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Definition of smile in English: smileverb smʌɪlsmaɪl [no object]1Form one's features into a pleased, kind, or amused expression, typically with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed. 微笑,露出笑容 她在微笑。 他向谢利微笑。 Example sentencesExamples - Raven smiled in the general direction of the child.
- The girl smiled even more brightly, showing off her straight teeth.
- Kara smiled a big toothy grin at her sister.
- He was smiling shyly for the camera and standing behind him was the golden-haired Joseph.
- He looked me straight in the eyes and smiled, showing a mouth only half full of teeth.
- Veronica's mother smiled warmly at the young girl.
- The auntie in front turned back and smiled at me while I smiled back sheepishly.
- Thinking Rick was on the other end, she smiled from ear to ear.
- The man smiled softly in self satisfaction as he took another swig of ale.
- At last he nodded and said, " Thanks, " and she smiled warmly in return.
- Melody smiled in amusement as she remembered the time when they were just children.
- Children smiled at him in the hall but he did not smile back, this was the worst week before Christmas ever.
- When he reached there he smiled at the manager, who smiled back, holding out his hand.
- His eyes twinkled and when he smiled, his teeth looked bigger and whiter than ever.
- Stephen sat down with Katalina and smiled at her, she smiled back and they began to sing.
- She smiled at him, and he smiled back, giving a quick glance at the badge on her chest.
- "Awe, you all remembered my birthday, " Ramie smiles with glee.
- They smiled at each other, both knowing that they were smiling because something had changed.
- Dean smiled at me causing me to also smile; recently he had a way of doing that to me.
- She nodded at him, and smiled weakly through her tears.
Synonyms grin, beam, grin like a Cheshire cat, grin from ear to ear, twinkle informal be all smiles - 1.1with object Express (a feeling) by smiling.
he smiled his admiration of the great stone circle 他用微笑表达了他对宏伟大环石的赞美。 Example sentencesExamples - Clarissa smiled her appreciation of the statement but didn't comment on her flattery anymore.
- I smiled my appreciation as she left and then sunk back into the seat feeling weak.
- Reaching out, he moved one unruly black curl away from her left eye and she smiled her thanks.
- He smiled a friendly hello, but did not offer his assistance in any other way.
- 1.2smile at/on/upon Regard favourably or indulgently.
惠及;赞许 at first fortune smiled on him 起初,命运向他微笑。 Example sentencesExamples - Fortune smiles upon you and the creature drops at your feet.
- Fortune is smiling on you because you will come into an inheritance.
- Neither side had won a game this season, but fortune smiled on SCU Yellow, who now climb off the bottom of the ladder and move clear of the unlucky Eagles.
- Fortune smiled upon him, however, when short story ‘To the Man on Trail’ was published soon after in Overland Monthly in 1899.
- He wasn't so foolish as to think that fortune smiled on him every day; what if his future was as bright as a flickering street lamp?
- However, fortune smiled upon us when we realized that we had sold all of our first shipment of Savoy 2001 Dance Odyssey calendars in Sydney and had some extra cash.
- Finally, good fortune is smiling upon the down-but-never-beaten Evans family as they excitedly prepare themselves to move from their hovel of a high-rise homestead and relocate in Mississippi.
- However, fortune smiled upon them, as they had arrived in Nathaal a few hours earlier than expected.
- Kenton was eventually booked for another crude lunge at Paul Weller but Ternent knew fortune was smiling on the defender when he got away with a blatant shove on Robbie Blake five minutes before the break.
- Fortune smiled on guests who received prizes in lucky draws throughout the evening.
- 1.3literary (especially of landscape) have a bright or pleasing aspect.
〈诗/文〉(尤指风景)明媚的,宜人的 each meadow blossom'd, and each valley smil'd Example sentencesExamples - The Elysian Fields have smiling groves, grass that is always green, the weather is always fine. No one is ever unhappy or ill.
- It was the moment where my old skin was shed, and my new scales shimmered in the bright yellow smiling sun.
- You will find a smiling landscape, a refined gastronomy, personalized rooms and a gentle way of life.
noun smʌɪlsmaɪl A pleased, kind, or amused facial expression, typically with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed. 微笑,露出笑容 he flashed his most winning smile 他闪出一丝最迷人的微笑。 she greeted us all with a smile 她微笑着迎接我们大家。 Example sentencesExamples - A wedding that was widely billed as beset by disasters and disapproval became a day of warm smiles, laughter and even the odd decent joke.
