Brand



GRE Barron 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 商标; 烙印; v. 在某事物上打烙印
• ［英］ v. 在某事物上打烙印 ( mark sth with a brand)
• ［类］ underscore : emphasis / brand : ownership ( 下划线用来表明强调 / 烙印用来表明所有权)
• ［例］ On big farms cattle are usually branded .

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, torch, sword, from Old English; akin to Old English b?rnan to burn
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. a charred piece of wood
  • b. firebrand 1
  • c. something (as lightning) that resembles a firebrand
• 2. sword
• 3.
  • a.
    • (1) a mark made by burning with a hot iron to attest manufacture or quality or to designate ownership
    • (2) a printed mark made for similar purposes ; trademark
  • b.
    • (1) a mark put on criminals with a hot iron
    • (2) a mark of disgrace ; stigma <the brand of poverty>
• 4.
  • a. a class of goods identified by name as the product of a single firm or manufacturer ; make
  • b. a characteristic or distinctive kind <a lively brand of theater>
  • c. brand name 2
• 5. a tool used to produce a brand

II. transitive verb

• Date: 15th century
• 1. to mark with a brand
• 2. to mark with disapproval ; stigmatize <he was branded a coward>
• 3. to impress indelibly <brand the lesson on his mind>
• ? brander noun

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