| 单词 | frown on/upon somebody/something |
| 释义 | frown on/upon somebody/somethingfrown on/upon somebody/something phrasal verbphr v DISAPPROVEto disapprove of someone or something, especially someone’s behaviour 不赞成，反对〔尤指某人的行为〕 Even though divorce is legal, it is still frowned upon. 离婚尽管合法，但依然不被认同。 Examples from the Corpus frown on/upon • Other pesticides are legal, but frowned upon.• Working mothers are frowned upon, and their children are less likely to be accepted by elite schools.• Divorce in many communities was allowed, though frowned upon and usually had less to do with incompatibility than with infertility.• None doubted his ability, but Hardaker frowned upon his frankness.• Debauchery is not exactly frowned upon in the court of the pleasure-loving King Charles.• But single women don't frown on married life.• Inheriting money, the gentle practice of gentlemen and the upper classed for centuries is now frowned upon or outright criticised.• Barry had always frowned on those who had affairs. → frown on/upon somebody/something at frown1(1) |
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