亚洲网紅露点

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fawn

1

[ fawn ]

noun

  1. a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
  2. a light yellowish-brown color.


adjective

  1. light yellowish-brown.

verb (used without object)

  1. (of a doe) to bring forth young.

fawn

2

[ fawn ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to seek notice or favor by flattery or servile behavior:

    The courtiers fawned over the king.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. (of a dog) to behave affectionately.

fawn

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/ 蹿蓴藧苍 /

noun

  1. a young deer of either sex aged under one year
    1. a light greyish-brown colour
    2. ( as adjective )

      a fawn raincoat

  2. in fawn
    (of deer) pregnant
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (of deer) to bear (young)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

fawn

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/ 蹿蓴藧苍 /

verb

  1. to seek attention and admiration (from) by cringing and flattering
  2. (of animals, esp dogs) to try to please by a show of extreme friendliness and fondness (towards)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蹿补飞苍藢濒颈办别, adjective
  • 藞蹿补飞苍别谤, noun
  • 藞蹿补飞苍颈苍驳苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藞蹿补飞苍颈苍驳, adjective
  • 藞蹿补飞苍颈苍驳ly, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蹿补飞苍顎僱颈办别顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fawn1

1225鈥75; Middle English fawn, foun < Middle French faon, foun, feon Vulgar Latin *蹿脓迟艒苍-, stem of *蹿脓迟艒 offspring, derivative of Latin 蹿脓迟耻蝉 fetus

Origin of fawn2

First recorded before 1000; Middle English fawnen, Old English fagnian, variant of 蹿忙驳苍颈补苍 鈥渢o rejoice, make glad,鈥 derivative of 蹿忙驳别苍 鈥渉补辫辫测鈥; fain
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of fawn1

C14: from Old French faon , from Latin 蹿脓迟耻蝉 offspring; see fetus

Origin of fawn2

Old English 蹿忙驳苍颈补苍 to be glad, from 蹿忙驳别苍 glad; see fain
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Reporters on the red carpet couldn鈥檛 stop fawning over Brody during interviews, to the point where he had to step in and attempt to make things less awkward.

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During that time when the mother is out feeding, the fawns have been known to hide in underbrush, according to the Park Service.

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Diehard patriots who betray their country; anti-elitists who worship billionaires; cold-eyed realists living in a fantasy world; rugged individualists fawning over their divine emperor; affirmers of life who embrace death.

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Like the skilled propagandist he is, Robert Kennedy knows that nothing impresses a right-wing audience like surrounding himself with a fleet of fawning, mostly white women.

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What was less noted after that first episode was the fawning and flattery 鈥 鈥淵our success!鈥

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