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Definition of frown in English: frownverb fraʊnfraʊn [no object]1Furrow one's brows in an expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration. 皱眉，蹙额 he frowned as he reread the letter 重读这封信时，他双眉紧锁。 Example sentencesExamples - He frowned for a moment and then reverted to Russian and finished the sentence.
- His brother shifted, looking at him finally and William realized he was still frowning angrily.
- The man frowned in confusion and tried to reach out to comfort her.
- The boy frowned for a moment and then laughed a little.
- I frowned in confusion, shrugged and turned back to my dancing partner dilemma.
- He was greeted by the sight of three men frowning in concentration over a card game.
- Sighing, I pulled my long hair into a ponytail and frowned deeply at my reflection.
- He had a very heavy brow that always made him appear as though he were frowning.
- The girl felt warm from that thought, but then frowned slightly.
- Matt frowned in disapproval and started pulling the car out of the driveway.
- Adrianna watched, frowning again at the thought of her missing sword.
- The innkeeper raised his brow in question, and he was frowning as he shook his head.
- She then frowned slightly and then shoved Kit roughly out of the light.
- Her mother frowned a bit, as if taken by surprise, but then recovered.
- Taylor shrugged and smiled, then frowned slightly as she thought about that.
- The man frowned again, and Garret fought the urge to scream and pull all his hair out in frustration.
- Grace is still sitting on the floor of the balloon, frowning in puzzlement.
- The songs are irritatingly infectious with enough angst to keep the moodiest teenagers frowning.
- Michael frowned faintly in confusion, not understanding the sudden change in her mood.
- We all turned to look at Lynn, who was still frowning in thought.
Synonyms scowl, glower, glare, lour, look sullen, make a face, look daggers give someone black looks knit/furrow one's brows informal give someone dirty looks, give someone a death stare - 1.1frown on/upon Disapprove of.
promiscuity was frowned upon 男女乱交不为人们所赞同。 Example sentencesExamples - Hopefully those discussions needn't include hateful diatribes against those who love in ways your ideology frowns upon.
- There they found a system run by bureaucrats where nationalism is frowned upon and democratic legislatures sidelined.
- He was raised in the Primitive Baptist Church - an austere rural church that frowns on solo singing and bans musical instruments outright.
- Asia is home to many great cuisines, yet the masters of the region's kitchens have in the past preferred to stay out of the limelight, thanks to Confucian modesty and an apprenticeship system that frowns on publicity seeking.
- On the other hand, boys and girls and young men and women are clearly disenchanted with a system that frowns upon spontaneity.
- For example, the old church seemed to frown upon the system of concerts of live music as a way of praying.
- In a culture and a region where the old story of boy meets girl is not only frowned on, but downright discouraged, love, or at least adolescent yearnings, will often find a way.
- She was shut out of society, for she was still frowned upon and disapproved of.
- American society frowns upon many addictions - alcohol, drug and gambling, to name a few - but when it comes to shopping addictions, the same societal disapproval doesn't seem to apply.
- For nearly 70 years, the Soviet system frowned on Judaism and other forms of religion.
Synonyms disapprove of, view with dislike/disfavour, show/indicate disapproval of, dislike, discourage, look askance at, not take kindly to, not think much of, take a dim view of, find unacceptable, be against, take exception to, object to, think wrong, discountenance, have a low opinion of
noun fraʊnfraʊn A facial expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration, characterized by a furrowing of one's brows. 皱眉，蹙额 表示不赞同的皱眉。 Example sentencesExamples - She looked over at her friend as she saw his frown disappear for a second, and then return.
- She reached to take it, a puzzled frown crossing her face.
- A worried frown creased the cook's face as soon as little Alissa was gone.
- On his face he wore a deep, permanent frown.
- Harry's face bent into a frown of mock disapproval.
- The frown disappeared from his face, leaving an expression of seriousness.
- Grace stood in the doorway, a worried frown creasing her smooth, pale forehead.
- His usually unguarded expression was marred by the deep frown of meditation he now wore.
- Leslie gave a long frown of disappointment and shook her head after a moment.
- Her eyes met his and he gave her a small, disapproving frown.
- Although, as soon as he said this, a frown crossed his face.
- My still playful frown deepened to one of true anger.
- She wore a frown of concentration and picked up a can of fruit.
- A slight frown creased her brow but disappeared almost as soon as it had come.
- Then turning again toward Christina, a frown crossed the woman's stern features.
- She turned her face down while fiddling with her purse to hide her frown of disappointment.
- Val couldn't help but turn her frown into a smile.
- A frown appeared on his face, realizing she had no interest in him.
- A frown marred his worried features, his lips thinning out into a line.
- Nodding, the frown deepened, yet the Queen seemed satisfied with the answer.
