frowns

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美 [fraʊnz]

v.  皱眉; 蹙额
frown的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (因恼怒、担心、困惑、全神贯注等而)皱眉，蹙额
  When someonefrowns, their eyebrows become drawn together, because they are annoyed, worried, or puzzled, or because they are concentrating.
  1. Nancy shook her head, frowning...
     南希摇了摇头，皱着眉头。
  2. He frowned at her anxiously.
     他不安地朝她皱了皱眉。
  3. ...a frowning man.
     皱着眉头的男子
  4. Frownis also a noun.
     
  5. There was a deep frown on the boy's face.
     男孩眉头紧锁。
• PHRASAL VERB 反对;不赞成;不同意
  If somethingis frowned uponoris frowned onpeople disapprove of it.
  1. This practice is frowned upon as being wasteful...
     这种行为被认为是浪费而不获认可。
  2. Many teachers frown on such practices.
     许多教师不赞同这样的做法。

双语例句

• She frowns when the sun gets in her eyes.
  太阳光照到她眼睛上时她皱起了眉头。
• If death frowns so near, I will say at least that I have lived.
  若是死亡迫在眉睫，那我至少要说我已享受过人生的乐趣。
• People who had just begun to laugh were now all frowns.
  才得笑了几声的人们现在又都是满脸的愁云。
• Frowns, scowls and grimaces all push people away& but a smile draws them in.
  愁眉苦脸只会使人敬而远之，而微笑却吸引人们靠近。
• Parents unconsciously shape their smiles and frowns to steer their children toward behavior they think will lead to achievement.
  父母无意中用他们的微笑和皱眉作了向导，让孩子往他们认为可以通往成功的行为发展。
• Eg: Fortune smiles upon the brave and frowns upon the coward.
  财富总是对勇敢的人微笑，对懦弱的人皱眉头。
• So we find each other there in Venice, and Linda frowns at our map of the city, turns it upside down, locates our hotel, orients herself and announces with characteristic humility: We are the mayors of this town's ass.
  于是我们在威尼斯碰面，琳达瞪了瞪我们的市区地图，把地图倒过来寻找我们的旅馆位置，确定自己的方位，以特有的谦虚态度宣布：我们是城市屁股的市长。
• He often frowns slightly when speaking, as if he is contemplating something very serious, but brightens when he talks about his wife and mentions her constantly throughout our interview.
  他说话时常常会轻轻皱起眉头，就好像在思考什么非常严肃的问题，但一说到妻子便满脸放光在整个采访过程中，他不断提到妻子的名字。
• The world is like a mirror: frown at it and it frowns at you; smile, and it smiles too.
  世界犹如一面镜子：朝它皱眉它就朝你皱眉，朝它微笑它也朝你微笑。
• My father frowns on all but the most conventional of dress.
  除最普通的服装外，我父亲都看不顺眼。