no obj.
1- form one's features into a pleased, kind, or amused expression, typically with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed微笑, 露出笑容：
she was smiling
她在微笑
he smiled at Shelley
他向谢利微笑
as adj. smiling smiling faces.微笑的面庞。
1.1
- with obj. express (a feeling) with such an expression用微笑表达（感情）：
he smiled his admiration of the great stone circle.
他用微笑表达了他对宏伟大环石的赞美。
1.2
- with obj. give (a smile) of a specified kind露出（某种笑容）：
Guy smiled a grim smile.
盖伊露出狞笑。
1.3
smile at/on/upon
regard favourably or indulgently惠及; 赞许：at first fortune smiled on him.
起初, 命运向他微笑。
1.4
- often as adj. smiling poetic/literary (especially of landscape) have a bright or pleasing aspect〈诗/文〉（尤指风景）明媚的, 宜人的：
smiling groves and terraces.
景色宜人的树林和梯田。
- a pleased, kind, or amused facial expression, typically with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed微笑：
he flashed his most winning smile
他闪出一丝最迷人的微笑
she greeted us all with a smile.
她微笑着迎接我们大家。
短语
be all smiles
- informal (of a person) look very cheerful and pleased, especially in contrast to a previous mood〈非正式〉满面笑容（尤指与先前心情相对）。
come up smiling
- informal recover from adversity and cheerfully face what is to come〈非正式〉（走出逆境）笑迎未来; 从不幸中走出, 愉快地面对未来。
派生词
smiler
nounsmilingly
adverb词源
Middle English: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; related to SMIRK.