单词 | to curl the lip |
释义 | > as lemmasto curl the lip b. to curl the lip: to bend or raise the upper lip slightly on one side, as an expression of contempt or scorn. ΘΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > think or behave contemptuously [verb (intransitive)] > express contempt by facial expression snurtc1440 to look askew1538 scance1611 to fall a lip of contempta1616 flurn1656 sneer1734 to curl the lip1816 snigger1823 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality xii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 299 His lip was now compressed..now curled slightly upward. 1847 G. P. R. James John Marston Hall viii A bitter smile curled the lip of the President. < as lemmas |
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