| 单词 | glower |
| 释义 | glower (once / 3404 pages) vn If you see someone glower at you, you might consider glowering back, but no one likes an angry staring contest. To glower is not only to stare, it's to stare angrily, as if you're going to throttle someone. You might already have guessed that glower isn't of Greek or Latin origin, since it doesn't ring any of those bells. Chances are that glower comes from northern Europe, where it's related to some old words that mean to "glow." It was probably in the 18th century that it took on the meaning "stare at angrily or sullenly." You can use its root, glo, to recall its meaning: a person that glowers seems to glow with anger. WORD FAMILYglower: glowered, glowering, glowers+/glowering: gloweringly USAGE EXAMPLESHis customarily lithe bass-baritone skews here toward an inky, glowering darkness, and his interpretation throughout is freighted with tragic import. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) The two continued to pose — Mr. Trump smiling; Mr. West glowering — while reporters tried to extract a comment from the normally opinionated musician. New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) A large statue of a bulldog with a double helix painted across its torso glowers in front of the Biotest Plasma Center. Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016) 1v look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval Syn|Hypo|Hyper frown, lour, lower scowl frown with displeasure grimace, make a face, pull a face contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state 2v look at with a fixed gaze Syn|Hyper glare stare fixate one's eyes 3n an angry stare Syn|Hyper glare stare a fixed look with eyes open wide |
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