grimace
verb [intransitive]Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they grimace | |
he / she / it grimaces | |
past simple grimaced | |
past participle grimaced | |
-ing form grimacing |
- grimace (at somebody/something)
to make an ugly expression with your face to show pain, dislike, etc. (因痛苦、厭惡等)做鬼臉,做怪相 Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec2He grimaced slightly at the pain. 他痛得臉都有些歪了。 She grimaced at him. 她沖他扮了個鬼臉。 She grimaced in disgust. 她露出厭惡的表情。 He grimaced at the bitter taste of the medicine. 他一嘗那藥的苦味就做了個怪相。 She grimaced ruefully at me. 她沮喪地對我做了個鬼臉。 She tasted the wine and grimaced. 她嘗了嘗酒,做了個鬼臉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slightly
- inwardly
- at
- in
- with
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Spanish grimazo ‘caricature’, from grima ‘fright’.