grimace 音标拼音: [gr'ɪməs]
n . 面部的歪扭,鬼脸,痛苦的表情
vi . 扮鬼脸,作苦相
面部的歪扭,鬼脸,痛苦的表情扮鬼脸,作苦相
grimace n 1 :
a contorted facial expression ; "
she made a grimace at the prospect " [
synonym : {
grimace }, {
face }]
v 1 :
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state ; "
He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do " [
synonym : {
grimace }, {
make a face }, {
pull a face }]
Grimace \
Gri *
mace "\ (
gr [
i ^]
m "[
i ^]
s or gr [
i ^]*
m [=
a ]
s "),
n . [
F .,
prob .
of Teutonic origin ;
cf .
AS .
gr [
imac ]
ma mask ,
specter ,
Icel .
gr [
imac ]
ma mask ,
hood ,
perh .
akin to E .
grin .]
A distortion of the countenance ,
whether habitual ,
from affectation ,
or momentary and occasional ,
to express some feeling ,
as contempt ,
disapprobation ,
complacency ,
etc .;
a smirk ;
a made -
up face .
[
1913 Webster ]
Moving his face into such a hideous grimace ,
that every feature of it appeared under a different distortion .
--
Addison .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note : "
Half the French words used affectedly by Melantha in Dryden '
s `
Marriage a -
la -
Mode ,[
rsquo ]
as innovations in our language ,
are now in common use :
chagrin ,
double -
entendre , ['
e ]
claircissement ,
embarras ,
['
e ]
quivoque ,
foible ,
grimace ,
na ["
i ]
vete ,
ridicule .
All these words ,
which she learns by heart to use occasionally ,
are now in common use ." --
I .
Disraeli .
[
1913 Webster ]
Grimace \
Gri *
mace "\,
v .
i .
To make grimaces ;
to distort one '
s face ;
to make faces . --
H .
Martineau .
[
1913 Webster ]
99 Moby Thesaurus words for "
grimace ":
ache ,
agonize ,
ail ,
anguish ,
blanch ,
blench ,
bob ,
bobble ,
bounce ,
bump ,
contort ,
declaim ,
deform ,
didder ,
disapprove of ,
distort ,
dither ,
face ,
falter ,
feel pain ,
feel the pangs ,
frown ,
gloom ,
glower ,
ham ,
ham it up ,
have a misery ,
hurt ,
jar ,
jerk ,
jig ,
jigget ,
jiggle ,
jog ,
joggle ,
jolt ,
jostle ,
knit the brow ,
long face ,
look askance at ,
look black ,
look sullen ,
lower ,
make a face ,
make a lip ,
make a moue ,
make a mouth ,
misshape ,
mop ,
mop and mow ,
moue ,
mouth ,
mouthing ,
mow ,
mug ,
out -
herod Herod ,
overact ,
overdramatize ,
pound ,
pout ,
pull a face ,
quake ,
quaver ,
quiver ,
rant ,
recoil ,
revolt at ,
rictus ,
roar ,
scowl ,
shake ,
shiver ,
shock ,
shoot ,
show distaste for ,
shrink ,
shrink from ,
shudder ,
shudder at ,
smart ,
snarl ,
spout ,
suffer ,
thrill ,
throb ,
throw away ,
tic ,
tingle ,
tremble ,
tremor ,
twinge ,
twitch ,
twitter ,
underact ,
wince ,
wobble ,
writhe ,
wry face ,
wry mouth
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