grimace

grimace

英 ['grɪməs; grɪ'meɪs]
　　美 [ɡrɪ'mes]

vi. 扮鬼臉；作怪相；作苦相
　　n. 鬼臉；怪相；痛苦的表情

中文詞源：

grimace 鬼臉，怪相

來自grim, 咆哮，咆哮的臉，引申義鬼臉，怪相。

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為酒發酸瞭.

2. The boy stole a look at his father with grimace.
那男孩扮著鬼臉偷看瞭他父親一眼.

3. He acknowledged his mistake with a wry grimace.
他做瞭個怪怪的表情,算是認瞭錯.

4. Compare smirk, sneer, frown, scowl and grimace.
試比較smirk 、 sneer 、 frown 、 scowl、grimace這幾個詞.

5. He took another drink of his coffee. "Awful," he said with a grimace.
他又喝瞭一口咖啡。“真難喝，”他說著做瞭個鬼臉。