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

• I suppose they frown upon that sort of thing nowadays.
  我想如今人们不会赞同这事情。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 that behavior.
  我厌恶这种行为。
• I frown upon smoking in public restaurants.
  我不赞成在公共餐厅中抽烟。
• 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。
• 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。
• And you may frown upon that, but we're not gonna hide it anymore.
  也许你们会不以为然，但是我们不再会躲躲藏藏的。