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BNC: 4620 COCA: 4465

eyebrow

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eyebrow /ˈaɪˌbraʊ/ noun
plural eyebrows
eyebrow
/ˈaɪˌbraʊ/
noun
plural eyebrows
Learner's definition of EYEBROW
[count]
: the line of hair that grows over your eye眉;眉毛 see picture at face
◊ To raise an/your eyebrow is to move your eyebrow up in a way that shows surprise or mild disapproval.(扬起眉毛)感到惊讶,表示轻微反对To raise eyebrows is to cause other people to react in this way.令人感到惊讶These phrases are often used figuratively.这些短语常用作比喻。
BNC: 4620 COCA: 4465

eyebrow

noun

eye·​brow ˈī-ˌbrau̇ How to pronounce eyebrow (audio)
: the ridge over the eye or the hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web One of its eyebrow-raising ingredients is salmon testicle DNA. Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 In this case, however, there have been an unusual number of eyebrow-raising discrepancies. Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 Buried in the absurdity of AU$10.5 million going missing without anyone at Crypto.com noticing is another eyebrow-raising facet of the case—regarding how court documents can be served digitally. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022 Also in the headlines was an eyebrow-raising cameo from Johnny Depp, whose virtual face was superimposed onto a giant moon man that dangled over the VMAs stage at New Jersey’s Prudential Center. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 From the eveningwear that was a hop, skip and a jump away from royal protocol, to the distressed denim jeans that found their way into The Firm by way of Meghan Markle, here are the most eyebrow-raising looks to come out of the palace. Vogue, 15 Aug. 2022 This, by itself, will raise all kinds of eyebrow-raising questions. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 TikTok is ripe with cleaning inspiration (just look at our own account!), but one eyebrow-raising trend that has been building steam over the last year now has experts concerned about social media users' safety. Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2022 On the Democratic side, the campaign's final days included an eyebrow-raising comment from one of the top contenders. Jim Salter, ajc, 29 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eyebrow was in the 15th century
BNC: 4620 COCA: 4465
eyebrow

noun

 see also brow ADJECTIVE | VERB + EYEBROW | EYEBROW + VERB | EYEBROW + NOUN ADJECTIVEheavy, thick粗眉毛;濃眉毛thin細眉毛bushy, shaggy濃密的/蓬亂的眉毛plucked, shaped修過的眉毛dark黑眉毛arched, cocked, lifted, raised彎眉;揚起的眉毛Ellen looked at me with a raised eyebrow.埃倫揚起眉毛看着我。amused因覺得好笑挑起的眉毛mocking, sardonic帶着嘲弄神情的眉毛cynical, sceptical/skeptical帶着諷刺意味的/帶着懷疑意味的眉梢enquiring, questioning, quizzical帶着探詢意味揚起的眉毛VERB + EYEBROWarch, cock, lift, quirk, raise聳起眉毛;豎起眉毛;揚起眉毛;挑起眉毛'Really?' she said, raising a cynical eyebrow.“真的嗎 ? ”她揚起眉毛帶有諷刺意味地說道。furrow皺眉He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.他疑惑地皺起眉頭。pluck拔眉毛She spent hours in front of the mirror, plucking her eyebrows.她花了幾個小時在鏡子前修眉。EYEBROW + VERBarch, lift, rise, shoot up聳起/豎起/揚起/挑起眉毛Her eyebrows arched quizzically.她疑惑地聳起眉毛。His dark eyebrows lifted in surprise.他驚訝地揚起濃黑的眉毛。furrow皺起眉頭EYEBROW + NOUNpencil眉筆ring眉環She had short blonde hair and an eyebrow ring.她擁有一頭金色的短髮,還帶着眉環。

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