raise the eyebrows

At a time when anything goes in fashion, Pantone's heavily marketed 'Color of the Year' announcement can raise eyebrows.

在一个什么事情都融入时尚的时代，彩通大力推广的年度色彩一说可能会引发质疑。

On conventional runways and in print, a show of fat can still raise eyebrows, the show's organizers argue, as a tacit breach of etiquette and, less commonly, as a transgressive gesture.

这场展览的组织者们说，在传统秀台和出版物上，展示肥胖仍会令人惊讶，被默认为是对礼仪的违背，甚至是某些情况下的侵犯行为。

We ejust weren't mean to "raise the bowl to the eyebrows." I hope some other lucky guy falls in love with you.

5“你我他”小姐，咱们没有“举碗（案）齐眉”的缘分，希望另有好运气的人来爱上您。

As Blahnik talks, he often leans in conspiratorially; at other times he will raise his eyebrows three times in quick succession for emphasis, which he knows is funny, and then chase the gesture with a little smile.

伯拉尼克讲话时，常常向前倾着身子，一副密谋的架式；也有时会连续三次扬起眉毛，以示强调他自己知道这种姿势很搞笑然后脸上浮现微微的笑容。

Can we anticipate a day when secretaries will be an even mix of men and women, or when the mention of a male nurse will no longer raise eyebrows?

我们是否能预见到这么一天，那时秘书男女各占一半，或者有人提到某男人当护士时人们不感到吃惊？

These researchers asked their patients to raise their eyebrows, squint, smile, and pucker their mouths to assess the extent of their facial disability.

这些研究人员要求他们的病人，以扬起他们的眉毛，眯着眼睛，微笑，抿嘴以评估他们的面部残疾程度。

Where previous features on the original design have included a serrated edge for cutting, the Clipper Lady replaces the knife function with a nail file... something which will almost certainly raise a few eyebrows amongst feminists.

最初设计出来的发卡有着锯齿状边缘，可用来切割物品，Clipper Lady发卡将该位置的刀具功能替换为指甲锉，这几乎必然会引起一些女权主义者的不满。