scowl

英[skaʊl] 美[skaʊl]
  • n. 愁容;怒容;阴沉沉的样子
  • vi. 皱眉;怒视
  • vt. 皱眉表示;对…沉下脸

词态变化


复数: scowls;第三人称单数: scowls;过去式: scowled;过去分词: scowled;现在分词: scowling;

助记提示


1. scowl----"思考"----(当然)皱着眉头(想啦).

英文词源


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.).

双语例句


1. He came insolently towards Mr. Won, his features set in a scowl.
他傲慢无礼地朝元先生冲过来,面露怒容。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Chris met the remark with a scowl.
克里斯听到这句话,脸沉了下来。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He looked up at me with a scowl.
他脸色阴沉,抬眼看了看我。

来自《权威词典》

4. He wore a permanent scowl on his face.
他脸上终日带着怒容.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Compare smirk, sneer, frown, scowl and grimace.
试比较smirk 、 sneer 、 frown 、 scowl、grimace这几个词.

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