| 释义 |
brow
I. \ˈbrau̇\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brū; akin to Old Norse brūn eyebrow, Greek ophrys, Sanskrit bhrū
1.
a. : the hair on the ridge over the eye : eyebrow
b. : the superciliary ridge on which the eyebrow grows
c. : either of the lateral prominences of the forehead
d. : forehead
2.
a. : the projecting upper part or margin of a steep place : the highest margin of a height as viewed in profile
< the wind died down after we crossed the brow of the slope >
b. dialect England : a steep hill or slope
3.
a. : the upper face regarded as the seat of expression : the general air of the countenance : mein
< a proud contemptuous brow >
< the grim brow of tyranny >
b. obsolete : effrontery, boldness
4. : intellectual quality or capacity
5. : a curved watershed surmounting a porthole or other opening on a ship
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to be at or form the edge of : bound
III. \ˈbrəu̇, -rü\
variant of broo II
IV. \ˈbrau̇\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish & Swedish bro bridge; akin to Old English brycg bridge — more at bridge
: a gangplank usually fitted with rollers at the end resting on the wharf to allow for the movement of a ship with the tide |