She had to smile at his enthusiasm (=she was amused by it).
他的热情把她逗笑了。
her smiling face
她的笑脸
smile about
I haven’t had much to smile about lately.
近来我没什么开心的事情。
smile to yourself
Mark read the message and smiled to himself.
马克读着那条信息,笑了起来。
5You smile at someone. Don’t say ‘smile to someone’.
对某人笑是smile at someone,不要说 ‘smile to someone’。
nGrammar
You smile at someone:
They all smiled at me.
✗Don’t say: They all smiled to me.
2[transitiveT]SAY/STATE to say or express something with a smile 微笑着说;以微笑表示
‘It’s good to have you back, ’ she smiled.
“你回来了真好。”她微笑着说。
3.fortune/the gods etc smile on somebodyespecially literaryLUCKY if fortune, the gods etc smile on you, you have good luck 幸运之神/神等在向某人微笑
Examples from the Corpus
fortune/the gods etc smile on somebody• That means you are a magical person. The gods smile on twins.
THESAURUS
smile to make your mouth curve upwards, in order to be friendly or because you are happy or amused 微笑
She smiled when she read his email.
她笑眯眯地读着他的电子邮件。
‘I’m delighted to meet you, ' George said, smiling at the girl.
“很高兴见到你。”乔治笑着对那女孩说。
grin to give a big smile 咧嘴笑
The two boys were grinning at each other.
两个男孩咧着嘴冲对方笑。
The coach was grinning from ear to ear (=was grinning a lot) when the team scored.
球队进球得分,教练笑得合不拢嘴。
beam to give a big happy smile for a long time, because you are very pleased or proud 〔因非常高兴或自豪而〕满面笑容,眉开眼笑
She beamed with pride as her son collected the award.
儿子领奖的时候,她满脸自豪的笑容。
The wedding couple were outside beaming at the camera.
那对新人在外面对着镜头笑意盈盈。
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 幸灾乐祸地笑
The children smirked when the teacher dropped all the books on the floor.
老师把所有的书都弄掉在地上,孩子们就幸灾乐祸地笑了起来。
What are you smirking about?
你幸灾乐祸地笑什么?
simper disapproving written to smile in a silly and annoying way 傻笑,痴笑
a group of simpering schoolgirls
一群咯咯傻笑的女学童
I hated the way she simpered every time a man spoke to her.
我讨厌每次有男人跟她说话时她傻笑的样子。
nCOLLOCATIONS
adverbs
smile broadly (=very happily, with a wide smile)
He sat there smiling broadly.
smile warmly (=in a friendly way)
The man looked at Kim and smiled warmly.
smile faintly/slightly (=a little)
I saw her smile faintly at the memory.
smile politely
I shook his hand and smiled politely.
smile sweetly (=in a friendly way, sometimes not sincerely)
I smiled sweetly and walked away.
smile ruefully written (=in a slightly sad way)
‘I’m sorry, ’ she said, and smiled ruefully.
smile wryly written (=when a situation is bad but also amusing)
Carew looked at the mess and smiled wryly to himself.
smile thinly written (=a little, not in a happy or friendly way)
She smiled thinly. He would be sorry one day.
smile weakly written (=without energy or confidence)
‘It’s OK, ’ she said, and smiled weakly.
smile grimly written (=when pleased or amused in an unpleasant situation)
The guard smiled grimly.
verbs
smile to yourself
Maggie looked at the photo and smiled to herself.
make somebody smile
His comment made her smile.
Examples from the Corpus
smile• He walked beside her and she knew he was still smiling.• "I knew you'd come, " she smiled.• My father rarely smiled.• She smiled and said, "Good morning.''• Kathy couldn't help smiling as the children came back into the room.• The twins turned and smiled at each other, sharing a privatejoke.• He winked, and she smiled back at him.• They had stopped smiling because it wasn't necessary to pretend any more.• She smiled broadly when her name was called.• a roomful of smiling children• We smiled feebly and refrained from attempting any furthercommunication with these introspectivefolk.• He can make people smile just by walking into a room.• He smiled nervously looking around the room, moving restlessly in his seat.• So Hamilton vowed to keep smiling, no matter what.• 'Stop worrying, you look very nice, ' she smiled reassuringly.• He smiled with coolamusement, his lowerlippushed out.• She smiled, with her tired light brown eyes and then with her whole face.
