Nghĩa là gì:
brows
brow /brau/- danh từ
- mày, lông mày
- to knit (bend) one's brows: cau mày
- bờ (dốc...); đỉnh (đồi...)
brows Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
raise eyebrows
cause surprise or disapproval It really raised eyebrows when she appeared at the party unannounced.
raised eyebrows
shock, surprise, disapproval When Chuck and Di separated it caused some raised eyebrows.
jimbrowsky
see Jimmy
raise (one's) eyebrows
feel shocked;cause surprise or disapproval(使)震惊
We all raised our eyebrows when we heard that two young men had beaten a tiger to death barehanded.当听到两个年轻人赤手空拳打死一只老虎时,我们不禁为之愕然。
The news that the princess was engaged to a commoner raised eyebrows all over the kingdom.公主与平民订婚的消息使全王国为之震惊。
raise some eyebrows
Idiom(s): raise some eyebrows
Theme: SURPRISE
to shock or surprise people mildly (by doing or saying something). (Some can be replaced with a few, someone's, a lot of, etc.)
• What you just said may raise some eyebrows, but it shouldn't make anyone really angry.
• John's sudden marriage to Ann raised a few eyebrows.
cause some eyebrows to raise
Idiom(s): cause (some) eyebrows to raise
Theme: SHOCK
to shock people; to surprise and dismay people.
• John caused eyebrows to raise when he married a poor girl from Toledo.
• If you want to cause some eyebrows to raise, just start singing as you walk down the street.
Knit your brows
If you knit your brows, you frown or look worried.
cause eyebrows to raise|cause|eyebrow|eyebrows|rai
v. phr. To do something that causes consternation; to shock others. When Algernon entered Orchestra Hall barefoot and wearing a woman's wig, he caused eyebrows to raise.
raise eyebrows|eyebrow|eyebrows|raise
v. phr. To shock people; cause surprise or disapproval. The news that the princess was engaged to a commoner raised eyebrows all over the kingdom.
cause raised eyebrows
cause raised eyebrows
Also, raise eyebrows. Cause surprise or disapproval, as in At school his purple hair usually causes raised eyebrows. This transfer of a physical act (raising one's eyebrows) to the feelings it may express took place in the early 1900s. Lytton Strachey used the term in The Eminent Victorians (1918): “The most steady-going churchman hardly raises an eyebrow at it now.”
An brows idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with brows, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ brows