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

• They all wore puzzled frowns.
  他们都疑惑地皱着眉头。
• 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 frowns at her impatience.
  他对她缺乏耐心表示不满。
• 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。
• 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 government frowns at any waste of tax-payers 'money.
  政府对任何浪费纳税者税金的行为表示不满。
• But it frowns on personal attention-seeking.
  但它不赞成个人英雄主义。
• The just man frowns, but never smiles with a malicious sneer.
  公正的人蹙起眉头，但从不会有那种恶意的微笑。
• Hisui looks beside the bed, notices the untouched glasses, and frowns.
  翡翠向床边看去，注意到了没碰过的眼镜，皱了皱眉。
• He frowns upon things like that.
  他对那样的事情是皱眉头的。