smile to yourself• I settled back into the pouch-seat, smiling to myself.• That admission made her smile to herself.• Unlaced, unzipped, unpinned, unclipped, unrolled, unsaid, undone, she thought, and smiled to herself.• I betBarrow was choked, he smiled to himself as he emptiedstaletea leaves from the pot into the sink.• Creed had smiled to himself as he had slid the Xerox copies back into the envelope.• Warner smiled to himself as he jotted down a few notes.• He smiled to himself as he sensed Suzy soften at the excuse.• Corbett watched them go and smiled to himself at what he had learnt.
smile2 ●●●S2W2 noun [countableC]
SMILEan expression in which your mouth curves upwards, when you are being friendly or are happy or amused 微笑,笑容
He had a big smile on his face.
他笑容满面。
with a smile
‘Oh, I’m fine, ’ Anna replied with a smile.
“噢,我很好。”安娜笑着回答。
→ wipe the smile/grin off somebody’s faceat wipe1(7)
COLLOCATIONS
verbs
give (somebody) a smile 给(某人)一个微笑
The boy gave a friendly smile.
男孩露出友好的微笑。
flash (somebody) a smile (=give a quick smile) (向某人)一笑
She flashed him a smile.
她冲他一笑。
have a smile on your face/lips 满面笑容
They all had broad smiles on their faces.
他们个个都满脸笑容。
be all smiles (=be happy or friendly and smile a lot) 笑容可掬
One moment he’s all smiles, the next moment he shouts at me.
他一会儿笑容可掬,一会儿又冲我大叫大嚷。
force/manage a smile (=smile when you do not really feel happy or friendly) 勉强挤出一个笑容
nShe forced a smile, but he could see disappointment in her face.
wear a smile (=have a smile on your face) 挂着微笑
nShe wore a self-confident smile.
return somebody’s smile (=smile back at someone) 朝某人回笑
nI smiled at him, but he didn’t return my smile.
somebody breaks into a smile/somebody’s face breaks into a smile (=they suddenly smile) 某人突然一笑
nAnna’s face broke into a smile at the prospect of a guest.
a smile spreads across somebody’s face (=they smile) 某人笑逐颜开
nHer smile faded and a shaft of panic shot through her.
adjectives
a big/broad/wide smile (=when you are very happy) 一个大大的笑容
She had a big smile on her face.
她脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。
a warm/friendly smile 热情/友好的微笑
Peter Leary welcomed Rachel with a warm smile.
彼得·利里以热情的微笑欢迎蕾切尔。
a little/faint/slight smile 小小/淡淡/浅浅的微笑
She gave him an apologetic little smile.
她歉意地向他微微一笑。
a quick smile 匆匆的一笑
She gave him a quick smile.
她向他匆匆一笑。
a slow smile 慢慢的微笑
A slow smile spread across his face.
他脸上慢慢绽开一个笑容。
a dazzling smile (=a big smile which shows someone’s white teeth) 灿烂的笑容
nWhen he came back she gave him her most dazzling smile.
a beaming/radiant smile (=when you are very happy) 喜气洋洋的微笑
n‘I’m so pleased, ’ she told him with a beaming smile.
a bright smile written (=when you look very happy, but you may not feel happy) 粲然的笑容
nShe forced a bright smile.
a tight smile written (=when you are not really happy or friendly) 生硬的笑
nAs he stepped past Carson he gave a quick, tight smile of acknowledgement.
a wry smile written (=when a situation is bad but also amusing) 苦笑
nGuy’s mouth twisted into a wry smile.
a rueful smile written (=when you feel slightly sad) 凄然的笑
n‘I’ve been pretty stupid, haven’t I?’ Harry said with a rueful smile.
a knowing smile (=when you know something secret) 会心的一笑
nShe wanted to smack him for his knowing smile.
