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Definition of lour in English: lour(also lower) verb ˈlaʊə [no object]1Look angry or sullen; scowl. 面露愠色;闷闷不乐;皱眉头 the lofty statue lours at patients in the infirmary 高耸的雕像愤懑地俯视着医院中的病人。 Example sentencesExamples - When she is woken by the kiss, she silently expresses anger, just louring at him.
- He said nothing, only loured at me from the doorway.
- He sat louring at the landscape as it slid past the window.
Synonyms scowl, frown, look sullen, glower, glare, grimace, give someone black looks, look daggers, look angry informal give someone dirty looks - 1.1 (of the sky or landscape) look dark and threatening.
(天空,天气,景色)显得昏黑,呈险恶之势 Example sentencesExamples - The sea is churning and the sky is louring, so buckets and spades are out of the question.
- The following morning, the sort of black cloud that lours over Mordor had swallowed the Cairngorm massif completely and a bitter wind kept the punters away.
Synonyms overcast, dark, leaden, grey, cloudy, clouded, sunless, gloomy, threatening, menacing, promising rain
noun ˈlaʊə 1A scowl. 不悦之色,愠色 - 1.1 A dark and gloomy appearance of the sky or landscape.
天昏地暗,阴沉
OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin. Rhymesbower, cower, devour, dower, embower, empower, endower, flour, flower, gaur, Glendower, glower, hour, lower, our, plougher (US plower), power, scour, shower, sour, Stour, sweet-and-sour, tower |