eyebrow英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
A dormer, usually of small size, whose roof line over the upright face is typically an arched curve, turning into a reverse curve to meet the horizontal line at either end.
A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.

动词 v.

To build up waste fibres in a roller machine. intransitive
To signal with one's eyebrows. transitive

— Rodas watched Tinker disappear through the door before eyebrowing a question at Barrow. Barrow gestured at him to stay put. Rodas settled back.

词形变化

eyebrows plural eye brow alternative eye-brow alternative eyebrown alternative eyebrows present,singular,third-person eyebrowing participle,present eyebrowed participle,past eyebrowed past eye brow alternative eye-brow alternative eyebrown alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

eyebrowed eyebrowed thrush eyebrow flash eyebrowing eyebrowless eyebrowlessness eyebrowlike eyebrow pencil eyebrow-raiser eyebrow-raising flea's eyebrows guybrows knit one's eyebrows old man's eyebrow raise an eyebrow raise eyebrows Weatherby eyebrow

词源

词源 1

From Middle English eȝebreu, alteration of Old English ēaganbrū (“eyebrow”), equivalent to eye + brow. The corresponding Old English ēagbrǣw meant "eyelid". Compare Dutch oogbrauw (“eyelid; eyelash; eyebrow”), German Augenbraue (“eyebrow”).

词源 2

From Middle English eȝebreu, alteration of Old English ēaganbrū (“eyebrow”), equivalent to eye + brow. The corresponding Old English ēagbrǣw meant "eyelid". Compare Dutch oogbrauw (“eyelid; eyelash; eyebrow”), German Augenbraue (“eyebrow”).