Grimace
[ ɡrɪ'mes ]
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n. 鬼脸，怪相;痛苦的表情;
vi. 扮怪相，做鬼脸;
💡 词根助记
grim糟糕的+ace表名词 → 愁眉苦脸
📝 例句
She screwed her face into a smile (grimace).
她歪着脸做一个微笑（鬼脸）。
A small grimace;a pout.
怪相；撅嘴
Thomas made a grimace after he had tasted the wine.
托马斯尝了那葡萄酒后做了个鬼脸。
Compare smirk, sneer, frown, scowl and grimace.
试比较smirk、 sneer、 frown、 scowl、 grimace这几个词.
The acrobat grimaced at the children during the circus performance.
那杂技艺人在马戏表演时对孩子们做鬼脸。
🌱 联想助记
【记】grim-严厉的,ace-face脸:严厉的脸是扮鬼脸的一种选择
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
grimace
n
ugly twisted expression (on the face), expressing pain, disgust, etc or intended to cause laughter （表示痛苦、 厌恶等或欲引人发笑的）怪相, 鬼脸
make/give a grimace of pain 作出[露出]痛苦的怪相. grimace, v [I, Ipr]
~ (at sb/sth) make grimaces 作怪相; 作鬼脸
She grimaced in/with distaste at the thought of it. 她一想到那个就厌恶得作怪相. =>Usage at smirk 用法见smirk.
🔁 扩展释义
*[gri'meis]n. 鬼脸, 怪相vi. 扮鬼脸, 作怪相
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Yeah, that's the one thing I really enjoy.
是的，这是我唯一喜好的事情。
A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will.
智者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用。
We were, however, worried about our nearest neighbors, whose farm was low lying and who were newcomers to the district.
不过，我们很为我们的近邻担心。他们的农场地势低洼，而且他们又新来乍到。