Word · Frequency #17287
glower
/ˈgləuə/
noun
怒视；瞪眼
An angry glare or stare.
- 1.
An angry glare or stare.
愤怒的瞪视或凝视。
- 2.
That which glows or emits light.
发光或发出光的东西。
发光体；发光物；愤怒的瞪视或凝视。；发光或发出光的东西。；怒视；热切的注视
In use
She gave him a glower that made him step back.
His glower was so intense that everyone in the room fell silent.
Despite her glower, I continued with my explanation.
Connections
Collocations
- give a glower
- 怒目而视
- He gave her a glower and walked away.他怒视了她一眼，然后走开了。
- shoot a glower at
- 对……投以怒视
- She shot a glower at the driver who honked at her.她向按喇叭的司机投去怒视。
- fix someone with a glower
- 对某人怒目而视
- The judge fixed the defendant with a glower.法官对被告怒目而视。
- a glower of contempt
- 轻蔑的怒视
- He responded with a glower of contempt.他以一个轻蔑的怒视来回应。
- a dark glower
- 阴沉的怒视
- A dark glower replaced his usual smile.他平时脸上的笑容被一个阴沉的怒视取代。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
glower 中藏着 lower（压低），怒视时眉毛下压、眼睛圆瞪，就是 glower。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：literary fiction、descriptive writing 该词表示“愤怒的瞪视”时，通常用于书面或文学描写，口语中更常说 glare 或 angry look。
Pronunciation & Spelling
lower、mower、rower 与 glower（此处注音 /ˈɡləuə/）押韵；flower、power、tower 拼写同为 -ower，但元音为 /au/，不押韵。
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。
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