|
Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
brow
brow [brow brows] BrE [braʊ] NAmE [braʊ] noun 1. (literary)the part of the face above the eyes and below the hair Syn: ↑forehead •The nurse mopped his fevered brow. •Her brow furrowed in concentration. 2. usually plural = ↑eyebrow •One dark brow rose in surprise. 3. usually singular the top part of a hill •The path disappeared over the brow of the hill. see also ↑highbrow, ↑middlebrow, ↑lowbrow, see knit your brow at ↑knit v. Word Origin: Old English brū ‘eyelash, eyebrow’, of Germanic origin. Current senses arose in Middle English; compare with ↑brae. Example Bank: •He knitted his brows in concentration. •He stared at the visitors beneath a furrowed brow. •His brow darkened in anger. •His brow furrowed as he racked his brains over the question. •His brows drew together in a worried frown when he heard the remark. •His brows snapped together ferociously when he heard the remark. •His hair fell over his brow as he turned his head. •His shaggy grey hair fell loosely across his brow. •She arched a brow when she saw the bill. •She brushed back a stray lock of hair from her brow. •She raised a sardonic brow. •She wrinkled her brow thoughtfully.
|
|
▼ Từ liên quan / Related words
Related search result for "brow"
|
|