brown up

焼き色をつける、茶色くなる

茶色になったり、物を茶色にしたりすること。調理についてよく使う。

やさしい英語で： To become brown, or make something brown, often by cooking it.

• Let the potatoes brown up.
• She browned up the meat in a hot pan.
• Have the onions browned up yet?

使い方： brown something up (Brown the onions up in a little oil.)

類義語： brown

よく使う表現： brown up something, brown up onions

日焼けする

日光を浴びて、肌の色が濃くなること。

やさしい英語で： To become darker in skin color after spending time in the sun.

• My arms brown up quickly.
• He browned up during his beach holiday.
• Will I brown up after a week in the sun?

類義語： tan

よく使う表現： brown up quickly, brown up nicely

肌を褐色に塗って別の人種を演じる

別の人種の人を演じるため、化粧で肌の色を濃くすること。

やさしい英語で： To wear makeup that darkens your skin to imitate someone from another racial group.

• The actor browned up for the role.
• Critics objected when the comedian browned up onstage.
• The production asked him to brown up, and he refused.

使い方： brown up to do something (The actor browned up to play a character of another race.)

類義語： wear brownface

よく使う表現： brown up for something, brown up onstage