grin1 /ɡrɪn/ ●●○ verb (grinned, grinning) [intransitiveI] 1 SMILEto smile widely 露齿而笑,咧着嘴笑grin at She grinned at me, her eyes sparkling. 她咧嘴对我笑着,两眼放光。
grin broadly/widely He walked out of the pool, grinning widely. 他满面笑容地从游泳池里走上来。
grin like He was grinning like an idiot (=grinning in a silly way). 他像个傻瓜似的咧着嘴笑。
grin from ear to ear (=grin very widely) 笑得合不拢嘴
2. grin and bear it STAND/BEARto accept an unpleasant or difficult situation without complaining, usually because you realize there is nothing you can do to make it better 苦笑着忍受,默默忍受grin and bear it• Abu Salim decided that a third day wasn't necessary so I had to grin and bear it.• And up to now, you've had to quit or grin and bear it.• But she was not on the tour, so I had to grin and bear it.• It's not exactly affectionate, but we Limeys can grin and bear it.• There was no alternative but to grin and bear it.• We just have to grin and bear it.• After debate the team concluded that they had to grin and bear it rather than descend into paranoia.