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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The saleswoman raised an eyebrow sceptically; her voice sharpened.
  女推销员疑惑的扬扬眉毛，提高了嗓门。
• The woman has three mouths: one is under the nose, two are under the eyebrow.
  女人有三张会说话的嘴：一张在鼻子底下，两张在眉毛底下。
• While speaking, Gao Gao picked an eyebrow.
  说话间，高高的挑了一下眉毛。
• He rivel his eyebrow when he see they wearing odd clothing.
  看他们穿着奇装异服，他皱起了眉头。
• Before you raise your eyebrow, I would suggest you read on to know what I mean.
  在你扬起眉毛前，先读读我的话吧，你会明白我的意思的。
• Long eyebrow prosthesis has good flexibility, soft, easy to shaping a good preoperative sculpture.
  假体隆眉弓具有较好的弹性，手感柔软，易塑形术前雕塑好。
• He cocked an eyebrow for me to explain.
  他向我竖起眉毛要求解释。