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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
maroon
ma·roon [maroon maroons marooned marooning] adjective, noun, verb BrE [məˈruːn] NAmE [məˈruːn] adjective dark brownish-red in colour Word Origin: adj. and n. late 17th cent. ‘chestnut’ French marron ‘chestnut’ Italian medieval Greek maraon v. early 18th cent. marooned ‘lost in the wilds’ noun 1. uncountable a dark brownish-red colour 2. countable a large ↑firework that shoots into the air and makes a loud noise, used to attract attention, especially at sea Word Origin: adj. and n. late 17th cent. ‘chestnut’ French marron ‘chestnut’ Italian medieval Greek maraon v. early 18th cent. marooned ‘lost in the wilds’ verb usually passive ~ sb to leave sb in a place that they cannot escape from, for example an island Syn: ↑strand •‘Lord of the Flies’ is a novel about English schoolboys marooned on a desert island. •The car was marooned by floods. Verb forms: Word Origin: adj. and n. late 17th cent. ‘chestnut’ French marron ‘chestnut’ Italian medieval Greek maraon v. early 18th cent. marooned ‘lost in the wilds’
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