Lour Meaning in English
word
ˈɫaʊɹ
LOWR
lˈɜː
LUR
释义
To look angry or sullen by frowning, or for the sky to become dark and cloudy, as if a storm is coming.
用法与细微差别
"Lour" is literary and formal, rarely used in everyday speech today. Often describes a person's angry face ('He loured at me') or a threatening sky. Collocates with 'look', 'sky', and sometimes 'brow' or 'face'. Not to be confused with 'lower' (to make less).
Spanish: fruncir el ceño - nublarse (cielo)Portuguese (BR): cerrar a cara - escurecer (céu)Portuguese (PT): carregar o sobrolho - escurecer (céu)Chinese (Simplified): 皱眉 - 乌云密布Chinese (Traditional): 皺眉 - 烏雲密佈Hindi: भौंह चढ़ाना - घटाटोप होना (आसमान)Arabic: يعبس - يتلبد (السماء)Bengali: ভ্রুকুটি করা - অন্ধকারাচ্ছন্ন হওয়াRussian: хмуриться - омрачатьсяJapanese: しかめる - 曇るVietnamese: cau có - u ám (trời)Korean: 찡그리다 - 흐려지다 (하늘)Turkish: kaşları çatmak - kasvetli olmak (hava)Urdu: تیوری چڑھانا - سیاہ ہونا (آسمان)Indonesian: mengernyitkan dahi - mendung (langit)
例句
He began to lour when he heard the bad news.
basic
Dark clouds began to lour over the city.
basic
Her face would often lour when she was upset.
basic
The teacher's eyes would lour whenever the class was noisy.
natural
By late afternoon, the sky began to lour and thunder rumbled in the distance.
natural
You don't need to lour just because things didn't go your way.
natural