英语词汇“smirk”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A smirk is specific kind of smile, one that suggests self-satisfaction, smugness, or even pleasure at someone else's unhappiness or misfortune.

Smirk can function as either a noun or a verb: "Wipe that smirk off your face. Don't smirk at me, buddy: you're gonna get yours next!" A smirk implies you think you're better than the person you're smirking at. Ever heard of the term "service with a smile"? Yeah, well, there's a reason it's not "service with a smirk."

WORD FAMILY

smirk: smirked, smirker, smirking, smirks+/smirker: smirkers

USAGE EXAMPLES

People in the audience began to chuckle and smirk at one another.

Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016)

Instead, he invoked the Fifth Amendment and, at times, seemed to smirk.

The New Yorker(Dec 20, 2016)

At which point, we should allow ourselves a collective smirk.

The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016)

1v smile affectedly or derisively

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

simper

fleer

to smirk contemptuously

smile

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

2n a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure

Hyper

grin, grinning, smile, smiling

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

单词	smirk
释义	smirk (once / 3681 pages) vn A smirk is specific kind of smile, one that suggests self-satisfaction, smugness, or even pleasure at someone else's unhappiness or misfortune. Smirk can function as either a noun or a verb: "Wipe that smirk off your face. Don't smirk at me, buddy: you're gonna get yours next!" A smirk implies you think you're better than the person you're smirking at. Ever heard of the term "service with a smile"? Yeah, well, there's a reason it's not "service with a smirk." WORD FAMILY smirk: smirked, smirker, smirking, smirks+/smirker: smirkers USAGE EXAMPLES People in the audience began to chuckle and smirk at one another. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) Instead, he invoked the Fifth Amendment and, at times, seemed to smirk. The New Yorker(Dec 20, 2016) At which point, we should allow ourselves a collective smirk. The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016) 1v smile affectedly or derisively Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper simper fleer to smirk contemptuously smile change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure 2n a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure 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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