneel, creep, dangle, fall on one's knees, curry favor, play the sycophant.

校對:鲁珀特

解釋/意思:

n. a young deer.—adj. resembling a fawn in colour.—v.i. to bring forth a fawn.

v.i. to cringe to flatter in a servile way (with upon).—n. (rare) a servile cringe or bow: mean flattery.—ns. Fawn′er one who flatters to gain favour; Fawn′ing mean flattery: sycophancy.—adv. Fawn′ingly.—n. Fawn′ingness.

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