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C2tobringyoureyebrowstogether so that there arelinesonyourfaceaboveyoureyes, often whileturningthecornersofyourmouthdownwards,showingthat you areannoyed,worried,sad, orthinkinghard: She frownedatme,clearlyannoyed.她皱着眉头看着我，显然是生气了。 He frowned as hereadtheinstructions, as ifpuzzled.他看说明书时皱着眉头，一副迷惑不解的样子。 - Don't frown so - itspoilsyourprettyface.
- Frowning, shestartedtosearchin herbagfor thelostticket.
- People who frown a lot or have veryexpressivefacesusuallydevelopdeeplinesas they getolder.
- What are you frowning about now? What have I done?
- Theteacherfrowned anddrewherredpenfirmlyacrossthepage.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesGrimacing and frowning - bitchy resting face
- cloud
- curl
- death stare
- evil
- eye
- furrow
- furrowed
- knit
- knityourbrow/browsidiom
- look daggers atsomeoneidiom
- pout
- purse
- raiseyoureyebrowsidiom
- roll
- screw
- scrunch
- sneer
- someone'sface fallsidiom
- withering
See more results » anexpressionin which youbringyoureyebrowstogether so that there arelinesonyourfaceaboveyoureyes, often whileturningthecornersofyourmouthdownwards,showingthat you areannoyed,worried,sad, orthinkinghard: "Leave mealone!" she said with a frown. - Hecockedhisheadon onesidewith aslightfrown.
- Theboygave a frown andscratchedhisheadthoughtfully.
- The frown on hisfaceshowedthat he wasstrugglingwith adifficultproblem.
- Hisbrowsweredrawntogether in adeepfrown.
- Seeing the headmistress's frown, thegirlquicklysatdown again.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesGrimacing and frowning - bitchy resting face
- cloud
- curl
- death stare
- evil
- eye
- furrow
- furrowed
- knit
- knityourbrow/browsidiom
- look daggers atsomeoneidiom
- pout
- purse
- raiseyoureyebrowsidiom
- roll
- screw
- scrunch
- sneer
- someone'sface fallsidiom
- withering
See more results » C2tobringyoureyebrowstogether so that there arelinesonyourfaceaboveyoureyesto show that you areannoyedorworried 皱眉，蹙额She frownedatme,clearlyannoyed.她皱着眉头看着我，显然是生气了。 He frowned as hereadtheinstructions, as ifpuzzled.他看说明书时皱着眉头，一副迷惑不解的样子。 - Don't frown so - itspoilsyourprettyface.
- Frowning, shestartedtosearchin herbagfor thelostticket.
- People who frown a lot or have veryexpressivefacesusuallydevelopdeeplinesas they getolder.
- What are you frowning about now? What have I done?
- Theteacherfrowned anddrewherredpenfirmlyacrossthepage.
frown| American Dictionarytobringyoureyebrowstogether so thatlinesappearonyourfaceaboveyoureyes, in anexpressionofanger,disapproval, orworry: For amomenthe had frowned andlookedannoyed. frown
Pierre’smouthtightenedwith asmallfrown. Phrasal verbfrown onsomething/someone Examplesoffrownfrown It would be hard going for the novice (it certainly had me frowning in some of the geochemical sections).From theCambridge English Corpus The municipal authority frowns at this practice even though no alternative sludge treatment is available.From theCambridge English Corpus Several birth control clinics, initially frowned upon as neomalthusian, were opened by the end of the decade.From theCambridge English Corpus The professor frowned at the technician of the physician who always seemed to be unhappy.From theCambridge English Corpus A customer frowned at the assistant of the pharmacist who was looking for a pen.From theCambridge English Corpus Pace and mood may be set with smiles, jokes, frowns, exclamations, and volume, rapidity, or intonation of speech.From theCambridge English Corpus Remarriage by divorced or widowed women was not frowned upon.From theCambridge English Corpus The immorality of instrumental ethnicity was frowned upon as tending to exacerbate social instability.From theCambridge English Corpus Unethical practices on the part of private and public sectors while frowned upon were not openly criticised.From theCambridge English Corpus Social constructionistsfrownupon any analysis that tends to probe beneath the surface, any essentialism, because their theory contains a number of contradictory propositions.From theCambridge English Corpus Such sartorial romanticism, verging on circus costume or military display, was frowned upon by the smart set.From theCambridge English Corpus Also, puzzled facial expressions, frowns and various types of mime and gestures.From theCambridge English Corpus In this instance, an infantfrownor pout might be followed by a display of maternal annoyance and a critical comment.From theCambridge English Corpus The professor frowned at the technicians of the physicist who were wearing glasses.From theCambridge English Corpus By the end of the performance, they were reacting, giggling, and frowning with the rest of the audience.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |