smirk
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++smirk /smɜːk $ smɜːrk/ verb [intransitive] SMILEto 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 幸灾乐祸地笑；自鸣得意地笑 The boys tried not to smirk. 男孩们强忍住得意的笑。smirk at What are you smirking at? 你幸灾乐祸地笑什么？ —smirk noun [countable] He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face. 他一脸沾沾自喜的笑容。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
smirk• 'You realise you'll be stuck out here on your own, don't you?' he smirked.• Seth turned to Susan, smirking, and opened his leather jacket.• Bonnie Jean made horns back and I smirked and shook my head.• She sits there smirking as if she's the only one who knows the answer• With time to kill at the airport, I occupied myself smirking at travelers struggling with overcoats.• What are you smirking at?• She set out to cut down on smirking by creating more speaking roles.• She sat there smirking for a long time.• She was carrying an armful of cat-food cans and smirking to herself.• Cassius heard it and smirked to himself as he was ordered to rest the oars.• The most widely distributed Shas tract shows a smirking Weizman standing next to a grim-looking Deri behind bars.smirk at• I sat in the airport lounge, smirking at travelers struggling with heavy luggage.Origin smirk Old English smearcian “to smile”smirk verbChinese
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smirk /smɜːk $ smɜːrk/
verb [intransitive]
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.
▪ 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.
smirk /smɜːk $ smɜːrk/
verb [intransitive] Language: Old English
Origin: smearcian 'to smile'
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:Origin: smearcian 'to smile'
smirk at
—smirk noun [countable]:
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