frown at sb/sth
She frowned at the dirty dishes piled in the sink.
她看着堆在水槽里的脏盘子,皱起了眉头。
皱眉;蹙额
frowning — present participle of frown
皱眉制止;以皱眉斥责;以皱眉示意;用皱眉表达;皱眉,面露不悦。;表示不悦或反对;以不赞同或威胁的神情看着。;皱眉,表示愤怒或不赞成
to wrinkle your forehead or lower your eyebrows, usually to show anger, displeasure, or disapproval
皱眉,面露不悦。
To have a frown on one's face.
表示不悦或反对;以不赞同或威胁的神情看着。
To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavour or threateningly.
皱眉,表示愤怒或不赞成
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
以不悦或反对的表情压制或击退;用眼神斥责。
To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look.
通过皱眉来表达。
To communicate by frowning.
一般现在时
He frowns when he is confused.
他困惑时会皱眉。
一般过去时
She frowned at the bad news.
她听到坏消息皱起了眉头。
现在进行时
Why are you frowning?
你为什么在皱眉?
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed。
He frowns whenever he hears a lie.
每当他听到谎言时,他就会皱眉。
用法提示:动词frown表示因不赞成或不悦而皱眉。
She frowned at the messy room.
她对着凌乱的房间皱起了眉头。
用法提示:动词frown后接介词at,表示对某事物皱眉。
The teacher stood frowning at the noisy students.
老师站在那里,对着吵闹的学生皱眉头。
用法提示:动词frown的现在分词形式,描述持续的动作。
She frowned at the dirty dishes piled in the sink.
她看着堆在水槽里的脏盘子,皱起了眉头。
frown on/upon 表示不赞成、反对,不局限于皱眉的表情。
Many employers frown on personal phone use during working hours.
许多雇主不赞成在工作时间使用个人电话。
与 frown 最接近,但 scowl 更强调愤怒或厌恶,通常伴随紧锁的眉毛;frown 也可表示专注或困惑,而 scowl 不用于中性情绪。
强调长时间怒气冲冲地瞪某人,不一定有皱眉动作;若要明确表达“皱眉”本身,请用 frown 或 scowl。
grammar · medium
易错句子She frowned to me when she saw my mess.
正确表达She frowned at me when she saw my mess.
frown 在这个义项里是不及物动词,表示“对某人皱眉”时要用介词 at,即 frown at somebody;不能照汉语“对我”的语序直译成 to me。
grammar · medium
易错句子He frowned his eyebrows when he heard the news.
正确表达He frowned when he heard the news.
frown 作动词已经含有“皱眉、蹙额”的意思,不需要再接 his eyebrows 作为宾语;这个错误是把汉语“皱眉头”的动宾结构直译过来了。
frown 侧重皱眉,常因疑惑、不满或反对,不一定带敌意;scowl 则表示愤怒或敌意的怒视,眉头皱得更深、表情更凶。普通不悦用 frown,明显生气或敌意时用 scowl。
frown 和 drown 的过去式 frowned / drowned 只差一个开头字母(f/d)。frown 是“皱眉”,drown 是“淹死/淹没”,意思毫无关系,注意不要拼混。
朝……皱眉(表示不悦或反对)
He frowned at the waiter when the bill arrived.
账单送来时,他朝服务员皱起了眉头。
不赞成;反对(某事)
Many employers frown upon wearing casual clothes to an interview.
许多雇主不赞成穿便装去面试。
因专注而皱眉;凝神蹙眉
She frowned in concentration while reading the map.
她看地图时凝神蹙眉。
不以为然地皱眉
The judge frowned with disapproval at the lawyer's argument.
法官对律师的论点不以为然地皱起了眉头。
深锁眉头;紧紧地皱起眉头
He frowned deeply when he heard the news.
他听到这个消息时深锁眉头。
微微皱眉;轻轻蹙眉
She frowned slightly and then smiled.
她微微皱眉,然后笑了。
frown 的动作通常涉及皱起额头,wrinkle 描述这一具体动作。
frown 是一种面部表情,expression 是其所属的上位类别。
皱眉时通常牵动额头,forehead 是动作发生的部位。
frown 常用来传达不悦,displeasure 是其背后的情绪。
不赞成;反对
The teacher frowned on students using their phones in class.
老师不赞成学生在课堂上使用手机。
永远不要皱眉,即使你很难过,因为你永远不知道谁会爱上你的笑容。
This quote is often used as an inspirational message and has been widely shared on posters and social media.
这句话常被用作励志名言,在海报和社交媒体上广泛传播。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.