frowns

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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

• 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。
• Sheila's behaviour was attracting disapproving frowns.
  希拉的行为正引起人们的不满，大皱眉头。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sumner would greet us with frowns and grimaces, doing his best to express wordless disapproval
  萨姆纳会冲我们皱眉，做苦脸，竭力表示他无言的反对。
• Everyone in her family frowns on the marriage.
  她家里的每个人都对这桩婚事不满。
• 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。
• 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。
• I know, but George is frowning at me. I can't dance when anyone frowns at me.
  我知道，可是乔治反对我跳舞，我没法跳舞如果有人要反对。