grimace
英 ['gr?m?s; gr?'me?s]
美[ɡr?'mes]
- vi. 扮鬼臉；作怪相；作苦相
- n. 鬼臉；怪相；痛苦的表情
TEM4GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?grimaces;第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?grimaces;過(guò)去式:?grimaced;過(guò)去分詞:?grimaced;現(xiàn)在分詞:?grimacing;
中文詞源
grimace 鬼臉，怪相
來(lái)自grim, 咆哮，咆哮的臉，引申義鬼臉，怪相。
英文詞源
- grimace (n.)
- 1650s, from French grimace (15c.) "grotesque face, ugly mug," possibly from Frankish or another Germanic source (compare Old Saxon grima "face mask," Old English grima "mask, helmet"), from the same root as grim (adj.). With pejorative suffix -azo (from Latin -aceus).
- grimace (v.)
- 1707, from French grimacer, from grimace "grotesque face" (see grimace (n.)). Related: Grimaced; grimacing.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Thomas made a little grimace, perhaps he thought the wine was sour.
- 托馬斯微微皺起眉頭可能是他認(rèn)為酒發(fā)酸了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. The boy stole a look at his father with grimace.
- 那男孩扮著鬼臉偷看了他父親一眼.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. He acknowledged his mistake with a wry grimace.
- 他做了個(gè)怪怪的表情,算是認(rèn)了錯(cuò).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. Compare smirk, sneer, frown, scowl and grimace.
- 試比較smirk 、 sneer 、 frown 、 scowl、grimace這幾個(gè)詞.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. He took another drink of his coffee. "Awful," he said with a grimace.
- 他又喝了一口咖啡。“真難喝，”他說(shuō)著做了個(gè)鬼臉。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句