I do not think I have anywhere noticed the use of the eyebrows, but have long known that they protected the eyes from sweat. During the voyage of the "Beagle" one of the men ascended a lofty hill during a very hot day. He had small eyebrows, and his eyes became fearfully inflamed from the sweat running into them. The Portuguese inhabitants were familiar with this evil. I think you allude to the transverse furrows on the forehead as a protection against sweat; but remember that these incessantly appear on the foreheads of baboons.英文原著 · 《More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume I》
"If I drink a great deal of Munchen beer I sweat so," said Herr Hoffmann. "When I am here, in the fields or before my baths, I sweat, but I enjoy it; but in the town it is not at all the same thing."英文原著 · 《In a German Pension》
Opposite me two Germans snore and sweat. Through sullen swirling gloom we jolt and roar. We have been here for ever: even yet A dim watch tells two hours, two aeons, more. The windows are tight-shut and slimy-wet With a night's foetor. There are two hours more; Two hours to dawn and Milan; two hours yet. Opposite me two Germans sweat and snore.英文原著 · 《Poems of Rupert Brooke》
Trembling from weakness in the reaction, he leaned against the table, wiping his sweating brow with sweating hands.英文原著 · 《The Cost》
`It was something chronic!'
After this final heartrending appeal to Sweater's humanity they returned to work, satisfied that, whatever the result of their efforts, they had done their best. They had placed the matter fully and fairly before him: nothing more could be said: the issue now rested entirely with him. But it was all in vain. Sweater either did not or would not understand, and when he came downstairs he took no notice whatever of the cap which Philpot had placed so conspicuously in the centre of the landing floor.英文原著 · 《The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists》
A little over the sweater, under sweater, a little front door, back door, a little secret staircase?美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
Why would I say, "you'll never get me in that sweater" in this scene and then, in the very next scene, I'm wearing the sweater?美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
That is my favorite sweater! That is my third-date sweater!美剧 · 《Friends》
The sweat on my brow - is smarter than you, Duncan. - Jesus H. Christ, - spare us. - Because sweat on my brow, would have at least known not to pay an unsanctioned visit - to the President of the United States. - Get your hands off him.美剧 · 《House of Cards》