grin

grin
(grinned, grinning)
  1. [no obj.]smile broadly, especially in an unrestrained manner and with the mouth open
    咧嘴笑,露齿而笑
    Dennis appeared, grinning cheerfully.
    丹尼斯出现了,高兴地咧着嘴笑。
    ■grimace or appear to grimace grotesquely in a way that reveals the teeth
    龇牙咧嘴
    [as adj. grinning]a grinning skull.
    龇着牙的头骨。
noun
  1. a broad smile
    咧着嘴的笑,露齿的笑
    ‘OK’, he said with a grin.
    ‘好吧’,他咧着嘴笑着说。
常用词组
grin and bear it
  1. suffer pain or misfortune in a stoical manner
    苦笑忍受;逆来顺受
派生
grinner
noun
grinningly
adverb
语源
  1. Old English grennian 'bare the teeth in pain or anger', of Germanic origin; probably related to groan
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