smile
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they smile | |
he / she / it smiles | |
past simple smiled | |
past participle smiled | |
-ing form smiling |
- [intransitive]
to make a smile appear on your face 微笑;笑 to smile slightly/broadly 微微/大方地微笑 to smile sweetly/warmly/brightly 甜蜜/热情/灿烂地微笑 to smile weakly/faintlysoftly/sadly 虚弱/虚弱/悲伤地微笑 He never seems to smile. 他好像从来都不笑。 'That's easy,' Elizabeth said, smiling. “那很容易,”伊丽莎白笑着说。 Looking up from my book, I saw Monica's smiling face. 从我的书上抬起头,我看到了莫妮卡的笑脸。 He smiled to think how naive he used to be. 他笑了笑,想起自己曾经是多么幼稚。 - smile at somebody/something
She smiled at him and he smiled back. 她冲他笑笑,他也冲她笑笑。 She smiled at the thought of finally being able to see him again. 一想到终于能再见到他,她就笑了。 I had to smile at (= was amused by) his optimism. 对他的乐观态度,我只好一笑置之。 Her eyes smiled up at him. 她的眼睛朝他微笑。 - smile with/in something
He smiled with relief. 他宽慰地笑了。 She smiled in satisfaction. 她满意地笑了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsa2, Appearancea2Gary is always smiling—he's so positive. 加里总是面带微笑,他真是积极乐观。 He looked at the mess and smiled weakly. 他看着这一片狼藉,无奈地笑了笑。 The memory still made her smile. 那段回忆仍然会使她微笑。 She smiled with pleasure. 她高兴地笑了。 The doctor smiled reassuringly. 医生笑了笑,让人心里踏实了几分。 Lawrence nodded, smiling happily. 劳伦斯点点头,幸福地笑着。 Molly smiled rather wryly and said nothing. 莫莉苦笑了一下,一句话也没说。 She smiled to herself, picturing how surprised her mother would be to see her. 一想到母亲见到她时会有多惊讶,她就暗自笑起来。 She smiled up at him. 她抬头朝他笑了笑。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- broadly
- widely
- faintly
- …
- try to
- manage to
- make somebody
- …
- at
- with
- smile down at somebody
- smile up at somebody
- smile from ear to ear
- …
- [transitive]
to say or express something with a smile 微笑着说;微笑地表示 - [transitive, no passive] smile something
to give a smile of a particular type 现出(某种)笑容
Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; related to smirk.
Idioms
smile/grin/beam from ear to ear
to be smiling, etc. a lot because you are very pleased about something 眉开眼笑;笑得合不拢嘴 He was beaming from ear to ear. 他笑得合不拢嘴。