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.