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

• You raised the eyebrow and did it.
  你一挑眉就做到了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• His shaggy right eyebrow wanders toward it above the tortoiseshell glasses.
  右眼那茂密的眉毛也从玳瑁眼镜的上方向那边斜了过去。
• He was looking at her with his eyebrows raised questioningly.
  他皱着眉，狐疑地看着她。
• 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。
• He raised a questioning eyebrow.
  他探询地挑起了眉毛。
• 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。
• A fun definition I heard was, poise is the difference between raising your voice and raising your eyebrow.
  我听说过另一种有趣的定义：镇定自如就是提高声音与提起眉毛之间的区别。