英:['smaɪlɪs]
美:['smaɪlɪs]
英:['smaɪlɪs]
美:['smaɪlɪs]
verb
intransitive verb
to have, produce, or exhibit a smile
to look or regard with amusement or ridicule
smiled at his own folly—Martin Gardner
to bestow approval
feeling that Heaven smiled on his labors—Sheila Rowlands
to appear pleasant or agreeable
transitive verb
to affect with or by smiling
to express by a smile
noun
a facial expression in which the eyes brighten and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward and which expresses especially amusement, pleasure, approval, or sometimes scorn
a pleasant or encouraging appearance
Verb Middle English smilen, going back to a Germanic verbal base *smil-, *smīl- (from earlier *smei̯l-) "smile," probably an extension with -l- of Indo-European *smei̯- "laugh, smile," whence Old Church Slavic smějǫ sę, smijati sę "to laugh," Latvian smeju, smiêt "to laugh, mock," Tocharian B smi- "smile," Sanskrit smáyate "(s/he) smiles," and with a -d- extension in Greek meidiáein "to smile," philomeidḗs "with a friendly smile," Latvian smaida "smile," smaidît "to smile, mock" Note: The comparative set for this Germanic etymon do not show clear descent from a single form, perhaps due to its affective character. There is no attested Old English ancestor of Middle English smilen; a Scandinavian source has been suggested, but Danish smile "to smile" and Swedish smila, not attested before the 17th century, could be loans from an unattested Middle Low German verb. Old High German has smilenter (glossing Latin subridens "smiling"), with presumed long vowel, continued by Middle High German smielen. Kiliaen's 1599 Dutch dictionary enters smuylen "subridere," apparently with a different vocalism. Parallel to these are a group of forms with -r- rather than -l-: Old English smerian "to laugh, scorn," Old High German smierēn, smierōn (with e2?) "to smile," Old English bismerian and Old High German bismerōn "to mock, insult," and, with different vocalism, Old English smǣr, smǣre "lip(s)," gālsmǣre "inclined to laugh, frivolous." The forms with -r- have been compared with Sanskrit (Vedic) á-smera- "not bashful, confiding," and particularly with Latin mīrus "remarkable, amazing," presumed to be derivative of a neuter *mīrum, going back to a noun *smei̯-ro- "laughter, smiling," (though a semantic shift from "laughter" to "astonishment" is questionable). Noun Middle English smyle, derivative of smilen "to smile >entry 1"
The first known use of smile was in the 14th century
shuttle1 of 2noun
an instrument used in weaving to carry the thread back and forth from side to side through the threads that run lengthwise
a vehicle that goes back and forth regularly over an often short route space shuttle
the airport shuttle
an established route used by a shuttle
shuttle2 of 2verb
to move or travel back and forth often
to transport in, by, or as if by a shuttle
shuttled the children to school
sleeping sicknessnoun
a serious disease found in tropical Africa that is characterized by fever, headache, sleepiness, and confusion and is passed on by tsetse flies
any of various virus diseases in which sleepiness is a major symptom
skillnoun
ability that comes from training or practice
a developed or acquired ability : accomplishment
reading skills
slit1 of 2verb
to make a slit in : slash
to cut off or away : sever
to cut into long narrow strips
slit2 of 2noun
a long narrow cut or opening
smile1 of 2verb
to have, produce, or exhibit a smile
to look with amusement or ridicule
to be fortunate or agreeable
the weather smiled on our plans
to express by a smile
both parents smiled their approval
smile2 of 2noun
a change of facial expression in which the eyes brighten and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward especially in expression of amusement, pleasure, approval, or sometimes scorn
1 The photographer asked us to smile for the camera.
2 She smiled when she saw him.
3 Both parents smiled their approval.
4 He greeted me with a big smile.
5 Musicians who once smiled widely refuse to appear happy in promo images.
6 Advertisement May 17, 2024 Butker paused, looked up and smiled after making the Kelce/Swift reference, which received some laughs from the audience.
1 阴郁的
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2 严肃的
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