frown [fraun]

vi.

皱眉, 蹙额;

不悦, 不赞成 (at, on, upon)

【常用短语】

frown down 用皱眉蹙额压制住(反对者等使不敢讲话)

frown on 不赞成, 不以为然

frown upon 不赞成, 不以为然

frown指“双眉紧锁”, 有时因注视某物或用心思考, 但主要是因不悦所致, 如:
The mother frowned when her son failed in his exam.
儿子考试不及格时, 母亲皱着眉。

【习惯用语】.

皱眉；皱眉表示不悦

He frowned as he tried to work out the sum.

当他试图算出总数的时候他皱起了眉头。

The teacher frowned angrily at the noisy class.

老师生气地对那班吵吵嚷嚷的学生皱起眉头。

（某物从下看时）显得凶恶，显得险恶

The mountains frown down on the plain.

在平地上看，群山突兀。

【词性变化】word-activity

n.

皱眉，蹙额

额头皱纹

She looked at the examination paper with a frown.
她皱着眉头看试卷。

【背句子记单词】

Don't frown at me.

别对我皱眉头。

His forehead knitted into a perplexed frown.

他的额头皱成一愁眉苦脸。