愁眉鎖眼 [－－锁－]

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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to knit one's brows in despair; to look worried
    • 大家以為有了出路，愁眉鎖眼的姿態為之一掃。
      大家以为有了出路，愁眉锁眼的姿态为之一扫。
      dà jiā yǐ wéi yǒu le chū lù ， chóu méi suǒ yǎn de zī tài wéi zhī yī sǎo ．
      There is a general feeling that a way out of the impasse has been found, and people no longer knit their brows in despair.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    大家以为有了出路，愁眉锁眼的姿态为之一扫。
    大家以為有了出路，愁眉鎖眼的姿態為之一掃。
    dà jiā yǐ wéi yǒu le chū lù ， chóu méi suǒ yǎn de zī tài wéi zhī yī sǎo ．
    • There is a general feeling that a way out of the impasse has been found, and people no longer knit their brows in despair.