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单词 simper
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sim•per /ˈsɪmpɚ/USA pronunciation   v. [no object]
  1. to smile in a silly, false, or self-conscious way:She simpered at the boss as he made another corny joke.

n. [countable]
  1. a silly, false, self-conscious smile.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sim•per  (sim′pər),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.

v.t. 
  1. to say with a simper.

n. 
  1. a silly, self-conscious smile.
  • akin to Middle Dutch zimperlijc, dialect, dialectal Danish simper affected, Danish sippe affected woman, origin, originally one who sips (see sip), a way of drinking thought to be affected 1555–65
sim′per•er, n. 
sim′per•ing•ly, adv. 
    • 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged smirk, snigger, snicker.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
simper /ˈsɪmpə/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to smile coyly, affectedly, or in a silly self-conscious way
  2. (transitive) to utter (something) in a simpering manner
 n
  1. a simpering smile; smirk
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Dutch simper affected

ˈsimperer n ˈsimpering adj , n ˈsimperingly adv
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