eye·brow
noun/ˈaɪbraʊ/
/ˈaɪbraʊ/
(also brow)
[usually plural]Idioms - the line of hair above the eye
enlarge image眉；眉毛 - Ellen looked at me with a raised eyebrow.
埃伦扬起眉毛看着我。 - She spent hours in front of the mirror, plucking her eyebrows.
她花了几个小时在镜子前修眉。
Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance- A person may be described as having:
- (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
- bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
- a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
- a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
- dry/chapped/cracked lips
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
- pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
- a bald/balding/shaved head
- a receding hairline
- a bald patch/spot
- a side/centre(British English) parting
- a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
- thin/slender/muscular arms
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
- a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
- be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearanceb2, Bodyb2- ‘Really?’ she said, raising a sardonic eyebrow.
“真的吗？”她扬起眉毛带有讽刺意味地说道。 - He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.
他疑惑地皱起眉头。 - Her eyebrows arched quizzically.
她疑惑地耸起眉毛。 - His dark eyebrows lifted in surprise.
他惊讶地扬起浓黑的眉毛。 - She had short blonde hair and an eyebrow ring.
她拥有一头金色的短发，还带着眉环。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- thick
- thin
- …
- arch
- cock
- lift
- …
- arch
- lift
- rise
- …
- pencil
- ring
- Ellen looked at me with a raised eyebrow.
Idioms
be up to your eyebrows in something
- (informal) to have a lot of something to deal with
深陷于；忙于应付 - He's in it (= trouble) up to his eyebrows.
他深陷于困境之中。
- He's in it (= trouble) up to his eyebrows.
raise your eyebrows (at something)
- [often passive] to show that you think something is bad or are surprised by something
扬起眉毛（表示不认同或感到惊讶） - Eyebrows were raised when he arrived without his wife.
他没有和妻子一起来，大家都很惊讶。
- Eyebrows were raised when he arrived without his wife.