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单词 lour
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Definition of lour in English:

lour

(also lower)
verb ˈlaʊə
[no object]
  • 1Look angry or sullen; scowl.

    the lofty statue lours at patients in the infirmary
    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. 1.1 (of the sky or landscape) look dark and threatening.
      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.

    1. 1.1 A dark and gloomy appearance of the sky or landscape.

Derivatives

  • loury

  • adjective

Origin

Middle English: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

bower, 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
 
 
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