- Jay tried to keep a smile, but his facial muscles weren't strong enough, and he burst out laughing.
- His warm smile is contagious, as the corners of my mouth involuntarily turn upwards.
- I saw Laura unlocking her car a few feet in front of me, offering me a warm smile.
- I opened the front door, giving Jack one of my winning smiles.
- She ran her tongue across her perfect front teeth, a smile spreading to her face.
- But the relationship between the Navy and Portsmouth runs much deeper than sharing good times and exchanging warm smiles.
- A warm smile lifted the corners of her mouth and her golden eyes burned of motherly warmth.
- We're welcomed with a polite smile into a warm, green-gold world.
- We're also researching how to interpret facial expressions - smiles and frowns - and how to read eyes.
- Everyone greeted her with big warm smiles - everyone except me.
- Out of the corner of his eye he spotted a familiar figure in a long coat and a warm smile.
- He nodded and flashed her one of his winning smiles.
- The smile is warm and her demeanour friendly and winning.
- She gave him the winning smile, which now crinkled her middle-aged face.
- Your smile is so warm and beautiful, I felt compelled to put pen to paper and open up to you.
- His shimmering bright blue eyes glittered at me from a tanned face, a warm smile showing a row of white teeth.
- One man, however, looked on from his seat in the stand with a knowing smile and a warm sense of satisfaction as he reflected on another job well done.
- Lexy place the cloths on the counter as the clerk greeted her with a warm smile as he took the cloths and started to ring them up.
- His smile was warm, a striking contrast from the usual smirk he wore in these hallways of our institution.
Synonyms grin, beam smirk, simper leer
Phrasesinformal Look very cheerful and pleased, especially in contrast to a previous mood. 〈非正式〉满面笑容(尤指与先前心情相对) she was all smiles now that the crisis was over Example sentencesExamples - For his part, Khan, who was all smiles, expressed his confidence in Imbert's ability to get the job done.
- Brooklyn Beckham was all smiles today as he emerged from the private hospital where his mother Victoria and new-born brother Romeo were said to be doing well.
- But it was all smiles at a parents' evening within two months.
- Not too impressed when he drew Greece a few weeks ago, however, he was all smiles on Sunday night following their shock Championship win.
- The waitress was all smiles and sweet to me, and made me feel right at home.
- Lydia Cross was all smiles again this week after being rushed to hospital with laryngitis.
- He was all smiles by the time I stumbled into the office on Sunday morning, still in need of a few more hours of sleep.
- In contrast, Harrington was all smiles, perfectly at ease with himself and the situation.
- Nadine George was all smiles as she accepted this trophy from Sports Minister Mario Michel
- Mr. Derek was all smiles and grins for the ladies, and jokes and cuddles for the kids.
informal Recover from adversity and cheerfully face what is to come. 〈非正式〉(走出逆境)笑迎未来;从不幸中走出,愉快地面对未来 despite her ordeal courageous Kelly has come up smiling Example sentencesExamples - Above all, they faced life squarely, had the courage and comic gift to investigate the contradictoriness of human nature and come up smiling at what they saw - and, so, make us smile too.
- His ability to drink from what was seen as a poisoned chalice and come up smiling will stand to him in the challenges that lie ahead.
- Overall the film painted a picture of Ireland in the 1930s in which impoverished farmers struggled gamely in difficult conditions but always came up smiling.
- He learned quickly, worked harder than almost everyone else and came up smiling every time.
- You take your tumbles with good grace and always come up smiling.
- The sign of a great ride is when you peel yourself off a mud splattered stump after a 30 mph endo and come up smiling.
- This city has taught me to persevere and shine and to overcome the toughest of hurdles and still come up smiling.
- He's a working class lad, he's very bright, he makes you smile when you meet him because of his cheek and his ability to come up smiling whatever life throws at him.
- The front man has the face of someone who has been to Hell and back, and come up smiling - the sort of face you'll only find in rock and roll bands.
- It seemed to me that however bad things got, he came up smiling.
