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BNC: 5176 COCA: 5800

brow

brow /ˈbraʊ/ noun
plural brows
brow
/ˈbraʊ/
noun
plural brows
Learner's definition of BROW
[count]
: eyebrow
: forehead
see also highbrow, lowbrow, middlebrow
: the upper edge of a steep slope坡顶;峭壁顶端

knit your brow

see 1knit
BNC: 5176 COCA: 5800

brow

1 of 2

noun (1)

1
a
b
2
: the projecting upper part or margin of a steep place
3

brow

2 of 2

noun (2)

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English brū; akin to Old Norse brūn eyebrow, Greek ophrys, Sanskrit bhrū

Noun (2)

perhaps from Danish or Swedish bro bridge; akin to Old English brycg bridge

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1867, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brow was before the 12th century
BNC: 5176 COCA: 5800
brow

noun¹

1line of hair above the eye眉毛 see also eyebrow ADJECTIVE | VERB + BROW | BROW + VERB ADJECTIVEdark, heavy濃眉bushy粗濃雜亂的眉毛delicate纖細的眉毛VERB + BROWarch, lift, raise揚起眉毛She arched a brow when she saw the bill.看到賬單時,她揚起了眉毛。draw together, knit皺緊眉毛He knitted his brows in concentration.他眉頭緊鎖,全神貫注。BROW + VERBlift, rise眉揚起twitch眉抽動draw together眉毛鎖在一起His brows drew together in a worried frown when he heard the remark.聽到這話,他眉頭緊鎖。
brow

noun²

2forehead額頭ADJECTIVE | VERB + BROW | BROW + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbroad, wide寬寬的額頭furrowed滿是皺紋的額頭He stared at the visitors beneath a furrowed brow.他滿額皺紋下的一雙眼睛盯視着來客。stern堅毅的額頭weary疲倦的額頭damp, perspiring, sweating, sweaty汗津津的額頭;冒汗的額頭fevered發燙的額頭VERB + BROWmop, wipe擦額頭furrow, pucker, wrinkle蹙額皺眉She wrinkled her brow thoughtfully.她若有所思地皺起了眉頭。BROW + VERBcrease, furrow, wrinkle眉頭皺起來His brow furrowed as he racked his brains over the question.他苦苦思考這個問題時,眉頭皺了起來。clear額頭舒展For a while she looked puzzled; then her brow cleared.有一會兒她顯得很困惑,然後額頭舒展開來。darken臉色陰沉起來His brow darkened in anger.他生氣地沉下臉來。PREPOSITIONacross your brow佈滿額頭His shaggy hair fell loosely across his brow.他凌亂的花白頭髮蓬鬆地搭在額頭前。from your brow從額頭She brushed back a stray lock of hair from her brow.她將一綹散落的頭髮從額頭梳到後面。over your brow在額頭上His hair fell over his brow as he turned his head.他轉頭時頭髮覆到了額頭上。

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