单词	smirk
释义	smirksmirk /smɜːk $ smɜːrk/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsmirk Origin: Old English smearcian ‘to smile’ Verb Table VERB TABLE smirk Simple Form Present I, you, we, they smirk he, she, it smirks Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they smirked Present perfect I, you, we, they have smirked he, she, it has smirked Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had smirked Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will smirk Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have smirked Continuous Form Present I am smirking he, she, it is smirking you, we, they are smirking Past I, he, she, it was smirking you, we, they were smirking Present perfect I, you, we, they have been smirking he, she, it has been smirking Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been smirking Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be smirking Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been smirking Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES 'You realise you'll be stuck out here on your own, don't you?' he smirked. She sits there smirking as if she's the only one who knows the answer What are you smirking at? EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Bonnie Jean made horns back and I smirked and shook my head. Cassius heard it and smirked to himself as he was ordered to rest the oars. Seth turned to Susan, smirking, and opened his leather jacket. She sat there smirking for a long time. She set out to cut down on smirking by creating more speaking roles. She was carrying an armful of cat-food cans and smirking to herself. The most widely distributed Shas tract shows a smirking Weizman standing next to a grim-looking Deri behind bars. With time to kill at the airport, I occupied myself smirking at travelers struggling with overcoats. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto smile in an unpleasant way► smirk to smile in an unpleasant way, for example because you are pleased about someone else's bad luck or because you know something that they do not know: · She sits there smirking as if she's the only one who knows the answer.· 'You realise you'll be stuck out here on your own, don't you?' he smirked. (=said with a smirk)smirk at: · What are you smirking at? ► leer to smile in a way that is unpleasant or threatening and that shows unwelcome sexual interest in someone: · The man with the gold tooth leered and slapped his hand on her knee.leer at: · My boss was a disgusting man who used to leer at me whenever he passed by my desk. ► sneer to smile in an unpleasant and offensive way that shows you think someone is stupid or less good than you: · As she read the letter, she started to sneer.· Some clients would sneer or smile sarcastically when I showed them my old laptop -- until they saw what it could do.sneer at: · She'd not forgotten how Gareth had laughed and sneered at them when they'd first tried to be friendly. a smile► smile the look on your face when you make your mouth curve upwards to show that you are happy, friendly, amused etc: · Helga has a lovely smile.· Johnny's broad smile changed slowly to a frown.· 'Hi,' said Sophie, with the most radiant smile I have ever seen.break into a smile (=to suddenly start smiling): · She clapped her hands and broke into one of her huge smiles.give somebody a smile (=smile at them): · Barry gave the old lady a warm smile.with a smile on your face: · He fell asleep with a contented smile on his face.have a smile on your face: · She's really happy for me; she has a big smile on her face. ► grin a big happy smile: · Her face broke into a delighted grin. · Joel gave her a wicked grin.· The television camera captured his sheepish grin as he stepped from the train.give somebody a grin (=grin at them): · William gave her a friendly grin as he walked past. ► smirk an unpleasant, satisfied smile, for example when you are pleased about someone else's bad luck or when you think you know something that they do not know: · Penny's lips curved in a superior smirk as he rushed from the room. ► leer an unpleasant or threatening smile, showing an unwelcome sexual interest in someone: · He leaned over the girl with a leer and she could smell the whisky on his breath.· The look on my cousin's face changed from its usual cocky leer to one of complete bewilderment. ► sneer an unpleasant, offensive smile, that shows that you think that someone is stupid or that you are better than them: · "And what's your name?" he demanded, his lip curling into a sneer. to smile in an unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased by someone else’s bad luck or think you are better than other people:  The boys tried not to smirk.smirk at What are you smirking at?—smirk noun [countable]:  He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face.
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