frown on

英 [fraʊn ɒn]

美 [fraʊn ɑːn]

反对; 不赞成; 不同意

英英释义

verb

• look disapprovingly upon
  Synonym:frown upon

双语例句

• In many European countries people tend to frown on smoking in public places.
  在许多欧洲国家，人们都反感在公共场所吸烟。
• It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a joke or worried to death by a frown on the right person's brow.
  它可能被一次嘲笑或一个哈欠杀死，可能被一个玩笑刺死，或者因合适人选皱起眉头而忧虑致死。
• The Boss will frown on those who come to work late.
  老板对上班迟到的人会蹙眉露出不悦之色。
• Later, the goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini boasted to anyone who would listen of his miraculous aim. When she made remarks to this edifying effect, she had a firm little frown on her brow.
  后来，金匠本凡努托&8226；切里尼逢人便吹嘘他枪法神准。每逢她谈到这些发人深省的话，眉头便不由得皱了起来。
• Poll finds we frown on lying, but white lies are frequent.
  调查发现：我们反对说谎，但常常会说无害的谎言。
• The frown on the man's face showed that he was displeased.
  那人皱着眉头，面露不悦。
• He drove on without saying anything for a while, a slight frown on his face as if he were thinking.
  他有一阵子没再说话继续开车，当他思考的时候稍微地皱着眉头。
• He would frown on such a proposal.
  他会不赞成这样的建议。
• Many teachers frown on such practices.
  许多教师不赞同这样的做法。
• Many of the churches frown on carnival as a time of loose behaviour and marriage-breaking, a fight that the Catholic church has waged for centuries.
  巴西人民多信仰宗教，大多数教堂对于狂欢节期间的荒淫行为和婚姻假期表示难以苟同，天主教会数百年以来一直在进行这项战斗。