| 词汇 | simpering |
| 释义 | simpering present participle ofsimper simper verb[ I ] uk /ˈsɪm.pər/ us /ˈsɪm.pɚ/ to smile in a silly or annoying way: 傻笑，痴笑 She gave her teacher a simpering smile.她冲着自己的老师傻笑。 Compare smirkverbdisapproving Laughing and smiling a gleam in your eyeidiom amused be all smilesidiom be in convulsionsidiom be rolling in the aislesidiom be wreathed in smilesidiom burst cheesy crease dissolve giggle giggler gigglingly giggly not know whether to laugh or cryidiom piss yourself (laughing)idiom quake rictus say cheeseidiom simper Examples of simperingsimpering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I find that not merely a simpering, syncophantic attitude, but a very dangerous one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That simpering protestation says it all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Overuse of honorific prefixes may be taken as pretentious or simpering, and, as with other polite speech, they are more used by women than men. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Yotsuba isn't a silent, simpering sweetie-pie, she acts like a real five-year-old. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Garner earned his nickname by assuming the role of a shy, simpering jokester. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Cole is often seen winking and simpering to the camera. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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