| 单词 | smile |
| 例句 | smile verb •he smiled at her:beam, grin (from ear to ear), dimple, twinkle | smirk, simper | leer. ANT frown.▶noun •the smile on Sara's face:beam, grin, twinkle | smirk, simper | leer.CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD smile, grin, simper, smirk The facial expression created by turning the corners of the mouth upward is commonly known as a smile. It can convey a wide range of emotion, from pleasure, approval, or amusement to insincerity and disinterest (•his complaint was met with a blank smile). A grin is a wide smile that suggests spontaneous cheerfulness, warmth, pleasure, or amusement (•her teasing provoked an affectionate grin). But grin may also describe a ferocious baring of the teeth or an angry grimace (•the grin of a skeleton). A simper, on the other hand, is an expression of smugness and self-righteousness (•her simper of superiority) as well as a silly or affected smile (•she curtsied with a girlish simper). Smirk also implies an affected or self-conscious smile, but one that expresses derision or hostility (•to trick someone and then smirk as he makes a fool of himself).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word. |
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