Word · Frequency #14919
furrow
皱（眉）；使起皱纹
to wrinkle; to pull one's brows or eyebrows together (as when concentrating or worrying)
- 1.
To cut one or more grooves in (the ground, etc.).
在(土地等)上切出一道或多道沟
- 2.
To wrinkle.
起皱
- 3.
To pull one's brows or eyebrows together due to concentration, worry, etc.
因专注、担忧等皱眉
- 4.
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
挖成沟或槽
- 5.
to become furrowed
变得有沟槽
犁出沟；挖成沟槽；起皱纹；出现沟痕；在(土地等)上切出一道或多道沟；起皱；因专注、担忧等皱眉
In use
The farmer furrowed the field with his plow.
She furrowed her brow in concentration.
The heavy truck furrowed the muddy road.
furrow soil
Verb forms
base furrow · third person furrows · -ing furrowing · past furrowed · past participle furrowed
规则动词，加-ed构成过去式和过去分词。
Connections
Collocations
- furrow one's brow
- 皱起眉头（表示专注或担忧）
- She furrowed her brow in confusion at the unexpected question.面对这个意想不到的问题，她困惑地皱起了眉头。
- furrow a field
- 犁田；给田地开沟
- The tractor furrowed the field in long, straight lines.拖拉机在田里犁出又长又直的沟。
- brows furrowed
- 眉头紧锁；蹙眉
- His brows furrowed as he concentrated on the puzzle.他专心思考谜题时眉头紧锁。
- deeply furrowed
- 布满深深皱纹的；深深皱起的
- Her deeply furrowed forehead showed the strain of years of hard work.她那布满深深皱纹的额头显示出多年辛苦带来的压力。
Idioms & figurative uses
- furrow one's brow
- 皱起眉头The difficult question made her furrow her brow in concentration.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
犁地犁出一道道田沟，皱眉时额头也像犁过一样出现沟纹——furrow既是田沟也是皱眉的皱纹。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、新闻报道 作动词时多用于书面或文学描写，可表示因专注、担忧而皱眉，或使地面出现沟痕。口语中表达“皱眉”也可用 wrinkle 或 frown。
Grammar Note
及物和不及物均常见，及物时表示‘犁（地）’或‘使起皱纹’，不及物时表示‘起皱纹’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 furrow /ˈfɝoʊ/ 韵脚相同的词：burrow /ˈbɝoʊ/、thorough /ˈθɝoʊ/、borough /ˈbɝoʊ/（美式发音）。拼写相似的形近词注意元音不同：narrow /ˈnæroʊ/、borrow /ˈbɑːroʊ/、harrow /ˈhæroʊ/，它们不押韵。
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.