[VERB 动词]露齿而笑；咧嘴大笑 When you grin, you smile broadly.
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He grins, delighted at the memory...
想到往事，他开心地咧嘴笑了起来。
Sarah tried several times to catch Philip's eye, but he just grinned at her.
萨拉几次想引起菲利普的注意，但是他只是冲她咧嘴笑了笑。
...a statue of a grinning old man cutting the throat of a deer.
一边割鹿喉、一边咧着嘴笑的老人雕像
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]露齿的笑；咧嘴的笑 A grin is a broad smile.
[oft adj N]
She came out of his office with a big grin on her face...
她笑容满面地走出他的办公室。
Bobby looked at her with a sheepish grin.
博比望着她腼腆地咧嘴一笑。
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[PHRASE 短语]苦笑着忍受；默默承受 If you grin and bear it, you accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining because you know there is nothing you can do to make things better.
[Vs inflect]
They cannot stand the sight of each other, but they will just have to grin and bear it.
他们连看对方一眼都不愿意，但是也只得默默忍受。
Oxford
grin/ɡrɪn; NAmEɡrɪn/
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gringrinsgrinnedgrinningverb(-nn-)[intransitive , transitive ]to smile widely 露齿而笑；咧着嘴笑；粲然而笑◆They grinned with delight when they heard our news.他们得知我们的消息时高兴得直咧着嘴笑。◆He was grinning from ear to ear.他笑得合不拢嘴。grinat sb ◆She grinned amiably at us.她咧着嘴向我们亲切地微笑。grinsth ◆He grinned a wide grin.他粲然一笑。IDIOMgrin and ˈbear it( only used as an infinitive and in orders 只用作不定式和用于命令中) to accept pain, disappointment or a difficult situation without complaining 默默忍受；苦笑着忍受◆There's nothing we can do about it. We'll just have to grin and bear it.对此我们无能为力，只好默默地忍受。☞more at
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nouna wide smile 露齿的笑；咧着嘴笑◆She gave a broad grin.她露出大大的笑容。◆a wry/sheepish grin咧嘴苦笑；尴尬的笑◆‘No,’ he said with a grin.“不。”他咧嘴笑了笑说。◆Take that grin off your face!别嬉皮笑脸的！grin/ɡrɪn; NAmEɡrɪn/
LDC
grin1 verb
grin2 noun
gringrin1 /ɡrɪn/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle grinned, present participle grinning) [intransitive]
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1grin (1)to smile widelygrin at She grinned at me, her eyes sparkling.grin broadly/widely He walked out of the pool, grinning widely.grin like He was grinning like an idiot (=grinning in a silly way).grin from ear to ear (=grin very widely)2grin and bear it to accept an unpleasant or difficult situation without complaining, usually because you realize there is nothing you can do to make it better
grin1 verb
grin2 noun
gringrin2 ●●○ noun [countable]
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a wide smile: He came into the room with a friendly grin on his face.wide/broad/big etc grin ‘Of course,’ he agreed with a wide grin. → wipe the grin off somebody’s face
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COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa big/huge etc grin· He walked towards me with a big grin.a wide/broad grin· ‘It was great!’ she shouted, with a wide grin.a toothy grin (=one that shows your teeth a lot)· The man gave a large toothy grin.a mischievous grin· 'Let's play a trick on her’ he suggested with a mischievous grin.a silly grin· ‘Wipe that silly grin off your face!’ the teacher shouted.a friendly grin· Sam greeted her with a friendly grin.a delighted grin· ‘I've managed to fix it!’ she said, with a delighted grin.a sheepish grin (=an embarrassed grin because you have done something silly or wrong)· "Sorry", he said with a sheepish grin.a sly grin· A sly grin crossed his face.verbsgive a grin· Bill read the letter and gave a sudden grin.break/split into a grin· The old man’s face broke into a grin.flash somebody a grin (=smile quickly at someone)· Flashing me a grin over her shoulder, she got into the car.a grin spreads (=a wide smile covers someone's face)· A self-satisfied grin spread across his face.a grin widens (=someone starts smiling even more)· Marcus's amused grin widened.phrasesa grin on somebody’s face· He looked at Sarah, a big grin on his face.
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