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• They welcomed us with a smile. 他们以微笑迎接我们。 -
• He forced a smile on his face. 他勉强挤出一丝笑容。
用法说明
smile, grin, laugh, beam, giggle, chuckle
所有这些词都可作“笑”解。smile最常用,作“微笑”解,常表示无声的笑。grin表示“露齿而笑”。laugh也很常用,侧重于出声地笑且伴有面部表情,有时也指嘲笑。beam常用于文学作品中,指面露喜色或满脸堆笑。giggle意为“咯咯地笑”。chuckle表示暗笑,高兴地轻声笑。试比较:
The waiter smiled at me in a friendly fashion. 服务员友好地向我微笑。
The children grinned with pleasure when I gave them the sweets. 当我给孩子们糖果时,他们高兴得咧开嘴笑。
They couldn't help laughing. 他们忍不住大笑起来。
His mother beamed a cheerful welcome as she opened the door. 他的母亲开门时以微笑表示欢迎。
These girls couldn't help giggling at the joke.这些女孩子听到这个笑话禁不住咯咯地傻笑。
What are you chuckling about? 你独自笑什么?