maroons

n.

逃亡黑奴（maroon的复数形式）；

vt.

把…放逐到孤岛（maroon的第三人称单数形式）；

英英释义

maroon[ mə'ru:n ]

• n.
  • a person who is stranded (as on an island)

    "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"

  • a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
  • an exploding firework used as a warning signal
• v.
  • leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

    "the travellers were marooned"

    同义词：strand

  • leave stranded on a desert island without resources

    "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"

• adj.of dark brownish to purplish red

  同义词：brownish-red

双语例句

1. The sailors took command of the ship from the cruel captain and marooned him on a desert island.
   水手们从残酷的船长手中夺过了指挥权，把他放逐到一个荒岛上。
2. Pirates used to maroon people on desert islands.
   海盗过去惯常把人们遗弃在荒岛。

权威例句

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The Maroons of Jamaica 1655-1796
MAROONS IN SURINAME AND GUYANE: HOW MANY AND WHERE
Maroons in Suriname and Guyana: How Many and Where
Welcome the Outlaw: Pirates, Maroons, and Caribbean Countercultures
Gender and Gold Mining: The Case of the Maroons of Suriname
The Maroons of Jamaica, 1655-1796: a history of resistance, collaboration & betrayal by Mavis C. Campbell
Bathe the baby to make it strong and healthy: Plant use and child care among Saramaccan Maroons in Suriname
Bathe the baby to make it strong, healthy: plant use and child care among Saramaccan Maroons in Suriname. J Ethnopharmacol