Examples from the Corpus
smile• The captain came in from the wing of the bridge with a hint of a smile on his usually rather stern face.• "How's it going?" Maya asked with a smile.• She's really happy for me; she has a big smile on her face.• Johnny's broadsmile changed slowly to a frown.• After a while, Corbett nodded, handed over a few coins and left, his face wreathed in a complacentsmile.• He fell asleep with a contentedsmile on his face.• Her smile had been faintly wicked, as though she had been wondering what might be his reaction.• She clapped her hands and broke into one of her hugesmiles.• The face was ugly but the inquiringsmilekind.• Helga has a lovelysmile.• 'Hi, ' said Sophie, with the most radiantsmile I have ever seen.• The sicksmile that Odilo sported throughout his wedding day seems, in retrospect, all too appropriate.• Barry gave the old lady a warmsmile.• Such a wicked, wicked smile.• Juan had a widesmile on his face.
with a smile• My offer was acceptedwith a smile.• He passed away with a smile on his face.• Anthea moved to a mirror and smoothed her closely permedblackhair before steppingforwardwith a smile on her lips.• She looked at me with a smile that impliedfusion.• But everybody was in a good mood that morning, and his apologies were returnedwith a smile.• Was it enough to vote for liberal Democrats and pay their taxes with a smile?• Fortunately, the landlord hadn't seen our arrival and he served us with a smile and an offer of menus.• She peered in through his windowwith a smile and a nervoustic that made her appear to be pleading.
ADJECTIVE | ... OF A SMILE | VERB + SMILE | SMILE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, bright, broad, huge, wide燦爛的笑容;滿面笑容◇She had a big smile on her face.她笑容滿面。➤faint, slight, thin, wan, weak微微一笑;淡淡一笑;無力的微笑▸➤beaming, beatific, cheerful, dazzling, happy, radiant, sunny, warm燦爛的笑容;安詳的微笑;快樂的微笑;幸福的微笑;熱情的笑容◇the warm smile in his eyes他眼中的溫暖笑意➤beautiful, charming, cute, engaging, friendly, gentle, sweet, winning美麗的/迷人的/可愛的/吸引人的/友好的/溫柔的/甜美的/動人的笑容◇She has a beautiful smile.她的笑容很美。➤infectious有感染力的笑容◇He had an infectious smile that touched the lives of many people.他那有感染力的笑容影響了許多人的生活。➤disarming, enigmatic, mischievous, mocking, rueful, sardonic, sly, wry令人消氣的微笑;神秘的微笑;調皮的微笑;嘲弄的笑;懊悔的笑;輕蔑的笑;詭秘的笑;苦笑◇She gave a wry smile.她苦笑一聲。➤sad淒然一笑▸➤shy羞怯的微笑▸➤apologetic, sheepish歉意的/窘迫的微笑▸➤encouraging, indulgent, reassuring鼓勵的/寬容的/使人信心倍增的微笑▸➤polite禮貌的微笑▸➤beguiling騙人的微笑▸➤easy, ready笑容可掬;笑口常開◇She had a keen wit and a ready smile.她非常聰明,笑口常開。➤fake, fixed, forced佯裝的/僵硬的/強作的笑容▸➤conspiratorial, knowing心照不宣的笑;會意的微笑▸➤grim獰笑◇a grim smile of satisfaction滿意的獰笑➤humourless/humorless, mirthless乾巴巴的笑容;苦澀的笑容◇She suppressed a mirthless smile.她強忍住苦笑。➤goofy (informal, especially NAmE) 傻笑◇He had a goofy smile plastered across his face.他臉上堆着傻笑。➤crooked, lopsided歪着嘴笑;撇着嘴笑▸➤toothy露齒的笑▸➤toothless沒有牙齒癟着嘴的笑... OF A SMILE➤glimmer, hint, trace一絲微笑;一抹笑意◇A trace of a smile played across her lips.她唇邊掠過一絲微笑。VERB + SMILE➤have, wear帶着微笑◇She had a happy smile on her face.她面帶幸福的微笑。➤crack, flash (sb), give sb, smile露出笑容;(朝某人)微笑◇I don't think he ever cracked a smile.我覺得他從沒有過笑臉。