| 单词 | simper |
| 释义 | simper (once / 5126 pages) vn To simper means to smile in an artificial, coy or self-conscious way. If you hope to please someone by simpering, you may wind up annoying him or her. The origin of the word simper is not clear, but it is probably Germanic as there are similar words in Danish as well as Middle Dutch. What is clear is that a simper is not attractive to those observing it. Watching your colleague simper and giggle as the boss tells a not-very-funny joke, you can be sure that she is angling for that promotion. WORD FAMILYsimper: simpered, simperer, simpering, simpers+/simperer: simperers USAGE EXAMPLESSimper said Thursday that the three men arrived in Thurston County from Ohio in August and committed burglaries and identity theft. Seattle Times(Oct 27, 2016) Truman Capote’s bittersweet Breakfast at Tiffany’s was quickly made over as a simpering romcom. The Guardian(Oct 20, 2016) In the nineties, when the simpering, dopey Barney took over the world, children’s entertainment reached a new low. The New Yorker(Jul 29, 2016) 1v smile affectedly or derisively Syn|Hypo|Hyper smirk fleer to smirk contemptuously smile change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure 2n a silly self-conscious smile Hyper grin, grinning, smile, smiling a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement |
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