no obj.
- smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way得意地笑; 傻笑:
Dr Ali smirked in triumph.
阿里医生满脸胜利者的得意笑容。
- a smug, conceited, or silly smile得意的笑; 傻笑:
Gloria pursed her mouth in a self-satisfied smirk.
格洛瑞亚噘起了嘴巴, 心满意足地笑着。
派生词
smirker
nounsmirkily
adverbsmirkingly
adverbsmirky
adjective词源
Old English sme(a)rcian, from a base shared by SMILE. The early sense was 'to smile'; it later gained a notion of smugness or silliness.