eyebrow

IPA/ˈaɪbraʊ/
KK[ˈaɪbrˌaʊ]IPA/ˈaɪbraʊ/

eyebrow — 名詞

  • eyebrowsingular
  • eyebrowsplural

1. the small curved strip of hair that grows on the ridge of skin just above each h

1.名詞A2
釋義

眉毛

眼睛上方彎曲生長的短毛

the small curved strip of hair that grows on the ridge of skin just above each human eye

例句

Pim raised one eyebrow when he heard the unexpected announcement.

Pim 聽到這個意料之外的宣布時，挑起了一邊眉毛。

phrasal verb: raise an eyebrow — shows surprise or doubt

Liang carefully shaped his eyebrows with a small brush before the wedding dinner.

Liang 在婚宴前仔細用小刷子修整眉毛。

collocation: shape one's eyebrows — grooming context

常見搭配
  • raise your eyebrows
  • furrow your eyebrows / furrow your brow
  • arch an eyebrow
  • shape your eyebrows
  • pluck your eyebrows
  • thick eyebrows
  • bushy eyebrows
  • thin eyebrows
  • arched eyebrows
  • eyebrow pencil
  • eyebrow threading
同義詞
  • brow

    more formal or literary; often used in phrases like 'mop his brow' or 'furrow his brow' rather than to refer to the hair itself

文法句型

usually plural: eyebrows

用法筆記

The plural form 'eyebrows' is far more common than the singular in everyday speech. People often mention eyebrows in contexts of facial expressions (raising, lowering, furrowing) and grooming (shaping, threading, waxing, tinting).

常見錯誤

She raised her eyebrow at the rude comment.
She raised her eyebrows at the rude comment.
people typically raise both eyebrows together unless the context specifically describes only one.
慣用語

raise eyebrows (or raise a few eyebrows)

idiom

to cause surprise, shock, or disapproval among people by doing something unexpected or unusual

引人側目；使人驚訝／不以為然

Faisal's decision to quit his job and travel the world raised eyebrows among his colleagues.

The singer's bold outfit at the awards ceremony raised a few eyebrows.

be up to your eyebrows in something

idiom

to have an extremely large amount of something to deal with, especially work or problems

忙得不可開交；深陷於（工作或問題）

Abigail was up to her eyebrows in exam revision and barely had time to sleep.

The small bakery was up to its eyebrows in orders during the holiday season.

raise your eyebrows (at something)

idiom

This means to express surprise or disapproval about something.

揚起眉毛（表示驚訝或不贊同）

Maya raised her eyebrows when she saw the messy room.

Did Diego raise his eyebrows at your new haircut?

同根字

  • brow
    名詞B1
  • eyebrow pencil
    名詞B1
  • eyebrow threading
    名詞B2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • eyebrow pencil
  • eyebrow brush
  • eyebrow wax
  • eyebrow threading

常用片語

  • raise your eyebrows
  • furrow your eyebrows
  • arch an eyebrow
  • pluck your eyebrows
  • shape your eyebrows

介系詞搭配

  • above your eyebrow
  • over your eyebrow
  • between your eyebrows