dun

• 古旧或诗歌用语中的形容词，指暗淡的、灰褐色或阴郁的；也用来形容暗褐色的马。

An archaic or poetic adjective meaning dull, grayish-brown, or gloomy; also used to describe a horse of a dull brown color.

1. Dull grayish-brown colorB2formal

   A color that is a dull, grayish-brown, often used to describe animals or natural objects.

   暗灰褐色

   • The horse was a beautiful dun color.
   • The landscape was covered in dun grass during the dry season.
   • She wore a dun coat that blended into the autumn leaves.

   同义词drabtaupe

• 暗沉的灰棕色，或这种颜色的马；也指古时不断催讨债务、纠缠不休的人。

An archaic noun referring to a dull, grayish-brown color, or a horse of such color; also used historically as a verb meaning to pester for payment of a debt.

1. Dull grayish-brown colorB2formal

   A dull, grayish-brown color, often used to describe animals or natural objects.

   暗灰褐色

   • The horse was a beautiful shade of dun.
   • The desert landscape was painted in shades of dun and ochre.
   • The bird's feathers were a plain dun color.

   同义词brownish-graydrabtaupe

2. Persistent creditorC1formalbritish

   A person who persistently demands payment of a debt.

   纠缠不休的讨债人

   • The duns kept calling him about the unpaid bills.
   • He was hounded by duns for months after losing his job.
   • The shopkeeper sent a dun to collect the overdue payment.

   同义词collector

• 过时动词，指持续向某人催讨欠款或纠缠不休地索要债务。

An archaic verb meaning to demand payment from someone persistently or to pester someone for payment of a debt.

1. To repeatedly ask for paymentC2formal

   To make persistent demands for payment of a debt.

   催讨

   • The creditors continued to dun him for the unpaid loan.
   • She was dunned by the bank for overdue mortgage payments.
   • The collection agency duns customers who fall behind on their bills.

   同义词badgerdemandhoundimportunepesterpresssolicit