- (literary)
the part of the face above the eyes and below the hair 额头 Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyc2He stared at the visitors beneath a furrowed brow. 他满额皱纹下的一双眼睛盯视着来客。 His brow darkened in anger. 他生气地沉下脸来。 His brow furrowed as he racked his brains over the question. 他苦苦思考这个问题时，眉头皱了起来。 His hair fell over his brow as he turned his head. 他转头时头发覆到了额头上。 His shaggy grey hair fell loosely across his brow. 他凌乱的白发蓬松地搭在额头。 She brushed back a stray lock of hair from her brow. 她将一绺散落的头发从额头梳到后面。 She wrinkled her brow thoughtfully. 她若有所思地皱起了眉头。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- wide
- furrowed
- …
- mop
- wipe
- furrow
- …
- crease
- furrow
- wrinkle
- …
- across your brow
- from your brow
- over your brow
- …
- [usually plural] (also eyebrow)
the line of hair above the eye 额头 Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec2His brows drew together in a worried frown when he heard the remark. 听到这话，他眉头紧锁。 His brows snapped together ferociously when he heard the remark. 听到这话时他的眉毛愤怒地皱了起来。 She arched a brow when she saw the bill. 看到账单时，她扬起了眉毛。 She raised a sardonic brow. 她嘲讽地竖起了眉毛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dark
- heavy
- bushy
- …
- arch
- lift
- raise
- …
- lift
- rise
- twitch
- …
- [usually singular]
the top part of a hill 山脊；坡顶 see also highbrow, lowbrow, middlebrow
Word OriginOld English brū ‘eyelash, eyebrow’, of Germanic origin. Current senses arose in Middle English; compare with brae.