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单词 smile
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smilesmile1 /smaɪl/ ●●● S2 W2 verb Etymology Verb Table Thesaurus 1[intransitive] to have or make a happy expression on your face in which your mouth curves upfrown:  She smiled and said “Good morning.''smile at Susan smiled at him and waved.smile about What are you smiling about?THESAURUSgrinto smile continuously with a very big smile:  He walked out of his boss’s office grinning from ear to ear.beamto smile in a way that shows that you are very happy about something:  Jenny ran to her boyfriend and hugged him, beaming at him the whole time.smirkto smile in an unpleasant way, for example because you are pleased by someone else’s bad luck:  The experienced snowboarders were smirking at my attempts.simperto smile in a way that is silly and annoying:  Mary-Ann simpered and giggled, trying to look cute in front of the boys.leerto smile in a way that shows you are thinking about someone in a sexual way. Used when you disapprove of this way of smiling:  A man at the bar was leering at the girl sitting next to him.2smile to yourself to be amused by something, often without showing it:  Mark read the message and smiled to himself.3[transitive] to say or express something with a smile:  “I knew you’d come,” she smiled.4God/luck/fortune smiles on somebody if God, luck, etc. smiles on you, you have very good lucksmiling adjective [only before noun]:  smiling childrensmilingly adverb:  Melissa smilingly reached for a cigarette.
verb | noun
smilesmile2 ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable] Collocations 1an expression on your face in which your mouth curves up to show that you are happy, amused, friendly, etc.frown:  Juan had a big smile on his face. “How’s it going?” Maya asked with a smile. She gave the children a little smile. grin22be all smiles to look very happy, especially because of something good that has happened:  One moment he’s all smiles, the next moment he’s yelling at me.COLLOCATIONSverbsgive (somebody) a smile The boy gave a friendly smile.have a smile on your face/lips They all had broad smiles on their faces.flash (somebody) a smile (=give a quick smile) She flashed him a smile.force/manage a smile (=smile when you do not really feel happy or friendly) She forced a smile, but he could see disappointment in her face.crack a smile (=start smiling) “That would be good,” she said, cracking a faint smile.wear a smile (=have a smile on your face) She wore a self-confident smile.return somebody’s smile (=smile at someone because he or she smiles at you) I smiled at him, but he didn’t return my smile.somebody breaks into a smile (also somebody’s face breaks into a smile) (=someone suddenly smiles) Anna’s face broke into a smile when she heard the baby had been born.a smile spreads across somebody’s face (=someone smiles) A big smile spread across her face.somebody’s smile broadens (=it gets bigger) His smile broadened when Sarah walked in.somebody’s smile fades/vanishes/disappears (=they stop smiling) Her smile faded and a feeling of panic shot through her.adjectivesa big/broad/wide smile (=when you are very happy) He had a big smile on his face.a warm/friendly smile Peter welcomed Rachel with a warm smile.a little/faint/slight smile She gave him an apologetic little smile.a quick smile He gave me a quick smile as he left the room.a slow smile A slow smile spread across his face.a dazzling smile (=a big smile which shows someone’s white teeth) When he came back, Eleni gave him her most dazzling smile.a beaming/radiant smile (=when you are very happy) “I’m so happy,” he told his parents with a beaming smile.a bright smile (=a smile that looks very happy) She looked up at him with a bright smile.a sad/wan smile (=one that shows you do not really feel happy) “This is our last day,” said Barrett, with a sad smile. “We’ve had a good time.”a thin smile (=one that shows you are not pleased) “Am I supposed to just go home and forget it happened?” she asked with a thin smile.a tight smile (=when you are not really happy or friendly – used in literature) As he stepped past Carson, he gave a quick tight smile of acknowledgment.a shy/mischievous/nervous etc. smile (=one that shows a particular quality) As he listened to the story, there was an amused smile on his face.a wry smile (=one that shows a situation is bad but also amusing – used in literature) Brendon’s mouth twisted into a wry smile.a rueful smile (=one that shows you feel slightly sad – used in literature) “I guess that was a pretty stupid thing to do. I’m sorry,” Mike said, with a rueful smile.a knowing smile (=one that shows you know something secret) She wanted to smack him for his knowing smile.
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