OriginMiddle English: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; related to smirk. Rhymesaisle, Argyle, awhile, beguile, bile, Carlisle, Carlyle, compile, De Stijl, ensile, file, guile, I'll, interfile, isle, Kabyle, kyle, lisle, Lyle, Mikhail, mile, Nile, pile, rank-and-file, resile, rile, Ryle, Sieg Heil, spile, stile, style, tile, vile, Weil, while, wile, worthwhile Definition of smile in US English: smileverbsmīlsmaɪl [no object]1Form one's features into a pleased, kind, or amused expression, typically with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed. 微笑,露出笑容 她在微笑。 他向谢利微笑。 Example sentencesExamples - The man smiled softly in self satisfaction as he took another swig of ale.
- When he reached there he smiled at the manager, who smiled back, holding out his hand.
- At last he nodded and said, " Thanks, " and she smiled warmly in return.
- She smiled at him, and he smiled back, giving a quick glance at the badge on her chest.
- She nodded at him, and smiled weakly through her tears.
- Stephen sat down with Katalina and smiled at her, she smiled back and they began to sing.
- Veronica's mother smiled warmly at the young girl.
- Thinking Rick was on the other end, she smiled from ear to ear.
- His eyes twinkled and when he smiled, his teeth looked bigger and whiter than ever.
- Melody smiled in amusement as she remembered the time when they were just children.
- The girl smiled even more brightly, showing off her straight teeth.
- "Awe, you all remembered my birthday, " Ramie smiles with glee.
- Children smiled at him in the hall but he did not smile back, this was the worst week before Christmas ever.
- He looked me straight in the eyes and smiled, showing a mouth only half full of teeth.
- He was smiling shyly for the camera and standing behind him was the golden-haired Joseph.
- Kara smiled a big toothy grin at her sister.
- Raven smiled in the general direction of the child.
- Dean smiled at me causing me to also smile; recently he had a way of doing that to me.
- The auntie in front turned back and smiled at me while I smiled back sheepishly.
- They smiled at each other, both knowing that they were smiling because something had changed.
Synonyms grin, beam, grin like a cheshire cat, grin from ear to ear, twinkle - 1.1with object Express (a feeling) by smiling.
he smiled his admiration of the great stone circle 他用微笑表达了他对宏伟大环石的赞美。 Example sentencesExamples - He smiled a friendly hello, but did not offer his assistance in any other way.
- Reaching out, he moved one unruly black curl away from her left eye and she smiled her thanks.
- I smiled my appreciation as she left and then sunk back into the seat feeling weak.
- Clarissa smiled her appreciation of the statement but didn't comment on her flattery anymore.
- 1.2smile at/on/upon Regard favorably or indulgently.
惠及;赞许 at first fortune smiled on him 起初,命运向他微笑。 Example sentencesExamples - Kenton was eventually booked for another crude lunge at Paul Weller but Ternent knew fortune was smiling on the defender when he got away with a blatant shove on Robbie Blake five minutes before the break.
- Neither side had won a game this season, but fortune smiled on SCU Yellow, who now climb off the bottom of the ladder and move clear of the unlucky Eagles.
- Fortune smiled on guests who received prizes in lucky draws throughout the evening.
- Finally, good fortune is smiling upon the down-but-never-beaten Evans family as they excitedly prepare themselves to move from their hovel of a high-rise homestead and relocate in Mississippi.
- However, fortune smiled upon them, as they had arrived in Nathaal a few hours earlier than expected.
- Fortune is smiling on you because you will come into an inheritance.
- Fortune smiled upon him, however, when short story ‘To the Man on Trail’ was published soon after in Overland Monthly in 1899.
- Fortune smiles upon you and the creature drops at your feet.
- However, fortune smiled upon us when we realized that we had sold all of our first shipment of Savoy 2001 Dance Odyssey calendars in Sydney and had some extra cash.
- He wasn't so foolish as to think that fortune smiled on him every day; what if his future was as bright as a flickering street lamp?
- 1.3literary (especially of landscape) have a bright or pleasing aspect.
〈诗/文〉(尤指风景)明媚的,宜人的 each meadow blossom'd, and each valley smil'd Example sentencesExamples - It was the moment where my old skin was shed, and my new scales shimmered in the bright yellow smiling sun.
- The Elysian Fields have smiling groves, grass that is always green, the weather is always fine. No one is ever unhappy or ill.
