smirk
verb /smɜːk/
/smɜːrk/
[intransitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they smirk | /smɜːk/ /smɜːrk/ |
| he / she / it smirks | /smɜːks/ /smɜːrks/ |
| past simple smirked | /smɜːkt/ /smɜːrkt/ |
| past participle smirked | /smɜːkt/ /smɜːrkt/ |
| -ing form smirking | /ˈsmɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈsmɜːrkɪŋ/ |
- to smile in a silly or unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased with yourself, know something that other people do not know, etc.
自鸣得意地笑；傻笑 - It was hard not to smirk.
让人忍俊不禁。 - He smirked unpleasantly when we told him the bad news.
我们把坏消息告诉他时，他脸上现出一丝奸笑。 - She smirked to herself as she walked away.
她走开时对自己傻笑。 - What are you smirking at?
你在偷偷笑什么？
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- expression
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- scowl
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- sneer
- wince
词源Old English sme(a)rcian, from a base shared by smile. The early sense was ‘to smile’; it later gained a notion of smugness or silliness. - It was hard not to smirk.