To frown
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定义
to frown: 皱眉，不同意
Susie frowned after hearing Philip's horrible jokes. 苏茜菲在听到菲利普可怕的笑话后皱着眉头。
to frown upon: 不同意
We here at Kalvin Krime frown upon that type of behavior. 我们不赞成这种行为。
a frown: 蹙额
Turn that frown upside down, sad clown. 眉毛上下颠倒，悲伤的小丑。
Pronunciation examples
UK: Turn that frown upside-down, sad clown!
US: Susie frowned after hearing Philip's horrible jokes.
示例
- "Genteel manners, impeccable grooming, a slightly flamboyant dress sense, a love of theatre - all the hallmarks of an English gentleman - are frowned upon in a post-Brexit Europe."
- "And I swear the other day he frowned at me!"
- "I can't be sure, but I would swear they were almost like normal human beings: smiling, frowning, yawning."
练习 1
"I swear the other day he frowned at me!"
The following sentences all use the term "frown". Select the sentences that use the term correctly (or incorrectly!).
"I frowned to the girls as they passed by." -->
"Icarus frowns upon anyone who doesn't wear a bow tie to work." -->
"You're wearing a frown like Pierrot the clown." -->
The following sentences all use the term "frown". Select the sentences that use the term correctly (or incorrectly!).
"I frowned to the girls as they passed by." -->
"Icarus frowns upon anyone who doesn't wear a bow tie to work." -->
"You're wearing a frown like Pierrot the clown." -->
"I swear the other day he frowned at me!"
The following sentences all use the term "frown". Select the sentences that use the term correctly (or incorrectly!).
"I frowned to the girls as they passed by." --> Incorrect 1
"Icarus frowns upon anyone who doesn't wear a bow tie to work." --> Correct 2
"You're wearing a frown like Pierrot the clown." --> Correct 3
The following sentences all use the term "frown". Select the sentences that use the term correctly (or incorrectly!).
"I frowned to the girls as they passed by." --> Incorrect 1
"Icarus frowns upon anyone who doesn't wear a bow tie to work." --> Correct 2
"You're wearing a frown like Pierrot the clown." --> Correct 3
1 Incorrect: This sentence is incorrect. The verb "to frown" is never directly followed by the preposition "to" (we do not frown to somebody). To "frown" is to show a facial expression of "displeasure" or "dislike", it is usually followed by the prepositions "at" or "upon", for example: My daughter frowns at me every time I tell her to go to bed.
1 Correct: This sentence is not correct.
2 Correct: This sentence is correct. The term "to frown upon (or on) something" is to disapprove of it. For example: The famous London store Harrods frowns on customers wearing shorts. To "frown" is to show disapproval or displeasure using a facial expression.
2 Incorrect: This sentence is not incorrect.
3 Correct: This sentence is correct. A "frown" is a facial expression that expresses sadness, dissatisfaction, anger, worry, or pain. It is often synonymous with the term "scowl" (also a verb and a noun), and is either the opposite of a smile, or the "wrinkling" of the "brow". Another example: We'll turn that frown upside down (= we'll make you smile).
3 Incorrect: This sentence is not incorrect.
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