() [] used to describe an area of land in a city that was used by industry or for offices in the past and that may now be cleared for new building development 棕色地带的（指城市里过去的工厂或办公用地，现在可清理平整为新的建设项目用地）⨁a brownfield site 棕色地带工地⨁brownfield development / land 棕色地带的开发／土地➡greenfield