Word · Frequency #5176
brow
额头；前额
核心释义
The forehead.
- 1.
眼上方的骨嵴,眉毛所在之处。
The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
- 2.
眉毛。
The eyebrow.
- 3.
前额；额头。
The forehead.
- 4.
外貌；外表；面部表情。
Aspect; appearance; facial expression.
- 5.
陡峭处(如山坡)的突出上缘；崖顶。
The projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill.
- 6.
鹿角主干的第一枝叉。
The first tine of an antler's beam.
- 7.
煤矿中横穿煤面的巷道。
A gallery in a coal mine running across the face of the coal.
- 8.
船靠码头时连接船与岸的跳板；舷梯。
The gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay.
- 9.
登陆艇或渡轮的可放下形成登陆平台的铰接部分；跳板。
The hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp.
眉毛；眉骨；眉脊；神情；容貌；山脊；坡顶；鹿角第一枝杈
用法In use
She raised her brow in surprise.
用法提示：brow 此处指眉毛
He wiped the sweat from his brow.
用法提示：brow 此处指额头
His furrowed brows showed his confusion.
用法提示：brows 为复数，指眉毛
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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”。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常指眉毛或额头，复数形式为brows。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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