英语单词

simper是什么意思

simper

英 ['sɪmpə] 美 ['sɪmpɚ]
  • n. 假笑;傻笑
  • vi. 假笑
  • vt. 假笑着说

英文词源


simper (v.)
1560s, "to smile in an affected and silly way," perhaps from a Scandinavian source (such as dialectal Danish semper "affected, coy, prudish") or Middle Dutch zimperlijk "affected, coy, prim," of unknown origin. Related: Simpered; simpering. As a noun, 1590s, from the verb.

双语例句


1. "Thank you doctor," said the nurse with a simper.
“谢谢你,医生,”护士傻笑着说。

来自柯林斯例句

2. They sat in Germaine Rocher's salon watching the languid mannequins preen and simper.
她们正坐在吉米·罗切的美术展览馆里,看着那些疲乏的服装模特炫耀服装和假笑.

来自辞典例句

3. When I told him the news, he simply simper.
当我告诉他那个消息时, 他只假笑了一下.

来自互联网

4. They leer, they simper at her shame: Gay.
他们斜视着这个乞丐; 他在别人的斜视中抬起了头.

来自互联网

5. High bright - ness, small volume, and simper.
超高亮度, 体积小, 更简约.

来自互联网

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