- You will find a smiling landscape, a refined gastronomy, personalized rooms and a gentle way of life.
nounsmīlsmaɪl A pleased, kind, or amused facial expression, typically with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed. 微笑,露出笑容 he flashed his most winning smile 他闪出一丝最迷人的微笑。 she greeted us all with a smile 她微笑着迎接我们大家。 Example sentencesExamples - His smile was warm, a striking contrast from the usual smirk he wore in these hallways of our institution.
- Out of the corner of his eye he spotted a familiar figure in a long coat and a warm smile.
- He nodded and flashed her one of his winning smiles.
- His shimmering bright blue eyes glittered at me from a tanned face, a warm smile showing a row of white teeth.
- A warm smile lifted the corners of her mouth and her golden eyes burned of motherly warmth.
- Lexy place the cloths on the counter as the clerk greeted her with a warm smile as he took the cloths and started to ring them up.
- I opened the front door, giving Jack one of my winning smiles.
- A wedding that was widely billed as beset by disasters and disapproval became a day of warm smiles, laughter and even the odd decent joke.
- But the relationship between the Navy and Portsmouth runs much deeper than sharing good times and exchanging warm smiles.
- I saw Laura unlocking her car a few feet in front of me, offering me a warm smile.
- The smile is warm and her demeanour friendly and winning.
- Jay tried to keep a smile, but his facial muscles weren't strong enough, and he burst out laughing.
- Your smile is so warm and beautiful, I felt compelled to put pen to paper and open up to you.
- She ran her tongue across her perfect front teeth, a smile spreading to her face.
- One man, however, looked on from his seat in the stand with a knowing smile and a warm sense of satisfaction as he reflected on another job well done.
- She gave him the winning smile, which now crinkled her middle-aged face.
- His warm smile is contagious, as the corners of my mouth involuntarily turn upwards.
- Everyone greeted her with big warm smiles - everyone except me.
- We're also researching how to interpret facial expressions - smiles and frowns - and how to read eyes.
- We're welcomed with a polite smile into a warm, green-gold world.
Phrasesinformal (of a person) look very cheerful and pleased, especially in contrast to a previous mood. 〈非正式〉满面笑容(尤指与先前心情相对) Example sentencesExamples - For his part, Khan, who was all smiles, expressed his confidence in Imbert's ability to get the job done.
- Nadine George was all smiles as she accepted this trophy from Sports Minister Mario Michel
- Lydia Cross was all smiles again this week after being rushed to hospital with laryngitis.
- In contrast, Harrington was all smiles, perfectly at ease with himself and the situation.
- But it was all smiles at a parents' evening within two months.
- The waitress was all smiles and sweet to me, and made me feel right at home.
- He was all smiles by the time I stumbled into the office on Sunday morning, still in need of a few more hours of sleep.
- Mr. Derek was all smiles and grins for the ladies, and jokes and cuddles for the kids.
- Not too impressed when he drew Greece a few weeks ago, however, he was all smiles on Sunday night following their shock Championship win.
- Brooklyn Beckham was all smiles today as he emerged from the private hospital where his mother Victoria and new-born brother Romeo were said to be doing well.
informal Recover from adversity and cheerfully face what is to come. 〈非正式〉(走出逆境)笑迎未来;从不幸中走出,愉快地面对未来 Example sentencesExamples - Above all, they faced life squarely, had the courage and comic gift to investigate the contradictoriness of human nature and come up smiling at what they saw - and, so, make us smile too.
- This city has taught me to persevere and shine and to overcome the toughest of hurdles and still come up smiling.
- Overall the film painted a picture of Ireland in the 1930s in which impoverished farmers struggled gamely in difficult conditions but always came up smiling.
- He learned quickly, worked harder than almost everyone else and came up smiling every time.
- You take your tumbles with good grace and always come up smiling.
- The front man has the face of someone who has been to Hell and back, and come up smiling - the sort of face you'll only find in rock and roll bands.
- The sign of a great ride is when you peel yourself off a mud splattered stump after a 30 mph endo and come up smiling.
- It seemed to me that however bad things got, he came up smiling.
- His ability to drink from what was seen as a poisoned chalice and come up smiling will stand to him in the challenges that lie ahead.
- He's a working class lad, he's very bright, he makes you smile when you meet him because of his cheek and his ability to come up smiling whatever life throws at him.
OriginMiddle English: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; related to smirk. |