n.(名词)

1. 皱眉，蹙额
2. 不悦，不悦之色，不悦的表示

v.(动词)

1. 皱眉，蹙额
2. 表示不悦，不满，不喜欢，不赞成
3. 用皱眉蹙额表示（不满、不同意、不赞成、厌恶等）
4. 以皱眉蹙额迫使
5. 使哑口无言，使不作声

v.(动词)

1. vi. & vt. 皱眉,以皱眉显示 draw the eyebrows together; knit brows, as in anger or deep thought; (causing lines) appear on the forehead
2. vi. 不悦; 不赞成 look angry or displeased; disapprove of

Noun:

1. a facial expression of dislike or displeasure

Verb:

1. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

1.(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.

e.g. Nancy shook her head, frowning...
南希摇了摇头，皱着眉头。
e.g. He frowned at her anxiously.
他不安地朝她皱了皱眉。

2.反对;不赞成;不同意
If somethingis frowned upon oris frowned on people disapprove of it.

frown什么意思

e.g. This practice is frowned upon as being wasteful...
这种行为被认为是浪费而不获认可。
e.g. Many teachersfrown on such practices.
许多教师不赞同这样的做法。

相关词组：frown upon

1. 皱眉：单就面部表情来说,它可分为对视(eye contact)、笑(smile/laugh)、皱眉(frown)等,当然心灵的沟通是最重要的. 但是中学生在使用或辨别相邻语对时常常会出现失误. 除了不注意语境的死搬硬套之外,还有以下原因:

2. 你皺起眉頭：flop 你扑通地跌了一跤. |frown 你皱起眉头. | gag 你把嘴吧的拉炼拉上,决定不说话了.

3. 皱眉头：frost -霜冻,严寒天气 |frown-皱眉头 | fruitful -多产的,丰富的

4. 蹙眉：demand 要求 |frown 蹙眉 | groan 呻吟

We interpret a frown as a sign of disapproval.

我们把皱眉当作不赞成的表示。

The frown on the man's face showed that he was displeased.

那人皱着眉头，面露不悦。

There was a deep frown of his face.

他的额头深深的皱眉。

Her beautiful face had a resentful frown on it.

她那俊俏的眉梢怨恨地蹙了起来。

He would frown on such a proposal.

他不会赞成这样的建议。

I frown upon smoking in public restaurants.

我不赞成在公共餐厅中抽烟。

Many doctors frown on a diet which has a lot of fat.

许多医生都不赞成饮食中脂肪含量过高。

If others smile at us, we cannot frown back.

人家有一分好意，我们回敬一分；人家笑脸相向，我们也板不起面孔。

What are you frowning at me for?

你为什么朝我皱眉头？

She frowned with concentration.

她全神贯注，紧锁双眉。

In her family, any expression of feeling was frowned upon.

她家里对任何感情的流露都不以为然。

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, etc.

略显不赞成的脸色、全神贯注地微皱眉头等

Nancy shook her head, frowning...

南希摇了摇头，皱着眉头。

He frowned at her anxiously.

他不安地朝她皱了皱眉。

This practice is frowned upon as being wasteful...

这种行为被认为是浪费而不获认可。

Many teachers frown on such practices.

许多教师不赞同这样的做法。

She sounded disappointed, and a small frown creased her forehead.

她听起来有点失望, 微微皱起了眉头.

She looked up from her exam paper with a worried frown.

她看完自己的试卷愁眉不展地抬起头来.

Except for a slight frown this beautiful young woman was as lively as ever.

除了眉尖略蹙而外,这位青年美貌的少奶奶还是和往常一样的活泼.

He looked at her with a frown.

他皱着眉头望着她.

An ancient pagoda frown ; on the mountainside.

一座古塔 阴森森 矗立在山腰上.

Her forehead creased in a frown.

她皱紧眉头.

A friend's frown is better than a fool's smile.

朋友对你皱眉,胜过傻子对你微笑.

And would make me frown.

还会让当时的我[粉]不悦.

With a frown he pulled a file towards him and buzzed the outer office.

他皱着眉头,把文件拿近一些,按响了外间办公室的铃声.

As her slanting eyebrows rushed down together in a frown Rhett's old smile came back.

