英語單詞

scowl是什麽意思

scowl

英 [skaʊl] 美 [skaʊl]
  • n. 愁容;怒容;陰沉沉的樣子
  • vi. 皺眉;怒視
  • vt. 皺眉表示;對…沉下臉

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1. scowl----"思考"----(當然)皺著眉頭(想啦).

英文詞源


scowl (v.)
mid-14c., from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian skule "look furtively, squint, look embarrassed," Danish skule "to scowl, cast down the eyes"). Probably related to Old English sceolh "wry, oblique," Old High German scelah "curved," German scheel "squint-eyed;" from PIE root *sqel- "crooked, curved, bent." Related: Scowled; scowling.
scowl (n.)
c. 1500, from scowl (v.).

雙語例句


1. He came insolently towards Mr. Won, his features set in a scowl.
他傲慢無禮地朝元先生衝過來,麵露怒容。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Chris met the remark with a scowl.
克裏斯聽到這句話,臉沉了下來。

來自柯林斯例句

3. He looked up at me with a scowl.
他臉色陰沉,抬眼看了看我。

來自《權威詞典》

4. He wore a permanent scowl on his face.
他臉上終日帶著怒容.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Compare smirk, sneer, frown, scowl and grimace.
試比較smirk 、 sneer 、 frown 、 scowl、grimace這幾個詞.

來自互聯網

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