| 单词 | frown |
| 释义 | frown (once / 250 pages) nv If you frown at someone, you look at them with disapproval, and if you frown on something they do, you don't approve of that either. Because you frown on smoking, you probably frown at smokers too! The distant ancestors of frown, the ones that came long before Old French, meant "nose." Think about the expression, to look down one's nose at someone or something, which means "to disapprove of." If you have a frown on your face, you definitely don't like what you see! Sometimes when you're thinking hard about something, you might frown, but that is probably more of an expression of concentration than disapproval. WORD FAMILYfrown: frowned, frowning, frowns+/frowning: frowningly USAGE EXAMPLESIn fact, the grownup world is usually frowning at the whole idea of being in something as disreputable as a pop group. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) There were too many frowns for the coach along the way. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Such overindulgence is frowned upon in this era of increased focus on nutrition. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a facial expression of dislike or displeasure Syn|Hyper scowl facial expression, facial gesture a gesture executed with the facial muscles 2v look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval Syn|Hypo|Hyper glower, lour, lower scowl frown with displeasure grimace, make a face, pull a face contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state |
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