smirk
US: /ˈsmɝk/
UK: /smˈɜːk/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
smirk /smə:k/- danh từ
- nụ cười điệu
- nụ cười điệu
- nội động từ
- cười điệu
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb[V] to smile in a silly or unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased with yourself, know sth that other people do not know, etc: It was hard not to smirk. + He smirked unpleasantly when we told him the bad news.
smirk noun: She had a self-satisfied smirk on her face.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 leer, sneer, grin, grimace, simpering smile:
Wipe that conceited smirk off your face.
v.
2 sneer, grimace, leer:
Instead of saying, 'I told you so', he just stood there smirking.
Collocation
ADJ.
arrogant, knowing, patronizing, self-satisfied
VERB + SMIRK
have
She had a self-satisfied smirk on her face.
| give
She gave a knowing smirk.
| conceal, hide
He made no attempt to conceal his smirk.
SMIRK + VERB
flicker
A smirk flickered at the corner of his mouth as he watched my struggle.
PREP.
with a ~
‘Comfortable?’ he asked with a smirk.
| ~ of
a smirk of triumph
Concise dictionary
smirks|smirked|smirkingsmɜrk /smɜːknoun
+a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
verb
+smile affectedly or derisively
