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    eyebrow

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    eye·brow /ˈaɪbraʊ/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1  HBHthe line of hair above your eye 眉(毛) thick bushy eyebrows 浓密的眉毛 →5 see picture at 见图 eye12  raise your eyebrows SURPRISEDto move your eyebrows upwards in order to show surprise or disapproval 扬起眉毛〔表示惊讶或反对〕 ‘Really?’ she said, raising her eyebrows. “真的吗？”她扬起双眉说道。 This decision caused a few raised eyebrows (=surprised some people). 这个决定令一些人感到惊讶。3  be up to your eyebrows in something spokenBUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DO to have more of something than you can deal with 埋头于某事；忙于某事 I’m absolutely up to my eyebrows in work. 我的工作实在是忙得不可开交。
    Examples from the Corpus
    eyebrow• Merrill's dark eyebrows lifted a little; surely there ought to be a reception desk, and some one to attend to visitors?• She lifts her eyebrows and looks the place over.• He raised his eyebrows, waited.-Sir, he assaulted me.• Her appointment by Clinton to such an important job raised many eyebrows, but she has proved a popular and effective envoy.• For a time I could communicate only by raising my eyebrows when some one pointed to letters on a card.• The eyebrows and eyelashes were drawn in an then very pale washes were put on, the paint smooth and even.
    eye·brow nounChineseSyllable
    of eye your the line above hair Corpus


    eyebrow
    eye‧brow /ˈaɪbraʊ/ noun [countable]
    1. the line of hair above your eye:
        thick bushy eyebrows
    2. raise your eyebrows to move your eyebrows upwards in order to show surprise or disapproval:
        ‘Really?’ she said, raising her eyebrows.
        This decision caused a few raised eyebrows (=surprised some people).
    3. be up to your eyebrows in something spoken to have more of something than you can deal with:
        I’m absolutely up to my eyebrows in work.


    eye·browBrE /ˈaɪbraʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈaɪbraʊ/ 🔊 (also brow) noun [usually plural]
    the line of hair above the eye 眉；眉毛<titled tranID="52" status="2">Physical appearance<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>外貌</chn></titled>
    • A person may be described as having 描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：

    Eyes 眼睛

    • (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes （明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛
    • deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes 凹陷的／凸出的眼睛
    • small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes 小的／小珠般圆亮的／亮晶晶的／闪闪发亮的／贼溜溜的眼睛
    • piercing/penetrating/steely eyes 敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神
    • bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes 布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛
    • bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows 浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛
    • long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes 长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛

    Face 脸

    • a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose 塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子
    • a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose 挺直的鼻子；鹰钩鼻；高鼻梁；鹰钩鼻
    • full/thick/thin/pouty lips 丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇
    • dry/chapped/cracked lips 干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇
    • flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks 发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊
    • soft/chubby/sunken cheeks 柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊
    • white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth 洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿
    • a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead 大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额
    • a strong/weak/pointed/double chin 硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴
    • a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard 长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子
    • a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache 长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡

    Hair and skin 头发和皮肤

    • pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin 苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤
    • dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin 干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤
    • a dark/a pale/a light/a sallow/a ruddy/an olive/a swarthy/a clear complexion 黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容
    • deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles 深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹
    • blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair 金黄色的／浅色的／（浅／深）棕色的／乌黑的／红褐色的／红色的／姜黄色的／灰白色的头发
    • straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair 直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发
    • thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair 厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发
    • dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair 染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发
    • long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair 长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发
    • a bald/balding/shaved head 秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头
    • a receding hairline 后移的发际线
    • a bald patch/spot 秃了的一块
    • a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part 偏分；中分

    Body 身体

    • a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck 长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子
    • broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders 宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀
    • a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest 赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸
    • a flat/swollen/bulging stomach 扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子
    • a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist 纤细的／28 英寸的腰
    • big/wide/narrow/slim hips 大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部
    • a straight/a bent/an arched/a broad/a hairy back 直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部
    • thin/slender/muscular arms 瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀
    • big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands 大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手
    • long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers 长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指
    • long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs 长的／肌肉发达的／多毛的／有曲线美的／皮包骨的／干瘦的腿
    • muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs 肌肉发达的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿
    • big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet 大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚
    • a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure 好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材
    • be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build 有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
    ●be up to your eyebrows in sthto have a lot of sth to deal with 忙于；埋头于；深陷于◆He's in it (= trouble) up to his eyebrows. 他深陷于困境之中。🔊🔊●raise your ˈeyebrows (at sth) [often passive] to show that you disapprove of or are surprised by sth 扬起眉毛（表示不赞同或惊讶）◆Eyebrows were raised when he arrived without his wife. 他没有和妻子一起来，大家都很惊讶。🔊🔊