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raise one's brows
She raised her brows in surprise.
她惊讶地扬起了眉毛。
额头；前额
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额头；前额
The forehead.
She raised her brows in surprise.
她惊讶地扬起了眉毛。
眼上方的骨嵴,眉毛所在之处。
The bony ridge over the eyes, upon which the eyebrows are located.
眉毛。
The eyebrow.
前额；额头。
The forehead.
外貌；外表；面部表情。
Aspect; appearance; facial expression.
She raised her brow in surprise.
她惊讶地扬起了眉毛。
He wiped the sweat from his brow.
他擦去了额头上的汗水。
His furrowed brows showed his confusion.
他紧皱的眉头表明了他的困惑。
She raised her brows in surprise.
她惊讶地扬起了眉毛。
He knitted his brows in concentration.
他专注地皱起了眉头。
After the race, he mopped his brow with a towel.
赛跑后，他用毛巾擦了擦额头。
Not this
I need to shape my brow.
Use this
I need to shape my brows.
中文中‘眉毛’通常指两只，英语中需用复数'brows'指一对眉毛；单数'brow'往往指一只或额头。
Not this
He browed at the news.
Use this
He raised his eyebrows at the news.
英语中'brow'是名词，不能用作动词表示皱眉或挑眉；应使用'frown'或'raise one's eyebrows'。
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皱眉
He furrowed his brow in concentration.
他因专注而皱起眉头。
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。
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。
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。
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。
擦汗（尤指紧张或劳累时）
He mopped his brow with a handkerchief after the speech.
演讲结束后，他用手帕擦了擦额头上的汗。
靠辛勤劳动
He earned his living by the sweat of his brow.
他靠辛勤劳动谋生。
皱眉头（表示沉思或不满）
She knitted her brows as she tried to solve the puzzle.
她皱着眉头试图解开谜题。
山顶；山脊
We reached the brow of the hill and saw the valley below.
我们到达山顶，看到了下面的山谷。
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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。
常指眉毛或额头，复数形式为brows。
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