/smɜ:k; smɝk/
n silly or self-satisfied smile 傻笑; 得意的笑
*Wipe that smirk off your face! 别那么傻笑了!

v [I] give a smirk 傻笑.

NOTE ON USAGE 用法
*Compare smirk, sneer, frown, scowl and grimace. 试比较 smirk、sneer、frown、scowl、grimace 这几个词. These verbs indicate people twisting their faces to express various, usually negative, attitudes. 这几个动词表达的是面部的各种表情, 通常都表示有不好的含义. People smirk when they smile in a silly way to show that they are pleased with themselves, usually at the expense of somebody else. *smirk 指自鸣得意地傻笑, 通常含幸灾乐祸之意. When we sneer, we curl our upper lip to express a superior or contemptuous attitude to other people *sneer 指翘起上唇嗤笑, 流露出高人一等的或轻蔑的神情
*He's always sneering at my suggestions. 他总是对我提出的建议嗤之以鼻. We frown by bringing our eyebrows together to indicate displeasure, puzzlement or concentration. *frown 指皱眉头, 表示不悦、不解或精神集中. When scowling we twist the whole face to express anger, bad temper, etc *scowl 指怒容满面, 表示愤怒、发脾气等
*He sits alone all day scowling at passers-by. 他整天独自坐着, 横眉怒目地瞪着来往的人. We also twist the whole face when we grimace.*grimace 也指整个面部抽动的表情. We usually grimace for a very short time as a reaction to pain or annoyance, or to cause laughter. *grimace 通常为时短暂, 是痛苦或烦恼的反应, 或是为引人发笑.

v [I]
[Language: Old English;Origin: smearcian 'to smile']
to smile in an unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased by someone else's bad luck or think you are better than other people
　The boys tried not to smirk.
smirk at
　What are you smirking at?
>smirkn[C]
　He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face.