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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was looking at her with his eyebrows raised questioningly.
  他皱着眉，狐疑地看着她。
• 'Oh really?' he said, arching an eyebrow.
  “哦，真的吗？”他扬起一边的眉毛说。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。