Word · Frequency #13071
scowls
怒容；皱眉；不悦的表情
scowls is the plural of scowl.
an angry facial expression; a frown showing displeasure or discontent
- 1.
The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
皱眉或脸皱起；表情中不满、愠怒或不悦；愤怒的皱眉
- 2.
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
不悦或厌恶的面部表情
- 3.
Gloom; dark or threatening aspect.
阴沉；黑暗或威胁的样子
阴沉；险恶的样子；皱眉或脸皱起；表情中不满、愠怒或不悦；愤怒的皱眉；不悦或厌恶的面部表情；阴沉；黑暗或威胁的样子；愁容
In use
He wore a permanent scowl that made him look unfriendly.
The teacher's scowl silenced the noisy classroom instantly.
She responded with a scowl, clearly unhappy with the decision.
Connections
Collocations
- a deep scowl
- 紧锁眉头的怒容
- He read the letter with a deep scowl.他读信时紧锁眉头，一脸怒容。
- a dark scowl
- 阴沉的怒容
- A dark scowl crossed her face when she saw the mess.她看到一片狼藉时，脸上掠过一丝阴沉的怒容。
- an angry scowl
- 愤怒的怒容
- The teacher gave the late student an angry scowl.老师对迟到的学生投去愤怒的目光。
- with a scowl
- 带着怒容
- He left the meeting with a scowl.他带着怒容离开了会议。
- a scowl on his face
- 他脸上的怒容
- A scowl appeared on his face.他脸上露出了怒容。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
scowl 像 owl 瞪圆双眼、眉头紧锁的怒容；一看到 owl 就想到那张不悦的‘猫头鹰脸’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、literary narration、news reporting scowl 作为名词表示“怒容、皱眉”，属于中性常用词，在日常对话、文学描写和新闻报道中都比较常见。它没有明显的正式或非正式色彩，但多用于描述人物不满、不悦或厌恶的表情。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the /aʊl/ ending with 'scowl' (/skaʊl/). Beware of lookalikes 'bowl' (/boʊl/) and 'soul' (/soʊl/): although they look similar, their vowel sound is different.
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
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