Word · Frequency #5176
brow
额头；前额
The forehead.
- 1.
The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
眼上方的骨嵴,眉毛所在之处。
- 2.
The eyebrow.
眉毛。
- 3.
The forehead.
前额；额头。
- 4.
Aspect; appearance; facial expression.
外貌；外表；面部表情。
- 5.
The projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill.
陡峭处(如山坡)的突出上缘；崖顶。
- 6.
The first tine of an antler's beam.
鹿角主干的第一枝叉。
- 7.
A gallery in a coal mine running across the face of the coal.
煤矿中横穿煤面的巷道。
- 8.
The gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay.
船靠码头时连接船与岸的跳板；舷梯。
- 9.
The hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp.
登陆艇或渡轮的可放下形成登陆平台的铰接部分；跳板。
眉毛；眉骨；眉脊；神情；容貌；山脊；坡顶；鹿角第一枝杈
In use
She raised her brow in surprise.
He wiped the sweat from his brow.
His furrowed brows showed his confusion.
raise one's brows
She raised her brows in surprise.
她惊讶地扬起了眉毛。
knit one's brows
He knitted his brows in concentration.
他专注地皱起了眉头。
mop one's brow
After the race, he mopped his brow with a towel.
赛跑后，他用毛巾擦了擦额头。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- furrow one's brow
- 皱眉
- He furrowed his brow in concentration.他因专注而皱起眉头。
- raise an eyebrow
- 扬起眉毛（表示惊讶或怀疑）
- She raised an eyebrow at his suggestion.她对他的建议扬起眉毛。
- knit one's brows
- 皱眉头（表示思考或不悦）
- He knitted his brows as he read the difficult passage.他读那段难懂的段落时皱起了眉头。
- wipe one's brow
- 擦额头
- After the race, he wiped his brow with a towel.比赛后，他用毛巾擦了擦额头。
- arch one's brow
- 挑起眉毛（表示怀疑或疑问）
- She arched a brow in disbelief.她难以置信地挑起眉毛。
- mop one's brow
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将brow拆为b和row，b像弯曲的眉毛，row意为“一排”，联想为“一排弯眉”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描述、医学/解剖、正式演讲 通常用于文学或正式语境，日常口语中更常用eyebrow或forehead。
Grammar Note
常指眉毛或额头，复数形式为brows。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words above share the /aʊ/ sound and truly rhyme with 'brow'. Be careful of lookalikes like 'crow' (/kroʊ/), 'grow' (/ɡroʊ/), 'throw' (/θroʊ/), which have a different vowel sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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