smirk
pronunciation
UK [smɜ:k]
US [smɜrk]
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- n.
- 傻笑，得意的笑
- 假笑
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- vi.
- 傻笑
- 假笑着说
Word Origin
smirk 自鸣得意的笑，傻笑
来自古英语 smearcian,笑，来自 Proto-Germanic*smer,笑，来自 PIE*smei,笑，高兴，惊叹， 词源同 smirk,miracle,marvel.后原词义被 smile 取代，现词义用于指傻笑，假笑，得意的笑等。
Example
- 1. We can thus watch the wedding of prince william and kate middleton with a bit of a smirk .
- 那么我们可以带着一些傻笑看着威廉王子和凯特米德尔顿的婚礼。
- 2. Rukhsana 's husband yasir , a smirk playing around his lips and a vacant look in his eyes , denies everything .
- 罗克珊娜的丈夫亚瑟用嘴角的傻笑和眼睛里空洞的眼神否认一切。
- 3. A drunk guy who was standing nearby overheard us and yelled with a smirk : " I 'm a marine . I probably killed your cousin ! "
- 一个站在附近的醉汉听到我们的对话，傻笑了一下，大喊道：“我是海军，我可能杀了你的表兄弟！”
- 4. It might have been something very subtle that made you see red : a smirk , rolled eyes , a certain body posture , or tone of voice .
- 也许让你发火的只是些非常细微的事情：傻笑、眼珠转动、一个不经意的肢体动作或者说话的语调。
- 5. After two presidential debates in which the candidates crammed endless facts and rehearsed to hone their arguments , what everyone remembers and is talking about afterwards is the body language of the candidates -- obama 's grimace , biden 's smirk , ryan 's composure under fire .
- 在俩个候选人用无尽冠冕堂皇的事实及排练了了的论点辩论之后，人们记得以及讨论的都只是他们的肢体语言奥巴马痛苦的表情，拜登的傻笑，瑞安怒火下的镇定。
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