愁眉锁眼chóu méi suǒ yǎnan agonized(/doleful) look; knit one’s brows and cast down one’s eyes in despair; with knitted brows and downcast eyes
❍ 抗战以来，全国人民有一种欣欣向荣的气象，大家以为有了出路，～的姿态为之一扫。(《毛泽东选集》628)A lively atmosphere has prevailed throughout the country ever since the War of Resistance began,there is a general feeling that a way out of the impasse has been found,and people no longer knit their brows in depair. 愁眉锁眼chóu méi suǒ yǎn锁：紧皱着。形容忧愁得两眼紧锁，眼神郁闷。形容十分愁苦的神情。knit one’s brows in despair, knit one’s brows in anxiety |