raise an eyebrow (at sth)
表示惊讶、怀疑或不赞同。
She raised an eyebrow at his rude remark.
她对他的无礼言论扬了扬眉毛。
眉毛
eyebrows — plural of eyebrow
眉形老虎窗；废纤维团；生长在眼眶上方骨脊上的毛发；眉毛,眼睛上方的弧形毛发；一种通常较小的老虎窗,其直立面上的屋顶线通常为拱形曲线,两端转为反向曲线与水平线相接
the short hair that grows along the bone ridge above each eye
生长在眼眶上方骨脊上的毛发
The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
眉毛,眼睛上方的弧形毛发
the arch of hair above each eye
一种通常较小的老虎窗,其直立面上的屋顶线通常为拱形曲线,两端转为反向曲线与水平线相接
A dormer, usually of small size, whose roof line over the upright face is typically an arched curve, turning into a reverse curve to meet the horizontal line at either end.
辊式机器中积聚的一团废纤维
A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.
She raised one eyebrow when she heard the news.
她听到这个消息时挑起了一条眉毛。
用法提示：eyebrow 作名词，指眼睛上方的眉毛，与 raise 搭配表示“挑眉”的表情。
He has thick eyebrows that almost meet in the middle.
他眉毛很浓，几乎在中间连到一起。
用法提示：eyebrows 是 eyebrow 的复数形式，作名词，描述眉毛的形态。
You may want to trim your eyebrows before the interview.
面试前你可能想修剪一下眉毛。
用法提示：此处 eyebrows 作名词复数，表示需要修剪的眉毛。
表示惊讶、怀疑或不赞同。
She raised an eyebrow at his rude remark.
她对他的无礼言论扬了扬眉毛。
主语通常是引起惊讶或怀疑的事物。
The company's decision raised eyebrows among investors.
公司的决定在投资者中引起了惊讶。
常表示怀疑或不解。
He looked at me with a raised eyebrow.
他扬起眉毛看着我。
描述眉毛扬起的动作，表示惊讶。
Her eyebrows rose in surprise.
她惊讶地扬起了眉毛。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has a thick eyebrow and big eyes.
正确表达He has thick eyebrows and big eyes.
英语 eyebrow 是可数名词，描述一个人的面部特征时，两道眉毛通常用复数 eyebrows。汉语“眉毛”不标记单复数，学习者容易沿用单数。只需把名词改成复数形式 rest 不变。
grammar · medium
易错句子She has a small scar above her eye brow.
正确表达She has a small scar above her eyebrow.
eyebrow 是一个合成词，必须连写成一个单词。汉语“眉毛”由两个字组成，受此影响学习者常写成分开的 eye brow。改正时只把 eye 和 brow 合并即可，句意不变。
grammar · medium
易错句子She frowned her eyebrows when she disagreed.
正确表达She frowned when she disagreed.
英语 frown 是不及物动词，不能带 eyebrows 作宾语；汉语“皱眉头”是动宾结构，于是出现 frown one's eyebrows 这类生硬说法。改正时删去宾语，只保留 frown 加时间状语，意思仍是“皱眉表示不同意”。
扬眉（表示惊讶或不赞同）
She raised an eyebrow when he mentioned the price.
他提到价格时，她扬了扬眉。
眉笔
She drew in her eyebrows with a dark eyebrow pencil.
她用深色眉笔画了眉毛。
浓密的眉毛
He has bushy eyebrows that almost meet in the middle.
他的眉毛很浓密，几乎在中间连在一起。
弯弯的眉毛；拱形眉
She has beautifully arched eyebrows.
她的眉毛弯得很好看。
拔眉毛
She plucks her eyebrows every week.
她每周都拔眉毛。
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He knitted his eyebrows in concentration.
他专心地皱起了眉头。