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

• 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。
• Piety will frown upon the man who has inherited goods from the impious; that is, until he takes his style of dress from his own father.
  虔诚会反对人们继续不虔诚的货物；那就是，直到他穿上自己父亲的衣服。
• 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。
• In general, many authorities in the web services and SOA fields frown upon developing web services starting from existing code.
  总的说来，Web服务和SOA领域的很多权威都对从现有代码生成Web服务不屑一顾。
• A majority of Indians frown upon intimacy in public.
  绝大多数的印度人都对男女间在公共场合的亲昵行为持反感态度。
• 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。
• 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。
• I frown upon smoking in public restaurants.
  我不赞成在公共餐厅中抽烟。
• I suppose they frown upon that sort of thing nowadays.
  我想如今人们不会赞同这事情。
• 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。