◇He flashed her a disarming smile.他朝她笑了一下,讓她消消氣。◇She smiled a smile of dry amusement.她心裏覺得有趣,但只是不動聲色地笑了笑。➤manage擠出笑容◇She managed a weak smile.她無力地笑了笑。➤return回應微笑◇She returned his smile.她對他的微笑也報以微笑。➤hide, suppress強忍住笑◇They had to hide their smiles.他們不得不強忍住笑。➤force強作笑臉◇Her father forced a smile.她父親勉強笑了笑。➤raise (especially BrE) 引來微笑◇Mention of this subject is guaranteed to raise a smile.提及這個話題肯定讓人高興。SMILE + VERB➤fade, freeze, vanish笑容消失;笑容僵住◇Her sunny smile vanished as she read the letter.她讀到這封信時,臉上愉快的笑容消失了。➤falter笑容消退◇His smile faltered slightly.他的笑容微微收起。➤come across sth, come over sth, come to sth笑容掠過⋯◇A smile came to her lips.她唇邊露出一絲笑意。➤creep across sth, creep onto sth, creep over sth笑容漸漸在⋯出現◇A wry smile crept over his face.他臉上露出一絲苦笑。➤cross sth笑容掠過⋯➤flicker across sth, flicker on sth, flicker over sth笑容閃過⋯;笑容掠過⋯◇A faint smile flickered across her face.一絲淡淡的笑意在她臉上掠過。➤light sth up笑容綻放◇She got up immediately, a smile lighting up her face.她立即站起身來,臉上露出了喜色。➤play about sth, play across sth, play on sth笑容掠過⋯◇A small smile played on his lips.一絲笑意在他的唇邊一閃而過。➤form笑容綻放▸➤grow, spread, spread across sth, spread over sth, widen笑容綻開;微笑在⋯綻放◇Her smile grew radiant.她的笑容逐漸燦爛起來。◇A gentle smile spread over her face.溫柔的笑容在她臉上綻放。PREPOSITION➤with a smile帶着微笑◇'Oh, hello!' he said, with a smile.“你好!”他微笑着說➤smile of⋯的微笑◇a smile of approval讚許的微笑PHRASES➤have a smile on your face面帶笑容◇She always has a smile on her face.她總是面帶微笑。➤bring a smile to sb's face, put a smile on sb's face給人帶來微笑◇It is a beautiful song that puts a smile on your face.那支優美的曲子給人帶來微笑。➤keep the smile off your face忍住不笑◇He could hardly keep the smile off his face.他幾乎忍不住要笑。➤wipe the smile off sb's face讓某人笑不起來◇I'm going to wipe that smile off your face (= make you stop thinking this is funny).我會讓你笑不起來的。➤be all smiles(尤指悲傷後)滿面微笑◇Twelve hours later she was all smiles again.12 小時之後,她又滿臉笑容了。➤be wreathed in smiles滿臉微笑◇His face was wreathed in smiles.他滿面笑容。➤(have) a smile plastered across/on your face面帶笑容◇The little boy had a smile plastered across his face.小男孩臉上帶着微笑。smile
verb
ADVERB | VERB + SMILE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤broadly, widely開懷地笑◇She put down her tools and smiled broadly.她放下工具,露出舒心的笑容。➤faintly, slightly, thinly, wanly, weakly淡淡地笑;微笑;淺笑;無力地笑◇He looked at the mess and smiled weakly.他看着這一片狼藉,無奈地笑了笑。➤brightly, dazzlingly, happily, radiantly, warmly燦爛地笑;幸福地笑;熱情地笑◇Lawrence nodded, smiling happily.勞倫斯點點頭,幸福地笑着。➤charmingly, gently, softly, sweetly, winningly迷人地笑;溫柔地笑;甜美地笑➤innocently天真地笑▸➤benignly, kindly, politely親切地/友善地/禮貌地微笑➤merely, simply只是笑了笑◇I simply smiled at him and said 'hi!'我只是朝他笑笑,說聲“你好!”➤shyly羞澀地笑▸➤encouragingly, indulgently, reassuringly鼓勵地/寬容地/寬慰地微笑◇The doctor smiled reassuringly.醫生笑了笑,讓人心裏踏實了幾分。➤apologetically, sheepishly歉意地/窘迫地微笑▸➤ruefully, wryly懊悔地笑;苦笑◇Molly smiled rather wryly and said nothing.莫莉苦笑了一下,一句話也沒說。➤archly, enigmatically頑皮地笑;神秘地笑▸➤conspiratorially心照不宣地笑➤mischievously, slyly調皮地/狡黠地微微一笑▸➤sadly淒然地笑▸➤grimly獰笑▸➤humourlessly/humorlessly, mirthlessly乾巴巴地笑;苦澀地笑了笑➤smugly, triumphantly沾沾自喜地笑;洋洋得意地笑▸➤crookedly, lopsidedly歪着嘴笑;撇着嘴笑▸➤back以笑回應◇He winked at her, and she smiled back.他朝她眨了眨眼,她則報以微笑。➤always一直微笑◇Gary is always smiling-he's so positive.加里總是面帶微笑,他真是積極樂觀。VERB + SMILE➤try to試圖微笑▸➤manage to強擠出笑容▸➤make sb使某人微笑◇The memory still made her smile.回憶起那件事,她仍會笑起來。PREPOSITION➤at朝⋯微笑◇He turned and smiled at me.他轉過身朝我微笑。➤with因⋯而笑◇She smiled with pleasure.她高興地笑了。PHRASES➤smile down at sb, smile up at sb低頭/抬頭朝某人微笑◇She smiled up at him.她抬頭朝他笑了笑。➤smile from ear to ear咧嘴笑▸➤smile to yourself暗笑◇She smiled to herself, picturing how surprised her mother would be to see her.一想到母親見到她時會有多驚訝,她就暗自笑起來。
