eyebrow

英 [ˈaɪbraʊ]

美 [ˈaɪbraʊ]

n.  眉; 眉毛

复数：eyebrows　

考研TEM8医学

Collins.2 / BNC.4620 / COCA.4465

习惯用语

n.

be up to your eyebrows in sth
• 忙于；埋头于；深陷于
  to have a lot of sth to deal with
• He's in it (= trouble) up to his eyebrows.
  他深陷于困境之中。
raise your eyebrows (at sth)
• 扬起眉毛（表示不赞同或惊讶）
  to show that you disapprove of or are surprised by sth
• Eyebrows were raised when he arrived without his wife.
  他没有和妻子一起来，大家都很惊讶。

牛津词典

noun

• 眉；眉毛
  the line of hair above the eye

柯林斯词典

• 眉;眉毛
  Youreyebrowsare the lines of hair which grow above your eyes.
• PHRASE 竖起眉毛（表示吃惊或反对）
  If something causes you toraise an eyebrowor toraiseyoureyebrows, it causes you to feel surprised or disapproving.
  1. An intriguing item on the news pages caused me to raise an eyebrow over my morning coffee...
     早晨喝咖啡时，新闻版面的一则趣闻令我感到惊奇。
  2. He raised his eyebrows over some of the suggestions...
     他对其中的一些建议表示反对。
  3. He was looking at her with his eyebrows raised questioningly.
     他皱着眉，狐疑地看着她。

英英释义

noun

• the arch of hair above each eye
  Synonym:browsupercilium

双语例句

• That eyebrow is not ox horn, right? It borns an ox nose.
  那是眉毛不是牛角吧？到是长了一牛鼻子。
• Up close you can reveal telling details, like a sprinkle of freckles or an arched eyebrow.
  更接近时，您可以展示一些明显的细节，如雀斑或弓形眉毛。
• Mrs. Wilson rejected the compliment by raising her eyebrow in distain.
  威尔逊太太不屑地把眉毛一扬，否定了这句恭维话。
• Give your brows extra definition with Outdoor Girl's Eyebrow Pencil in Brown
  用“户外女孩”品牌的棕色眉笔更加清晰地勾勒出眉形。
• Yale University researchers set out to determine how facial features like eyebrow shape, eyelids and wrinkles affect facial expressions.
  耶鲁大学的学者们开始研究脸部特征如眉毛的形状，眼皮和皱纹如何影响面部表情。
• He cocked an eyebrow for me to explain.
  他向我竖起眉毛要求解释。
• I raised an eyebrow at what even then were outrageous prices.
  我对那些即使在当时也属惊人的价格竖起了眉毛。
• I can not go to the movie& I am up to my eyebrow.
  我不能去看电影，我很忙很忙。
• This new tendency has raised many a conservative eyeBrow.
  这种新趋势引起了许多保守派人士的非难。
• If someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive; raised a speculative eyebrow.
  如果有人看见谁在爬灯柱子，他们也许会好奇；好奇的皱起了眉毛。