scowl
scowl — 動詞
- scowlpresent simple I / you / we / they
- scowlshe / she / it
- scowledpast simple
- scowling-ing form
1. to lower your eyebrows and stare in a way that clearly shows anger, irritation,
怒視
因生氣或不滿而皺眉瞪視
to lower your eyebrows and stare in a way that clearly shows anger, irritation, or strong dislike
Amara scowled at her brother when he ate the last piece of cake.
Amara 的弟弟吃掉最後一塊蛋糕時，她怒視著他。
scowl + at + person — directing anger at someone
The teacher scowled, and the two whispering boys immediately fell silent.
老師皺眉怒視，那兩個在竊竊私語的男孩立刻安靜下來。
scowl used alone (no 'at') — the expression itself is enough
Hiroshi sat in the corner scowling at his phone after reading the message.
Hiroshi 讀完訊息後，坐在角落裡對著手機怒目而視。
sat scowling — using scowl as a participle to describe manner
Don't scowl at me — I'm only telling you what the doctor said.
別對我瞪眼——我只是在轉達醫生的話。
Whenever the neighbours played loud music, the old woman would scowl from her balcony.
每當鄰居播放吵鬧的音樂時，那位老婦人就會從陽台上怒視。
would scowl — describing a habitual reaction
- scowl at someone
- scowl darkly
- scowl fiercely
- scowl in disgust
文法句型
scowl + at + someone/something
scowl + adverb
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'at' when the target of the angry look is mentioned. The subject is typically a person; using 'scowl' for animals is possible but mainly in literary descriptions.
常見錯誤
scowl — 名詞
- scowlsingular
- scowlsplural
1. an angry, disapproving look made by lowering the eyebrows and tightening the for
怒容
表示生氣或不悅的陰沉表情
an angry, disapproving look made by lowering the eyebrows and tightening the forehead
A deep scowl spread across Dmitri's face when he saw the bill.
Dmitri 看到帳單時，臉上浮現出深深的怒容。
scowl + spread across [someone's] face — common collocation for the expression appearing
Fatima tried to hide her scowl, but everyone at the table had noticed.
Fatima 試著藏住怒容，但桌上的每個人都注意到了。
hide + scowl — trying to conceal the angry expression
The guard greeted them with a scowl and a grunt.
警衛帶著怒容和咕噥聲跟他們打招呼。
with a scowl — describing the manner that accompanies an action
Kwame's scowl softened when his daughter ran up and hugged him.
Kwame 的女兒跑過來抱住他時，他的怒容軟化了。
scowl + softened — describing the expression gradually disappearing
"What's with the scowl?" Ingrid asked, handing him a cup of tea.
「擺著一張臭臉是怎麼了？」Ingrid 遞給他一杯茶時問道。
- deep scowl
- dark scowl
- permanent scowl
- a scowl on one's face
- smile
the opposite facial expression — signals happiness or warmth rather than anger
用法筆記
Often used with verbs like 'give', 'wear', 'hide', or 'soften' to describe how the expression appears or changes. The phrase 'a scowl on one's face' is a very common collocation.
同根字
- scowling形容詞B2
- scowlingly副詞C1