Word · Frequency #3169
grin
露齿笑；咧嘴笑
a smile in which the teeth are shown
- 1.
A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
露齿而笑
露齿而笑；露齿笑
In use
She couldn't hide the grin on her face when she heard the news.
The boy gave a wide grin before running off to play.
I saw a satisfied grin on the chef's face as the dish was served.
have a grin on one's face
描述某人脸上带着笑容的状态。
She had a huge grin on her face.
她脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。
give someone a grin
表示向某人露出笑容的动作。
He gave me a friendly grin.
他对我友好地咧嘴一笑。
with a grin
修饰动作，表示伴随着笑容。
He accepted the prize with a grin.
他咧嘴笑着接受了奖品。
a grin spreads across someone's face
描述笑容逐渐出现的动态过程。
A grin spread across his face.
笑容在他脸上绽开。
Common mistakes
She grinned at me politely.She smiled at me politely.
grin 指咧嘴露齿的笑，通常表达愉快或嘲讽；而礼貌的微笑通常是不露齿的，应使用 smile。
He grined at the camera.He grinned at the camera.
grin 的过去式是 grinned，双写 n 再加 -ed，不能只加 -d。
He grinned to me when I entered.He grinned at me when I entered.
表示‘对某人笑’时，grin 后应接介词 at，而不是 to。
Connections
Collocations
- a big grin
- 大大的露齿笑
- He greeted me with a big grin.他带着大大的露齿笑迎接我。
- a wide grin
- 咧嘴笑
- She gave a wide grin when she saw the surprise.她看到惊喜时咧嘴笑了。
- a sly grin
- 狡黠的露齿笑
- He had a sly grin on his face.他脸上露出狡黠的露齿笑。
- a sheepish grin
- 腼腆的露齿笑
- He apologized with a sheepish grin.他腼腆地露齿笑着道歉。
- a grin spread across his face
- 笑容绽放
- A grin spread across his face when he heard the news.听到消息时，他的脸上绽放出笑容。
- wipe the grin off someone's face
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Grin中的G像张大的嘴，rin像'润'，牙齿润泽，露齿而笑。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Grammar Note
动词常用搭配 grin at sb/sth；现在分词需双写n：grinning
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the identical '-in' ending and rhyme with 'grin'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.