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词汇 grimace
释义 grimace
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈɡrɪm.əs/ us /ˈɡrɪm.əs/
to make an expression of pain, strong dislike, etc. in which the face twists in an ugly way: (因疼痛或厌恶而)做鬼脸,做怪相
grimace withHe tried to stand and grimaced with pain.他试图站起来,结果疼得龇牙咧嘴。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Grimacing and frowning
bitchy resting face
cloud
curl
death stare
evil
eye
eye-roll
eye-rolling
if looks could kill...idiom
knit
knit your brow/browsidiom
look daggers at someoneidiom
pout
purse
roll
scowlingly
screw
scrunch
sneer
witheringly
grimace
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈɡrɪm.əs/ us /ˈɡrɪm.əs/
an expression of pain, strong dislike, etc. in which the face twists in an ugly way:
grimace ofHelen made a grimace of disgust when she saw the raw meat.
She gave a slight grimace.
We got to know each other very well, and sometimes a smile or a grimace across the table is all that is necessary for us to communicate with each other.
He subsisted on a half-pound of food daily, mostly sawdust mixed with bread and flour and a thin, bitter soup he still recalls with a grimace.
Duo was entangled in his harness, a pained grimace on his face.
"I've seen myself on TV," Linda says with a grimace.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Grimacing and frowning
bitchy resting face
cloud
curl
death stare
evil
eye
eye-roll
eye-rolling
if looks could kill...idiom
knit
knit your brow/browsidiom
look daggers at someoneidiom
pout
purse
roll
scowlingly
screw
scrunch
sneer
witheringly

grimace | American Dictionary


grimace
noun[ C ]
us/ˈɡrɪm·əs, ɡrɪˈmeɪs/
an expression of pain or disgust in which the muscles of the face are tightened and the face looks twisted

grimace


verb[ I ]us/ˈɡrɪm·əs, ɡrɪˈmeɪs/
He grimaced in pain as the surgeon removed his bandages.

Examples of grimace


grimace
The misogyny of the work is tempered by the mien of the suitor: eyes bulging, he, too, shows his teeth in an unflattering, goofy grimace.
The grimace is seen in a rhesus monkey or a chimpanzee crouching from attack by a dominant.
Passive verbs will make you chuckle, or grimace, depending on how daft they sound.
The children's exaggerated grimaces create excessively parodical tableaux vivants.
Sometimes only partial materialization was achieved, with grimacing faces, flapping hands, and so on poking out from the cabinet.
Is this a grimace, or help-seeking through ingratiation?
This grimace is part of a general body flexor tension.
However, the teachers noted an excess of twitches and grimaces at age 15 years and also poor performance in physical activities.
The mature animals were also tested on their ability to discriminate fear grimaces from open mouth threats.
His face is often covered with improbable facial hair, pulled into grimaces, and topped with outlandish hats.
Her skeletal face features a wide toothy grimace; strands of curling, tousled hair may once have been attached to the series of holes along the hairline.
What was left - the grin (or perhaps grimace) after the cat had disappeared - were the ethical stances, the parade of virtue amidst corruption, the foundations of a ' country ' tradition.
And they produce these grimaces precisely when they arrive at those dissonances that offend the sense, to demonstrate that which they do, others should likewise do.
They looked terrified at the bear of a man striding towards them with an extraordinary grimace on his face.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I have never found that grimacing is a good substitute for argument.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
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