| 释义 |
scowl /skaʊl/ vi. | vt. | n.
I ❶ vi.
1. 皱眉；作怒容；沉下脸，绷着脸
scowl at strange faces 对陌生人作不快之色
What are you scowling about? 你为什么这样怒气冲冲?
2. 显得阴沉；威胁
The mountains scowled down over the valley. 群山森然高耸在峡谷之上。
❷ vt.
皱眉表示；以怒容表示；以皱眉使…；对…皱眉
scowl one's disapprobation at sb. 皱眉表示对某人的不满
He scowled his objection to the idea. 他皱眉反对这一主意。
II n.
1. 皱眉，愁容；怒容；阴沉的脸色
wear an angry scowl 面带怒容
give sb. a mock scowl 对某人嘲笑地皱紧眉头
2. 阴沉的样子；威胁的样子
[? Scan; 与 Dan skule to look down, OE scūlēgede squint-eyed 有关] |