simper
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sim·per /ˈsɪmpə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive] SMILEto smile in a silly annoying way 矫揉造作地笑；傻笑 Betsy simpered at him as she spoke. 贝齐一边说，一边对着他傻笑。 a silly, simpering girl 傻笑的蠢姑娘 —simper noun [countable]→ See Verb tableOrigin simper (1500-1600) Perhaps from a Scandinavian language
sim·per verbChineseSyllable
Corpus smile a to way silly annoying in
simper
sim‧per /ˈsɪmpə $ -ər/
verb [intransitive]
Betsy simpered at him as she spoke.
a silly, simpering girl
—simper noun [countable]
▪ smile to make your mouth curve upwards, in order to be friendly or because you are happy or amused: She smiled when she read his email. | ‘I’m delighted to meet you,' George said, smiling at the girl.
▪grin to give a big smile: The two boys were grinning at each other. | The coach was grinning from ear to ear (=was grinning a lot) when the team scored.
▪beam to give a big happy smile for a long time, because you are very pleased or proud: She beamed with pride as her son collected the award. | The wedding couple were outside beaming at the camera.
▪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 someone else does not know: The children smirked when the teacher dropped all the books on the floor. | What are you smirking about?
▪simper disapproving written to smile in a silly and annoying way: a group of simpering schoolgirls | I hated the way she simpered every time a man spoke to her.
sim‧per /ˈsɪmpə $ -ər/
verb [intransitive] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language
to smile in a silly annoying way:Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language
—simper noun [countable]
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