"lour" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 皱眉
• 乌云密布

Definition

皱起眉头表示生气或不高兴，或指天空因为乌云密布而变得昏暗，好像要下雨一样。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Lour”是文学性的正式用词，日常口语中很少听到。常用于形容生气的脸或暴风雨前的阴沉天空。常和“look”、“sky”等搭配。不要和“lower”（降低）混淆。

Examples

He began to lour when he heard the bad news.

当他听到坏消息时，他开始**皱眉**。

Dark clouds began to lour over the city.

乌云开始**密布**在城市上空。

Her face would often lour when she was upset.

她生气时，脸上常常会**皱眉**。

The teacher's eyes would lour whenever the class was noisy.

每当班级吵闹时，老师的眼神就会**皱起**。

By late afternoon, the sky began to lour and thunder rumbled in the distance.

傍晚时分，天空开始**变黑**，远处传来雷声。

You don't need to lour just because things didn't go your way.

事情不顺利时，你不必**皱眉**。