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

• Most parents frown upon their children doing part-time jobs though they may benefit from it.
  尽管上学打工或许有益处，但大多数父母不赞成他们的孩子这样做。
• 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。
• I suppose they frown upon that sort of thing nowadays.
  我想如今人们不会赞同这事情。
• 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。
• 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。
• Doesn't she frown upon that kind of behaviour?
  她对那种行为不谴责吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。