2frown on/upon somebody/somethingphrasal verbphr vDISAPPROVEto disapprove of someone or something, especially someone’s behaviour 不赞成,反对〔尤指某人的行为〕
Even though divorce is legal, it is still frowned upon.
离婚尽管合法,但依然不被认同。
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frown on/upon • Other pesticides are legal, but frowned upon.• Working mothers are frowned upon, and their children are less likely to be accepted by elite schools.• Divorce in many communities was allowed, though frowned upon and usually had less to do with incompatibility than with infertility.• None doubted his ability, but Hardaker frowned upon his frankness.• Debauchery is not exactly frowned upon in the court of the pleasure-loving King Charles.• But single women don't frown onmarried life.• Inheriting money, the gentle practice of gentlemen and the upper classed for centuries is now frowned upon or outright criticised.• Barry had always frowned on those who had affairs.
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frown• Well, this was obviously a job for Joanna, but ... She frowned.• No, that wasn't quite true, she corrected herself, frowning.• Mr Bonner frowned and pursed his lips, but said nothing.• Sheilasaw Al frown as he read the letter.• Mrs Goldfrowned at the children, who were getting mud all over their clothes.• Paul frowned but said nothing.• Dorothea frowned into the mirrorabove the sink.• They have frowned on the extraction of dowries from the parents of brides.• He frowned, screwed up his mouth and brushed away the letter.• Victorianpropriety would have frowned upon such individualexcesses.• It must be remembered that if we take two plantsfrown vegetatively from the same plant, they will also be self-sterile.
frown at• He walked past her, giving her a judgmentalfrown.• The teacherfrowned at him and asked him to sit down.• "Siblingrivalry?" she asked, frowning at his use of psychologicalterms.• When I got back to the table, Carolyn was frowning at the check.• Mattie stood frowning at the closed door for a long time.
frown2 ●●○ noun [countableC usually singular]
1DISAPPROVEthe expression on your face when you move your eyebrows together because you are angry, unhappy, or confused 皱眉
with a frown
He looked at her with a puzzled frown.
他皱着眉头不解地看着她。
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frown• Janir glanced at me, and I managed a frown.• Instantly, you are treated to the Archerfrown of disapproval.• If she does not, there will be frowns and sharp words and life will not be nearly so pleasant for her.• The woman looked at Hicks with a sensitivefrown.• Micky's brow corrugated in a simianfrown.• Toni said, looking up and seeing the frown still there.
with a frown• Sarah shook her head, with a frown on her face.• The haughtyServants meet him with a Frown.• After a moment, with a frown, the guardwaved them on.• He returned to assist Frye, who was standing now with a frown of concentration on his face.• Serious business, he thought with a frown as he picked up the receiver.• Only he hadn't, just quietly angry, and bitter, she thought with a frown.• She turned with a frown and quickly began to stride away, radiatingsilenthostility.• The doorbellrang and she started violently before glancing at her watchwith a frown.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + FROWN | FROWN + VERB | FROWN + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤deep, heavy緊皺的眉頭▸➤faint, little, slight, small, tiny輕皺的眉頭;微皺的眉▸➤confused, puzzled, thoughtful, worried茫然的/困惑的/沉思的/憂慮的皺眉➤disapproving表示不贊同而皺眉▸➤angry, fierce怒鎖眉頭VERB + FROWN➤give皺眉◇The boy gave a small frown.小男孩微微皺了一下眉。➤wear皺着眉◇She wore a worried frown.她憂愁地皺着眉頭。➤crease into, form皺起眉頭◇Her face creased into a frown.她一副愁眉苦臉的樣子。➤be drawn together in, draw together in眉頭緊鎖◇His brows drew together in a frown.他眉頭緊鎖。FROWN + VERB➤appear, disappear眉頭皺起;眉頭舒展開▸➤darken, deepen眉皺愈深▸➤grow darker, grow deeper眉皺愈深◇Her frown grew deeper at the memory.她想起這一往事,眉頭皺得更緊了。➤crease sth皺眉使得⋯紋起◇A frown of concern creased her forehead.她因擔心而前額皺了起來。➤mar sth皺着的眉頭破壞了⋯◇A frown marred his handsome features.緊皺的眉頭讓他英俊的面容發生了扭曲。➤cross sth皺着的眉頭顯於⋯◇A frown crossed her brow.她雙眉緊鎖。➤turn into sth皺着的眉變成⋯FROWN + NOUN➤line眉紋PREPOSITION➤with a frown皺起眉▸➤frown of皺眉表示⋯◇a frown of concentration / concern皺起眉頭集中精神;皺眉表示不安PHRASES➤a frown on your face臉上的不悅frown
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ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤darkly, deeply, heavily眉頭緊鎖;眉頭緊皺▸➤slightly稍皺眉頭➤disapprovingly皺眉表示不同意▸➤impatiently不耐煩地皺眉▸➤thoughtfully皺眉沉思◇She studied the letter, frowning thoughtfully.她仔細地讀了那封信,皺眉陷入了沉思。PREPOSITION➤at朝⋯皺眉◇She turned and frowned at him.她轉過身來朝他皺起了眉。➤in⋯地皺眉◇He looked at the coded message, frowning in concentration.他盯着密碼文,皺起眉頭陷入了沉思。➤with因⋯而皺眉◇He frowned with annoyance.他惱怒地皺起眉頭。
frown ♦︎ scowl ♦︎ grimaceThese words all mean to show what you feel on your face, especially when you are angry or worried.这些词均表示因愤怒或忧虑而面部扭曲。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达表情的强烈程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to frown / scowl / grimace at sb / sth◆to frown / grimace in concentration, anxiety, etc.◆to frown / grimace slightly◆to frown / scowl darkly / heavily■frown [intransitive, transitive] to make a serious, angry or worried expression by bringing your eyebrows closer together so that lines appear above them皱眉;蹙额◆She studied the map, frowning thoughtfully.她研究着地图,眉头紧锁,若有所思。◆By then the customer was frowning impatiently.到那时顾客已在不耐烦地皱眉了。◆'I see,' he frowned.“我明白了。”他皱着眉头说。OPPsmile ⇨ smile▸frown
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[countable] ◆She looked up with a puzzled frown on her face.她抬头望着,满脸困惑,双眉紧锁。◆a slight frown of disapproval / concentration微皱眉头表示不赞成;全神贯注,微皱着眉头■scowl skaʊl [intransitive] (disapproving) to look at sb with an angry or annoyed look on your face怒视◆She scowled fiercely at them.她凶狠地怒视着他们。OPPgrin ⇨ smile▸scowl
noun
[countable] ◆He looked up at me with a scowl.他脸色阴沉,抬眼看了看我。■grimacegrɪˈmeɪs, ˈgrɪməs [intransitive] to make an ugly expression that shows pain, disgust or regret(因痛苦、厌恶或后悔)面容扭曲,做出怪相◆He grimaced at the bitter taste of the medicine.他一尝那药的苦味就做了个怪相。◆She grimaced as the needle went in.针扎进去时她痛得龇牙咧嘴。▸grimace
noun
[countable] ◆to make / give a grimace of pain做出/露出痛苦的表情