单词 | eyebrow |
释义 | eyebrow (aɪbraʊ ) Word forms: eyebrows 1. countable noun [usually plural, oft poss NOUN] B2 Your eyebrows are the lines of hair which grow above your eyes. 2. raise an eyebrow phrase If something causes you to raise an eyebrow or to raise your eyebrows, it causes you to feel surprised or disapproving. An intriguing item on the news pages caused me to raise an eyebrow over my morning coffee. He raised his eyebrows over some of the suggestions. He was looking at her with his eyebrows raised questioningly. Collocations: eyebrow hair I plucked eccentric strands of eyebrow hair and put on my best suit. Times, Sunday Times It hurts as much as pulling out a single eyebrow hair. Times, Sunday Times There's certain people with lots of eyebrow hair that might fancy it, though. The Sun Eyebrow hair often doesn't grow back and so you have to be really careful how far you go. Times, Sunday Times It has also been found ineffective in treatment of eyebrow hair loss. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I don't have heavy eyebrows and deep-set features. The Sun The heavy eyebrows are for real, though. Times, Sunday Times The form cast onto the mountain above them looked directly to the left, with the heavy eyebrows, straight nose and sharp chin perfectly defined. Times, Sunday Times They were once bright grey eyes and had flashed beneath the heavy eyebrows; that had always been the most impressive thing about him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both are cool, analytical and able to dispatch rivals with no more than a sarcastically quizzical eyebrow. Times, Sunday Times With a quizzical eyebrow, she helps them with the trickiest aspects, from setting a price to showing buyers around. Times, Sunday Times She carries entire scenes with a stare, a quizzical eyebrow lift or a tiny snarl. Times, Sunday Times It sounds plausible in a catchy sort of way, and anyone who dares to raise a quizzical eyebrow will be condemned for snobbery, elitism and a lack of patriotism. Times, Sunday Times She was reputed to be able to end an ascending career with one raised eyebrow. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The very suggestion is met with a raised eyebrow and a hearty laugh. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Her sassy raised eyebrow and head wiggle also won over the audience. Times, Sunday Times (2016) All we care about is her single, archly raised eyebrow. Times, Sunday Times (2016) She raised a sceptical eyebrow as she listened to my excuse-laden account of my ghosting nightmare. Times, Sunday Times He smiles and raises a sceptical eyebrow. Times, Sunday Times One of my relatives, who was imprisoned during the ensuing state of emergency, might raise a sceptical eyebrow at today's extravagant use of the term 'constitutional outrage'. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 眉毛 Japanese: 眉 |
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