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单词 eyebrow
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Definition of eyebrow in English:

eyebrow

noun ˈʌɪbraʊˈaɪˌbraʊ
  • The strip of hair growing on the ridge above a person's eye socket.

    he had eyes of blue beneath bushy eyebrows
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He had a chubby face, stubble, dark brown piercing eyes, dark eyebrows and short dark hair.
    • Suddenly a burning pain seared through the centre of her forehead, just above her dark eyebrows.
    • My antennae can smell, too, thin, blue cords above my silver eyebrows and blue eyelids.
    • It is said the Colonel used a little comb to train his eyebrows to grow in a dashing upward curve.
    • He's an ugly man with blond hair and blond eyebrows, thick lips and small hands.
    • He pointed to a scar above his right eye cutting a crooked path through his bushy eyebrow.
    • The hair of the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes are of separate type and develop fairly early in life.
    • You can test this by taking a small hammer and gently tapping your forehead just above the left eyebrow.
    • He had short, straight blond hair and blond eyebrows - which may have been bleached.
    • All of her major organs were formed but she had no eyelashes, eyebrows or cartilage in her ears.
    • He had a long dark brown mustache and bushy eyebrows, his dark blue shirt was tattered and torn.
    • She needed three stitches above her eyebrow and now thinks glass bottles should be banned.
    • People with exophthalmos are able to look upwards without moving their eyebrows.
    • She had black shoulder-length hair with a heavy fringe, and a round face with bushy eyebrows.
    • A vertical line ran down from just above his eyebrow to the bottom of his cheekbone.
    • Opposite her sat a man, with dark hair and strong dark eyebrows, stubble around his lower face.
    • Frontal sinusitis can cause pain above your eyebrows, and your forehead may be tender to touch.
    • My right eyebrow has one white hair that grows about four times faster than the rest of my hair.
    • He had a killer bruise along his jaw-line, and a cut above his eyebrow had been stitched.
    • Yes, I have just had to pop out, only to come back with snow on my eyelashes and furrowed eyebrows.
    Synonyms
    brow
    informal monobrow

Phrases

  • raise one's eyebrows (or an eyebrow)

    • Show surprise or mild disapproval.

      Romanov merely raised his eyebrows at the discourtesy
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Certainly that generation which remembers the Great Depression of the 1930s might raise their eyebrows in surprise at this broad proclamation.
      • Even the nurse - their type usually a model of calm whatever the surprise - raised her eyebrows.
      • I pretend to examine the carton closely, raising my eyebrows in surprise at the information gleaned.
      • I see a flicker of surprise and he raises his eyebrows at us, clearly wondering why he wasn't dead.
      • ‘Wow,’ Avery said raising her eyebrows in surprise.
      • Amanda was raising her eyebrows in surprise and mouthing at me to go.
      • To give his men credit, not one of them questioned his judgment, though a few raised their eyebrows slightly in surprise.
      • Slycer raises his eyebrows in surprise and disbelief.
      • ‘I don't feel so excited,’ I said, raising my eyebrows in surprise at Marie's unexpected outburst.
      • I raised my eyebrows, quite surprised to hear the news.

Rhymes

highbrow
 
 

Definition of eyebrow in US English:

eyebrow

nounˈaɪˌbraʊˈīˌbrou
  • The strip of hair growing on the ridge above a person's eye socket.

    he had eyes of blue beneath bushy eyebrows
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The hair of the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes are of separate type and develop fairly early in life.
    • Yes, I have just had to pop out, only to come back with snow on my eyelashes and furrowed eyebrows.
    • It is said the Colonel used a little comb to train his eyebrows to grow in a dashing upward curve.
    • She needed three stitches above her eyebrow and now thinks glass bottles should be banned.
    • He pointed to a scar above his right eye cutting a crooked path through his bushy eyebrow.
    • Suddenly a burning pain seared through the centre of her forehead, just above her dark eyebrows.
    • He's an ugly man with blond hair and blond eyebrows, thick lips and small hands.
    • Opposite her sat a man, with dark hair and strong dark eyebrows, stubble around his lower face.
    • My antennae can smell, too, thin, blue cords above my silver eyebrows and blue eyelids.
    • A vertical line ran down from just above his eyebrow to the bottom of his cheekbone.
    • He had a killer bruise along his jaw-line, and a cut above his eyebrow had been stitched.
    • People with exophthalmos are able to look upwards without moving their eyebrows.
    • She had black shoulder-length hair with a heavy fringe, and a round face with bushy eyebrows.
    • You can test this by taking a small hammer and gently tapping your forehead just above the left eyebrow.
    • He had a chubby face, stubble, dark brown piercing eyes, dark eyebrows and short dark hair.
    • He had a long dark brown mustache and bushy eyebrows, his dark blue shirt was tattered and torn.
    • Frontal sinusitis can cause pain above your eyebrows, and your forehead may be tender to touch.
    • He had short, straight blond hair and blond eyebrows - which may have been bleached.
    • My right eyebrow has one white hair that grows about four times faster than the rest of my hair.
    • All of her major organs were formed but she had no eyelashes, eyebrows or cartilage in her ears.
    Synonyms
    brow

Phrases

  • raise one's eyebrows (or an eyebrow)

    • Show surprise, disbelief, or mild disapproval.

      Romanov merely raised his eyebrows at the discourtesy
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I pretend to examine the carton closely, raising my eyebrows in surprise at the information gleaned.
      • Certainly that generation which remembers the Great Depression of the 1930s might raise their eyebrows in surprise at this broad proclamation.
      • Slycer raises his eyebrows in surprise and disbelief.
      • I raised my eyebrows, quite surprised to hear the news.
      • Amanda was raising her eyebrows in surprise and mouthing at me to go.
      • Even the nurse - their type usually a model of calm whatever the surprise - raised her eyebrows.
      • ‘Wow,’ Avery said raising her eyebrows in surprise.
      • To give his men credit, not one of them questioned his judgment, though a few raised their eyebrows slightly in surprise.
      • I see a flicker of surprise and he raises his eyebrows at us, clearly wondering why he wasn't dead.
      • ‘I don't feel so excited,’ I said, raising my eyebrows in surprise at Marie's unexpected outburst.
 
 
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