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
  1. She frowned at the difficult math problem.
    她对着这道很难的数学题皱起了眉。
  2. He frowned when he heard the bad news.
    听到坏消息时,他皱起了眉头。
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  1. 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
  1. My parents frown on me staying out late.
    我父母不赞成我在外面待到很晚。
  2. 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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  1. 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
  1. A deep frown appeared on his face.
    他的脸上出现了深深的皱眉。
  2. She looked up with a frown of concentration.
    她抬起头,眉头紧锁,专心致志。
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  1. 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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • frown at 对……皱眉
    He frowned at the messy room. 他对乱糟糟的房间皱起了眉。
  • 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。
  • 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。