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grimace

verb
🔊/ˈɡrɪməs/, 🔊/ɡrɪˈmeɪs/
🔊/ˈɡrɪməs/, 🔊/ɡrɪˈmeɪs/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they grimace
🔊/ˈɡrɪməs/, 🔊/ɡrɪˈmeɪs/
🔊/ˈɡrɪməs/, 🔊/ɡrɪˈmeɪs/
he / she / it grimaces
🔊/ˈɡrɪməsɪz/, 🔊/ɡrɪˈmeɪsɪz/
🔊/ˈɡrɪməsɪz/, 🔊/ɡrɪˈmeɪsɪz/
past simple grimaced
🔊/ˈɡrɪməst/, 🔊/ɡrɪˈmeɪst/
🔊/ˈɡrɪməst/, 🔊/ɡrɪˈmeɪst/
past participle grimaced
🔊/ˈɡrɪməst/, 🔊/ɡrɪˈmeɪst/
🔊/ˈɡrɪməst/, 🔊/ɡrɪˈmeɪst/
-ing form grimacing
🔊/ˈɡrɪməsɪŋ/, 🔊/ɡrɪˈmeɪsɪŋ/
🔊/ˈɡrɪməsɪŋ/, 🔊/ɡrɪˈmeɪsɪŋ/
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  1. grimace (at somebody/something) to make an ugly expression with your face to show pain, dislike, etc.（因痛苦、厌恶等）做鬼脸，做怪相
    • He grimaced at the bitter taste.他一尝那苦味，做了个怪相。🔊🔊
    • She grimaced as the needle went in.针扎进去痛得她龇牙咧嘴。🔊🔊
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    • He grimaced slightly at the pain.他痛得脸都有些歪了。
    • She grimaced at him.她冲他扮了个鬼脸。
    • She grimaced in disgust.她露出厌恶的表情。
    • He grimaced at the bitter taste of the medicine.他一尝那药的苦味就做了个怪相。
    • She grimaced ruefully at me.她对我发牢骚。
    • She tasted the wine and grimaced.她尝了酒，做了个鬼脸。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • slightly
    • inwardly
    preposition
    • at
    • in
    • with
    • …
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Spanish grimazo ‘caricature’, from grima ‘fright’.

grimace

noun
🔊/ˈɡrɪməs/, 🔊/ɡrɪˈmeɪs/
🔊/ˈɡrɪməs/, 🔊/ɡrɪˈmeɪs/
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  1. an ugly expression made by twisting your face, used to show pain, dislike, etc. or to make somebody laugh怪相；鬼脸；脸部扭曲
    • to make/give a grimace of pain做出／露出痛苦的表情
    • ‘What's that?’ she asked with a grimace.“那是什么？” 她皱着眉头问道。🔊🔊
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    • He acknowledged his mistake with a wry grimace.他做了个怪怪的表情，算是认了错。
    • His face twisted into a grimace.他的脸扭曲成一副怪相。
    • She made a wry grimace.她做出一副哭笑不得的表情。
    • a grimace of disgust表示厌恶的怪相
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • slight
    • small
    • …
    verb + grimace
    • give (somebody)
    • make
    • twist into
    • …
    grimace + verb
    • twist something
    preposition
    • with a grimace
    • grimace of
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Spanish grimazo ‘caricature’, from grima ‘fright’.