frown upon

英 [fraʊn əˈpɒn]

美 [fraʊn əˈpɑːn]

反对; 不赞成; 不同意

英英释义

verb

• look disapprovingly upon
  Synonym:frown on

双语例句

• In fact, many Americans frown upon those over age eighteen who still expect and rely on their parents to take care of them.
  实际上，许多美国人对那些已满18岁但仍指望并依赖自己父母照顾的人是不太喜欢的。
• When a man began to prosper he was likely to think about things that he used to frown upon.
  当一个人开始富裕起来的时候，他很可能会想做以前他觉得不屑一顾的事情。
• His face was lighted up with interest in the youthful struggles of Mr. Butler; but there was a frown upon his face as well.
  马丁的脸上因年青的巴特勒先生的奋斗闪出了兴趣的光芒，同时也皱起了同头。
• I suppose they frown upon that sort of thing nowadays.
  我想如今人们不会赞同这事情。
• And anyone who knows me will tell you that I frown upon fisticuffs.
  每一个认识我的人，都会告诉你我不喜欢打斗。
• While in some countries surrogacy is common practice, authorities here frown upon it, although little is done to stop it.
  而在一些国家，代孕很常见，虽然这些国家的权威机构对此并不赞成，但也并没有作出什么太多阻止的事情。
• Doesn't she frown upon that kind of behaviour?
  她对那种行为不谴责吗？
• I frown upon that behavior.
  我厌恶这种行为。
• Employers would rarely frown upon an employee improving their skills and by keeping them in the know you will receive greater understanding and support.
  极少有雇主会对反对雇员提高自己的工作技能，而且让他们知道你的学习计划，你会获得更好的理解和支持。
• And I think that a lot of Kenyan mothers as well would frown upon hearing that someone had a tattoo.
  而且我想，很多肯尼亚母亲听说谁纹了身都会皱眉头。