frown
/fraʊn/
v. / n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
皱眉;蹙额;不赞成;反对;皱眉;蹙额
释义与例句
v.
皱眉;蹙额
to make an angry, unhappy or confused expression by moving your eyebrows together
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She frowned at the difficult math problem.
她对着这道很难的数学题皱起了眉。
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He frowned when he heard the bad news.
听到坏消息时,他皱起了眉头。
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The teacher frowned at the noisy students.
老师对吵闹的学生皱起了眉头。
v.
不赞成;反对
to disapprove of something
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My parents frown on me staying out late.
我父母不赞成我在外面待到很晚。
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The company frowns on employees using the phone during work hours.
公司不赞成员工在工作时间使用手机。
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Smoking is frowned upon in many public places.
许多公共场所都不赞成吸烟。
n.
皱眉;蹙额
an expression on the face showing that you are angry, unhappy or confused
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A deep frown appeared on his face.
他的脸上出现了深深的皱眉。
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She looked up with a frown of concentration.
她抬起头,眉头紧锁,专心致志。
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His frown turned into a smile when he saw the gift.
看到礼物,他皱着的眉头舒展开来,露出笑容。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
frown 作动词/名词是“皱眉”,frown on/upon 表示“不赞成、反对”。反义词是 smile(微笑)。
词族与关联词
同义词
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scowl 怒视;皱眉怒容frown 是一般的“皱眉”,可因思考、不悦、困惑;scowl 则是愤怒地皱眉、怒视,语气更强。He scowled at the man who had pushed past him. 他对那个从他身边挤过去的男人怒目而视。
反义词
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smile 微笑frown 是“皱眉”,表示不悦或思考;smile 是“微笑”,表示高兴或友好。She smiled warmly when she saw her old friend. 见到老朋友时,她热情地笑了。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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frown vs. brown frown 是皱眉,brown 是棕色frown 读 /fraʊn/,是动词或名词“皱眉”;brown 读 /braʊn/,是形容词“棕色的”,首字母不同。She wore a brown coat to the office. 她穿了一件棕色外套去办公室。
常见搭配
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frown at 对……皱眉He frowned at the messy room. 他对乱糟糟的房间皱起了眉。
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frown on/upon 不赞成;反对Most schools frown on students chewing gum in class. 大多数学校不赞成学生在课堂上嚼口香糖。
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a frown of concern 担忧的皱眉She looked at the report with a frown of concern. 她带着担忧的神色看着那份报告。