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

• 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。
• So we find each other there in Venice, and Linda frowns at our map of the city, turns it upside down, locates our hotel, orients herself and announces with characteristic humility: We are the mayors of this town's ass.
  于是我们在威尼斯碰面，琳达瞪了瞪我们的市区地图，把地图倒过来寻找我们的旅馆位置，确定自己的方位，以特有的谦虚态度宣布：我们是城市屁股的市长。
• 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。
• He often frowns slightly when speaking, as if he is contemplating something very serious, but brightens when he talks about his wife and mentions her constantly throughout our interview.
  他说话时常常会轻轻皱起眉头，就好像在思考什么非常严肃的问题，但一说到妻子便满脸放光在整个采访过程中，他不断提到妻子的名字。
• He frowns at her impatience.
  他对她缺乏耐心表示不满。
• 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。
• She frowns when she's putting thread into a needle.
  她穿针引线时，总是眯眼蹙额。
• They all wore puzzled frowns.
  他们都疑惑地皱着眉头。
• 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。