frowns

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v.  皱眉; 蹙额
frown的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (因恼怒、担心、困惑、全神贯注等而)皱眉，蹙额
  When someonefrowns, their eyebrows become drawn together, because they are annoyed, worried, or puzzled, or because they are concentrating.
  1. Nancy shook her head, frowning...
     南希摇了摇头，皱着眉头。
  2. He frowned at her anxiously.
     他不安地朝她皱了皱眉。
  3. ...a frowning man.
     皱着眉头的男子
  4. Frownis also a noun.
     
  5. There was a deep frown on the boy's face.
     男孩眉头紧锁。
• PHRASAL VERB 反对;不赞成;不同意
  If somethingis frowned uponoris frowned onpeople disapprove of it.
  1. This practice is frowned upon as being wasteful...
     这种行为被认为是浪费而不获认可。
  2. Many teachers frown on such practices.
     许多教师不赞同这样的做法。

双语例句

• Sheila's behaviour was attracting disapproving frowns.
  希拉的行为正引起人们的不满，大皱眉头。
• But it frowns on personal attention-seeking.
  但它不赞成个人英雄主义。
• The case of Xiaolun hasn't been solved yet, and there is another one, not only Changfeng can't accept this, but also his assistant, Qianliang, frowns deeply.
  只不过因为上次那个叫小伦的离奇死亡案还未侦破，所以，再次出现这样的事情，不但长风有点接受不了，就连他的助手浅良也是皱紧了眉头。
• Eg: Fortune smiles upon the brave and frowns upon the coward.
  财富总是对勇敢的人微笑，对懦弱的人皱眉头。
• He runs a tight ship, gathering his 11 employees together every morning for a meeting before dispatching them to clients; he frowns on the long lunches and postprandial naps so popular in state banks.
  他经营下的公司纪律严明，他每天早上召集手下11位员工开会，然后就把他们派去客户那里。国有银行员工盛行花大把时间吃午餐，饭后再小睡片刻，他可不苟同这种作风。
• He was frustrated by the frowns of people who had walked past him during the frequent losses in all of his previous races.
  以往的很多比赛，他都没有成功，当人们皱着眉头从他身边走过，他感到无比挫败。
• Frowns, scowls and grimaces all push people away& but a smile draws them in.
  愁眉苦脸只会使人敬而远之，而微笑却吸引人们靠近。
• Everyone in her family frowns on the marriage.
  她家里的每个人都对这桩婚事不满。
• She frowns when the sun gets in her eyes.
  太阳光照到她眼睛上时她皱起了眉头。
• The world is like a mirror: frown at it and it frowns at you; smile, and it smiles too.
  世界犹如一面镜子：朝它皱眉它就朝你皱眉，朝它微笑它也朝你微笑。