1. vi. & vt.皱眉，以皱眉显示　 draw the eyebrows together; knit brows, as in anger or deep thought; (causing lines) appear on the forehead
2. vi.不悦；不赞成　 look angry or displeased; disapprove of

　～ defiance　皱眉以示蔑视
　～ one's displeasure　皱眉表示不满
　～ severely　极不赞成
　～ down sb's opposition　用不高兴的表情使某人不敢再反对
　～ at　朝…皱眉头，对…表示不满，不赞许
　～ at children　朝孩子皱眉头
　～ sb into silence　皱眉使某人不再做声
　～ on〔upon〕　对…表示不满，不赞许
　～ on gambling　不赞成赌博
　～ on a scheme　对计划表示不赞同
　～ to　朝…皱眉头
　～ with displeasure　不快地皱起眉头

　Facer frowned and turned his head away.　费塞皱了一下眉后把头转开了。
　She frowns when the sun gets in her eyes, or when she's putting thread into a needle.　阳光照到她眼上或穿针时她便皱起眉。
　He frowned in deep thought.　他皱眉深思。
　She frowned to me.　她朝我皱眉头。
　He frowned with displeasure as he read his son's school report.　在看儿子的成绩报告时，他不快地皱起了眉头。
　He frowned his disapproval.　他皱眉表示不赞成。

 ♣ frown at　(v.+prep.)
1. 朝…作出不悦〔严肃〕的表情 have a displeased or serious expression on one's face when looking at (sb/sth)
　Why are you frowning at me?　你为什么对我皱眉头?
　His neighbour frowned at him with impatience.　他的邻居不耐烦地皱着眉看他。
　He frowns at me for my laughing at him.　他因我嘲笑他而对我不悦。
2. 不赞成… disapprove of (sth)
　The government frowns at any waste of taxpayers' money.　政府反对任何人浪费纳税人钱财的行为。
 ♣ frown down　(v.+adv.)
　〈主美〉用不悦的表情使（某人）缄默　 make (sb) silent with a disapproving look
　Father frowned my little brother down when he kept repeating his request.　当我的小弟弟不断地重复他的要求时，爸爸皱了皱眉头，使他不再做声了。
 ♣ frown into　(v.+prep.)
　皱眉使（某人）沉默　make (sb) silent with a frown
　She frowned him into silence.　她皱眉使他沉默。
 ♣ frown on〔upon〕　(v.+prep.)
1. 屹立在…上 stand erect on (sth)
　An ancient pagoda frowns on the mountainside.　一座古塔阴森森地矗立在山腰上。
2. 不赞成… disapprove of (sth)
　〔说明〕 frown on〔upon〕不用于进行体。
　The English frowned on the use of tea bags.　英国人不喜欢用茶叶泡茶。
　Rose wanted to go to Europe by herself, but her parents frowned on the idea.　露丝想独自一人去欧洲，但是她父母不赞成。
　Everyone in her family frowns on the marriage.　她家里的每个人都对这桩婚事不满。
　Many people frowned on that kind of behaviour.　许多人对那种行为不满。
　My father always frowns upon such songs.　我父亲一向讨厌这种歌曲。
　I frowned on gambling.　我不赞成赌博。
　Smoking in the canteen is rather frowned on here.　这里是不许可在食堂里吸烟的。

 ♣ frown, gloom, glower, lower, scowl
　这组词都可表示“现出不高兴的脸色”。它们的区别是：frown通常指皱眉头表示非难、不满、愤怒或轻蔑；scowl指紧绷着脸表示不高兴、伤心或不满；glower指瞪着眼睛怒视；lower既指愁眉不展，也可指天气阴霾；gloom强调比lower更现愁容或更加阴郁。

　frown　还可用作名词，意为“皱眉”。例如：
　She looked at her exam paper with a worried frown.　她皱着眉头阅读考卷，显示出心烦意乱的样子。

　［同义词］ scowl
　［词源］古法语froignier（绷着脸，皱眉）