Synonyms scowl, glower, glare, black look, dirty look knitted brows, furrowed brows informal death stare
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French froignier, from froigne 'surly look', of Celtic origin. Rhymesbrown, Browne, clown, crown, down, downtown, drown, gown, low-down, noun, renown, run-down, town, upside-down, uptown Definition of frown in US English: frownverbfraʊnfroun [no object]1Form an expression of disapproval, displeasure, or concentration, typically by turning down the corners of the mouth. he frowned as he reread the letter 重读这封信时，他双眉紧锁。 Example sentencesExamples - Taylor shrugged and smiled, then frowned slightly as she thought about that.
- Sighing, I pulled my long hair into a ponytail and frowned deeply at my reflection.
- The man frowned in confusion and tried to reach out to comfort her.
- He had a very heavy brow that always made him appear as though he were frowning.
- She then frowned slightly and then shoved Kit roughly out of the light.
- I frowned in confusion, shrugged and turned back to my dancing partner dilemma.
- His brother shifted, looking at him finally and William realized he was still frowning angrily.
- Adrianna watched, frowning again at the thought of her missing sword.
- He was greeted by the sight of three men frowning in concentration over a card game.
- Grace is still sitting on the floor of the balloon, frowning in puzzlement.
- Matt frowned in disapproval and started pulling the car out of the driveway.
- Her mother frowned a bit, as if taken by surprise, but then recovered.
- The man frowned again, and Garret fought the urge to scream and pull all his hair out in frustration.
- The innkeeper raised his brow in question, and he was frowning as he shook his head.
- The boy frowned for a moment and then laughed a little.
- He frowned for a moment and then reverted to Russian and finished the sentence.
- The songs are irritatingly infectious with enough angst to keep the moodiest teenagers frowning.
- Michael frowned faintly in confusion, not understanding the sudden change in her mood.
- The girl felt warm from that thought, but then frowned slightly.
- We all turned to look at Lynn, who was still frowning in thought.
Synonyms scowl, glower, glare, lour, look sullen, make a face, look daggers - 1.1frown on/upon Disapprove of.
the old Russian rural system frowned on private enterprise Example sentencesExamples - There they found a system run by bureaucrats where nationalism is frowned upon and democratic legislatures sidelined.
- He was raised in the Primitive Baptist Church - an austere rural church that frowns on solo singing and bans musical instruments outright.
- American society frowns upon many addictions - alcohol, drug and gambling, to name a few - but when it comes to shopping addictions, the same societal disapproval doesn't seem to apply.
- For example, the old church seemed to frown upon the system of concerts of live music as a way of praying.
- Asia is home to many great cuisines, yet the masters of the region's kitchens have in the past preferred to stay out of the limelight, thanks to Confucian modesty and an apprenticeship system that frowns on publicity seeking.
- For nearly 70 years, the Soviet system frowned on Judaism and other forms of religion.
- In a culture and a region where the old story of boy meets girl is not only frowned on, but downright discouraged, love, or at least adolescent yearnings, will often find a way.
- She was shut out of society, for she was still frowned upon and disapproved of.
- On the other hand, boys and girls and young men and women are clearly disenchanted with a system that frowns upon spontaneity.
- Hopefully those discussions needn't include hateful diatribes against those who love in ways your ideology frowns upon.
Synonyms disapprove of, view with disfavour, view with dislike, indicate disapproval of, show disapproval of, dislike, discourage, look askance at, not take kindly to, not think much of, take a dim view of, find unacceptable, be against, take exception to, object to, think wrong, discountenance, have a low opinion of
nounfraʊnfroun A facial expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration, typically with the corners of the mouth turned down. she leans back uneasily, her mouth forming a pensive frown 表示不赞同的皱眉。 Example sentencesExamples - His usually unguarded expression was marred by the deep frown of meditation he now wore.
- She reached to take it, a puzzled frown crossing her face.
- Although, as soon as he said this, a frown crossed his face.
- A frown appeared on his face, realizing she had no interest in him.
- She looked over at her friend as she saw his frown disappear for a second, and then return.
- My still playful frown deepened to one of true anger.
- Then turning again toward Christina, a frown crossed the woman's stern features.
- Nodding, the frown deepened, yet the Queen seemed satisfied with the answer.
- She wore a frown of concentration and picked up a can of fruit.
- A worried frown creased the cook's face as soon as little Alissa was gone.
- Val couldn't help but turn her frown into a smile.
- The frown disappeared from his face, leaving an expression of seriousness.
- A frown marred his worried features, his lips thinning out into a line.
- Leslie gave a long frown of disappointment and shook her head after a moment.
- Her eyes met his and he gave her a small, disapproving frown.
- A slight frown creased her brow but disappeared almost as soon as it had come.
- On his face he wore a deep, permanent frown.
- She turned her face down while fiddling with her purse to hide her frown of disappointment.
- Harry's face bent into a frown of mock disapproval.
- Grace stood in the doorway, a worried frown creasing her smooth, pale forehead.
Synonyms scowl, glower, glare, black look, dirty look
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French froignier, from froigne ‘surly look’, of Celtic origin. |