frown

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frown1 /fraʊn/ verb [intransitiveI]

1 DISAPPROVEto make an angry, unhappy, or confused expression, moving your eyebrows together 皱眉

She frowned as she read the letter.

她看着信皱起了眉头。

frown at

Mattie frowned at him disapprovingly.

马蒂不满地对他皱眉头。

2 frown on/upon somebody/something phrasal verbphr v DISAPPROVEto 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 on married 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.• Sheila saw Al frown as he read the letter.• Mrs Gold frowned at the children, who were getting mud all over their clothes.• Paul frowned but said nothing.• Dorothea frowned into the mirror above 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.• Victorian propriety would have frowned upon such individual excesses.• It must be remembered that if we take two plants frown vegetatively from the same plant, they will also be self-sterile.

frown at• He walked past her, giving her a judgmental frown.• The teacher frowned at him and asked him to sit down.• "Sibling rivalry?" she asked, frowning at his use of psychological terms.• 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]

1 DISAPPROVEthe 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 Archer frown 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 sensitive frown.• Micky's brow corrugated in a simian frown.• Toni said, looking up and seeing the frown still there.

with a frown• Sarah shook her head, with a frown on her face.• The haughty Servants meet him with a Frown.• After a moment, with a frown, the guard waved 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, radiating silent hostility.• The doorbell rang and she started violently before glancing at her watch with a frown.

Origin frown1

(1300-1400) Old French froignier

frown1 verbfrown2 noun

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