当她那双高挑的眉毛向下一落,显出一副蹙额不悦的神气时,瑞德原先那种身笑又得新出现了.

He gave me a frown of disapproval.

他向我做了个不赞成的表情.

There was a deep frown on his face when he was pondering a problem.

当他思考问题时,他双眉深锁.

I noticed a slight frown of disapproval on his face.

我留意到他轻轻皱了一下眉,露出不赞成的样子.

The mountains frown down on the plain.

在平地上看,群山突兀.

His worried frown relaxed a little.

他紧蹙的愁眉稍稍舒展开了.

Bt the dawn on the lawn the yawning drowned man began to frown.

拂晓时在草坪上,打呵欠的溺水者开始皱眉头.

At the dawn on the lawn the yawning drowned man began to frown.

拂晓时在草坪上,打欠伸的溺水者开始皱眉头.

We can make a dimpled smile out of a frown.

我们能弄出个酒涡,使你愁容变笑靥.

Her frown gave him a speechless message.

她眉头一皱给了他一个暗示.

A fiddly task like threading a needle often makes you frown.

烦琐的工作就像穿针引线一样,常常令你皱眉头.

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Facer frowned and turned his head away.
   费塞皱了一下眉后把头转开了。
2. She frowns when the sun gets in her eyes, or when she's putting thread into a needle.
   阳光照到她眼上或穿针时她便皱起眉。
3. He frowned in deep thought.
   他皱眉深思。
4. She frowned to me.
   她朝我皱眉头。
5. He frowned with displeasure as he read his son's school report.
   在看儿子的成绩报告时,他不快地皱起了眉头。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. He frowned his disapproval.
   他皱眉表示不赞成。

frown at (v.+prep.)

不赞成… disapprove of (sth)

frown down (v.+adv.)

〈主美〉用不悦的表情使(某人)缄默 make (sb) silent with a disapproving look
frown sb ⇔ down

Father frowned my little brother down when he kept repeating his request.

当我的小弟弟不断地重复他的要求时,爸爸皱了皱眉头,使他不再做声了。

frown into (v.+prep.)

皱眉使(某人)沉默 make (sb) silent with a frown
frown sb into sth

She frowned him into silence.

她皱眉使他沉默。

frown on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)

不赞成… disapprove of (sth)

～+名词

• frown%20defiance">frown defiance皱眉以示蔑视
• frown%20one%27s%20displeasure">frown one's displeasure皱眉表示不满

～+副词

• frown%20severely">frown severely极不赞成
• frown%20down%20sb%27s%20opposition">frown down sb's opposition用不高兴的表情使某人不敢再反对

～+介词

• frown%20at">frown at朝…皱眉头,对…表示不满,不赞许
• frown%20at%20children">frown at children朝孩子皱眉头
• frown%20sb%20into%20silence">frown sb into silence皱眉使某人不再做声
• frown%20on%E3%80%94upon%E3%80%95">frown on〔upon〕对…表示不满,不赞许
• frown%20on%20gambling">frown on gambling不赞成赌博
• frown%20on%20a%20scheme">frown on a scheme对计划表示不赞同
• frown%20to">frown to朝…皱眉头
• frown%20with%20displeasure">frown with displeasure不快地皱起眉头

• The father's frowns are a part of correction.

  出自：Defoe

• I would frown impatiently at the dispute.

  出自：E. Blishen

• He thought again deeply, frowning in concentration.

  出自：O. Sacks

• Others have been frowned upon for indulging in an unmanly..occupation.

  出自：A. Blond

v.(动词)

1. frown的基本意思是指面部表情严厉或眉头紧锁以表示不满、不悦或轻蔑。
2. frown用作不及物动词时主要表示“皱眉”,用作及物动词时则意为“以皱眉表示”。
3. frown接at可表示“朝…表示不悦”,接on表示“不赞成…”。

v.(动词)

frown, gloom, glower, lower, scowl

这组词都可表示“现出不高兴的脸色”。它们的区别是:frown通常指皱眉头表示非难、不满、愤怒或轻蔑; scowl指紧绷着脸表示不高兴、伤心或不满; glower指瞪着眼睛怒视; lower既指愁眉不展,也可指天气阴霾; gloom强调比lower更现愁容或更加阴郁。

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的froignier，意为绷着脸，皱眉。