brows

IPA/bɹˈaʊz/
KK[brˈaʊz]IPA/brˈaʊz/

brows — noun

1. the part of a person's face between the eyes and the hairline

1.名詞B2
釋義

the part of a person's face between the eyes and the hairline

例句

Fatima wiped the sweat from her brow after running up three flights of stairs.

collocation: wipe one's brow

A deep frown creased Amara's brow as she read the complicated legal document.

collocation: furrow / crease one's brow

同義詞
  • forehead

    more common and neutral in everyday speech; 'brow' is more literary

文法句型

[possessive] + brow

used with possessive adjective

用法筆記

Often used in the singular form 'brow' when referring to one person's forehead. In modern English 'forehead' is more common in everyday speech; 'brow' carries a slightly more literary tone.

常見錯誤

❌She wiped sweat from her eyebrows after exercising.
✅She wiped sweat from her brow after exercising.
💡'eyebrows' are the hairy lines above the eyes, not the forehead itself.

2. one of the two curved lines of short hairs that grow above the eyes on a person'

2.名詞B1
釋義

one of the two curved lines of short hairs that grow above the eyes on a person's face, often used to express emotions through movement

例句

Wei raised one brow when a colleague offered an explanation that made no sense.

raise one's brow — showing doubt or surprise

Priya carefully shapes her brows every morning with a small pair of tweezers.

同義詞
  • eyebrow

    the full, more formal term; 'brow' is a common abbreviation

文法句型

[possessive] + brows

often used with 'raise', 'arch', 'knit'

用法筆記

In informal contexts 'brow' or 'brows' is often used as a shorthand for 'eyebrow'/'eyebrows'. Common verbs paired with this sense include 'raise', 'arch', 'knit', 'furrow', and 'pluck'.

常見錯誤

❌She raised her forehead in surprise.
✅She raised her brows in surprise.
💡The forehead does not move; eyebrows can be raised to express surprise or doubt.
❌He knitted his eyebrows together.
✅He knitted his brows together.
💡While 'eyebrows' is understandable, the natural idiom uses 'brows' in this fixed expression.

3. the highest part of a hill or the upper edge of a steep slope, cliff, or rock fo

3.名詞B2
釋義

the highest part of a hill or the upper edge of a steep slope, cliff, or rock formation where the land begins to drop sharply downward

例句

The hikers stopped at the brow of the hill to admire the valley below.

brow of the hill

Santiago stood at the brow of the cliff, watching waves crash on the rocks below.

brow of the cliff

同義詞
  • crest

    more common for hills; implies the very top line of a slope

  • ridge

    a long narrow top of a hill or mountain range

  • summit

    the absolute highest point; more formal and usually for mountains

反義詞
  • foot

    the bottom of a hill or mountain

  • base

    the lowest part of a slope or cliff

文法句型

the brow of [hill / cliff / slope / rock]

用法筆記

Nearly always used with the preposition 'of' to indicate what the brow belongs to (e.g. brow of the hill, brow of the cliff). Unlike senses 1 and 2, this sense is never used in the plural with this meaning.