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单词 scowl
释义
scowl1 verbscowl2 noun
scowlscowl1 /skaʊl/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINscowl1
Origin:
1300-1400 Probably from a Scandinavian language
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
scowl
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyscowl
he, she, itscowls
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyscowled
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave scowled
he, she, ithas scowled
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad scowled
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill scowl
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have scowled
Continuous Form
PresentIam scowling
he, she, itis scowling
you, we, theyare scowling
PastI, he, she, itwas scowling
you, we, theywere scowling
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been scowling
he, she, ithas been scowling
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been scowling
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be scowling
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been scowling
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • "What do you want?" said the old man, scowling.
  • Jane scowled and told them to get out.
  • What are you scowling at me for? You asked me to wake you up.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He went reluctantly, scowling and cursing the man on the horse.
  • Irritable and moody, she shook her hair back and leaned back on her braced hands and scowled at me.
  • Luce washed herself and smoothed her fringe as best she could, scowling at her reflection in the mirror.
  • Papi always scowled and told her not to speak such nonsense.
  • Reed has been scowling so long in his long career that it seems a natural repose for him.
  • The off-shift sat scowling on a wall, counting their money.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto look angrily
to look angrily at someone: · He sat there in silence, glaring angrily.glare at: · "You can go if you want, but I'm staying," Denise said glaring at him.glare toward/across/around etc: · Claude put down his fork and glared across the table.
especially British to look at someone very angrily, as if you would like to hurt them: · When I asked him what he'd done with the money he just looked daggers at me and refused to speak.· Julie must have heard you talking about her, because she was looking daggers at you from the next table.
also give somebody a black/filthy look British to quickly look at someone angrily to show that you are angry with them, especially in a situation when you cannot tell them that you are angry: · I don't know what I did to upset her, but she gave me a really filthy look when I walked into the meeting.· My aunt's friends always used to give me dirty looks when I brought my kids over, because they knew I wasn't married.
to look at someone in an angry way, or make an angry, unhappy expression with your face: · Jane scowled and told them to get out.· "What do you want?" said the old man, scowling.scowl at: · What are you scowling at me for? You asked me to wake you up.
to look at someone or something with an annoyed, confused, or disapproving expression on your face: · The teacher frowned at him and asked him to sit down.· When I got back to the table, Carolyn was frowning at the check.· "Sibling rivalry?" she asked, frowning at his use of psychological terms.
use this when you are telling someone how another person looked at you in a very angry way, and you found this funny or frightening: · You should've seen her face when she realized what I'd done - if looks could kill!
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=showing that you are not pleased about something)· He looked around and saw his boss's scowling face behind him.
 to look at someone in an angry way → frown:  Patrick scowled, but did as he was told.scowl at Mum scowled at him and refused to say anything.
scowl1 verbscowl2 noun
scowlscowl2 noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A teenage girl was sitting alone in a corner with a scowl on her face.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Bedford returned the scowl with a smile.
  • Bell started Job Corps last March, standing 6 foot 6 and wearing a scowl.
  • He looked up at me with a scowl, a scowl of surprise.
  • He will laugh loudly then stop suddenly, with a scowl.
  • She passes through much of the movie with a monotonous scowl.
  • The little mouth was born with a scowl, the brows positively beetle over the turned-up be-ringed breathing apparatus.
  • The ripple of laughter that followed brought a scowl to Trentham's face.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSdifferent types of expression
the expression on your face when you move your eyebrows together because you are angry, unhappy, or confused: · With a frown, she asked, ‘So what’s wrong with that?’
an expression in which your mouth curves upwards, when you are being friendly or are happy or amused: · She gave him a quick smile.
an angry or disapproving expression: · There was a scowl of irritation on his face.
a long angry look: · He gave her a furious glare, but said nothing.
an expression you make by twisting your face because you do not like something or because you are feeling pain: · His face twisted into a grimace of anguish.
an expression that shows you have no respect for something or someone: · ‘That’s what you said last time,’ she said with a sneer.
an expression in which you smile in an unpleasant way that shows you are pleased by someone else’s bad luck or that you think you are better than other people: · He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face.
an expression in which you push out your lower lip because you are unhappy that you did not get what you want: · ‘You’re going away?’ she said with a pout.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=showing that you are not pleased about something)· He looked around and saw his boss's scowling face behind him.
 an angry or disapproving expression on someone’s face → frown:  She looked at me with a scowl.
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