smile ♦︎ grin ♦︎ beam ♦︎ smirk ♦︎ simperThese words all mean to have a happy expression on your face with the corners of your mouth turned upwards.这些词均表示笑。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达笑的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to smile / grin / beam / smirk / simper at sb / sth◆to smile / grin / beam / smirk with sth◆to smile / grin / smirk to yourself◆to smile / grin / beam broadly / widely / happily / cheerfully / from ear to ear◆to smile / grin / smirk slightly / maliciously■smile [intransitive, transitive, no passive] to have or make a happy expression appear on your face with the corners of your mouth turned upwards; to say or express sth with this expression笑;微笑;微笑着说;微笑地表示◆She smiled at him and he smiled back.她冲他笑笑,他也冲她笑笑。◆I had to smile at(= was amused by) his optimism.对他的乐观态度,我只好一笑置之。◆The memory still made her smile.那段回忆仍然会使她微笑。◆She smiled a smile of dry amusement.她心里觉得很滑稽,却只是含蓄地微微一笑。◆'Perfect,' he smiled.“好极了。”他微笑着说。OPPfrown ⇨ frown▸smile
noun
[countable] ◆He had a big smile on his face.他笑容满面。■grin(-nn-) [intransitive, transitive, no passive] to smile widely; to say or express sth with a wide smile露齿而笑;咧着嘴笑;咧嘴笑着说(或表示)◆He was grinning from ear to ear.他笑得合不拢嘴。◆'Don't be daft,' he grinned.“别犯傻了。”他咧嘴一笑说。OPPscowl ⇨ frown▸grin
noun
[countable] ◆Take that grin off your face!别嬉皮笑脸的!■beam [intransitive, transitive, no passive] to have a big happy smile on your face; to say or express sth with a big happy smile笑容满面;眉开眼笑;满面笑容地说(或表示)◆She was positively beaming with pleasure.她显然喜不自胜。◆'I'd love to come,' she beamed.“我很乐意来。”她满面笑容地说。NOTE辨析 Grin or beam?People always beam with happiness or pleasure; a grin can show happiness or pleasure, but it can also show stupidity, embarrassment or amusement, including slightly unkind amusement at sb else. * beam总是指高兴或愉快地笑;grin可指高兴或愉快地笑,但也可指愚蠢、尴尬地笑或觉得好笑而笑,有时略含嘲笑人的意味◆to grin inanely / sheepishly / apologetically / ruefully / wryly / cheekily / wickedly / maliciously咧嘴憨笑;难为情地咧嘴一笑;抱歉地笑;惨然一笑;苦笑;厚颜无耻地龇牙一笑;顽皮地咧嘴一笑;恶意地笑■smirksmɜːk; NAmEsmɜːrk [intransitive] (disapproving) to smile in a silly or unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased with yourself, are secretly laughing at sb or know sth that other people do not know自鸣得意地笑;别有用心地笑◆What are you smirking at?你在偷偷笑什么?◆He smirked unpleasantly when we told him the bad news.我们把坏消息告诉他时,他脸上现出一丝奸笑。▸smirk
noun
[countable] ◆She had a self-satisfied smirk on her face.她脸上一副扬扬得意的笑容。■simper [intransitive, transitive] (written, disapproving) to smile in a silly and annoying way矫揉造作地笑;扭捏作态地笑◆She was nothing like the silly, simpering village girls back home.她一点都不像家乡那些扭捏作态、嘻嘻傻笑的乡下女孩子。◆'You're such a darling,' she simpered.“你可真讨人喜欢。”她卖弄风情地笑着说。