frowns

英 [fraʊnz]

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

• The world is like a mirror; frown at it and it frowns at you; smile and it smiles too.
  世界如一面镜子：皱眉视之，它也皱眉看你；笑着对它，它也笑着看你。
• Everyone in her family frowns on the marriage.
  她家里的每个人都对这桩婚事不满。
• He frowns at her impatience.
  他对她缺乏耐心表示不满。
• 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。
• 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。
• But it frowns on personal attention-seeking.
  但它不赞成个人英雄主义。
• Sheila's behaviour was attracting disapproving frowns.
  希拉的行为正引起人们的不满，大皱眉头。
• What about the way she frowns at me?
  她对我皱眉的方式怎么样？
• They all wore puzzled frowns.
  他们都疑惑地皱着眉头。
• 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。