frowning

1. vi. & vt. 皱眉,以皱眉显示 draw the eyebrows together; knit brows, as in anger or deep thought; (causing lines) appear on the forehead
2. vi. 不悦; 不赞成 look angry or displeased; disapprove of

• frown defiance皱眉以示蔑视
• frown one's displeasure皱眉表示不满

• frown severely极不赞成
• frown down sb's opposition用不高兴的表情使某人不敢再反对

• frown at朝…皱眉头,对…表示不满,不赞许
• frown at children朝孩子皱眉头
• frown sb into silence皱眉使某人不再做声
• frown on〔upon〕对…表示不满,不赞许
• frown on gambling不赞成赌博
• frown on a scheme对计划表示不赞同
• frown to朝…皱眉头
• frown with displeasure不快地皱起眉头

frown on不悦，不满

frown at对…感到生气不满；对…皱眉

frown upon不悦；皱眉；不赞成

1. We interpret a frown as a sign of disapproval.
   我们把皱眉当作不赞成的表示。
2. The frown on the man's face showed that he was displeased.
   那人皱着眉头，面露不悦。
3. There was a deep frown of his face.
   他的额头深深的皱眉。
4. Her beautiful face had a resentful frown on it.
   她那俊俏的眉梢怨恨地蹙了起来。

1. He would frown on such a proposal.
   他不会赞成这样的建议。
2. I frown upon smoking in public restaurants.
   我不赞成在公共餐厅中抽烟。
3. Many doctors frown on a diet which has a lot of fat.
   许多医生都不赞成饮食中脂肪含量过高。
4. If others smile at us, we cannot frown back.
   人家有一分好意，我们回敬一分；人家笑脸相向，我们也板不起面孔。