frown
verb [intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they frown | |
he / she / it frowns | |
past simple frowned | |
past participle frowned | |
-ing form frowning |
to make a serious, angry or worried expression by bringing your eyebrows closer together so that lines appear on your forehead 皱眉;蹙额 - frown (at somebody/something)
What are you frowning at me for? 你为什么朝我皱眉头? She frowned with concentration. 她全神贯注地皱起眉头。 - + speech
‘I don't understand,’ she frowned. “我不懂。” 她皱着眉说。
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec1He frowned with annoyance. 他恼怒地皱起眉头。 He looked at the coded message, frowning in concentration. 他盯着密码文,皱起眉头陷入了沉思。 She studied the letter, frowning thoughtfully. 她仔细地读了那封信,皱眉陷入了沉思。 By then the customer was frowning impatiently. 到那时顾客已在不耐烦地皱眉了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- darkly
- deeply
- heavily
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- at
- in
- with
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French froignier, from froigne ‘surly look’, of Celtic origin.- frown (at somebody/something)