嘴角上揚
這一家最貼著核心：實際的笑這個動作，以及它在臉上留下的那個表情——一個是動詞（做出笑），一個是名詞（那個笑容）。
smile (verb) · verb · B1
To make your mouth curve upwards because you are happy, friendly, or amused.
微笑
核心畫面
You can picture smile as the corners of the mouth lifting upward: a small, warm change in the face that lets happiness, friendliness, or amusement show on the outside. That one curving-up of the lips is the picture under everything else — the look itself, words spoken through it, even luck 'turning its face' kindly toward you.
可以把 smile 想成嘴角往上揚的那一下：臉上一個小小、暖暖的變化，把心裡的開心、善意或覺得有趣放到外面讓人看見。…更多收起
可以把 smile 想成嘴角往上揚的那一下：臉上一個小小、暖暖的變化，把心裡的開心、善意或覺得有趣放到外面讓人看見。核心畫面比較像嘴唇彎成一道向上的弧——後面所有意思都從這個「嘴角上揚」長出來：那個表情本身、帶著這表情說出的話，甚至好運像「對你露出笑臉」一樣眷顧你。Three branches
笑著說話
把嘴角上揚的那一刻接上聲音：人一邊笑一邊講話，那個笑就染進了話裡，讓說出來的內容聽起來暖暖的、帶著好心情。
say while smiling · verb · B1
To say something while smiling, so your words sound warm and happy.
笑著說
好運眷顧
把「對某人露出笑臉」這個畫面用在命運、運氣上：彷彿老天或運氣對你笑了一下，好事就跟著朝你而來——這是一個比喻的用法，多半出現在 smile on someone 這種固定說法裡。
fortune smiles on someone · verb · B1
Used in 'fortune/the gods smile on someone' to say good luck comes to that person.
眷顧
原始詞典資料10 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
smilenoun/ˈsmaɪl/
- 1
A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.
- She's got a perfect smile.
- He has a sinister smile.
- 2
Favour; propitious regard.
- the smile of the gods
- 3
datedslangA drink bought by one person for another.
smileverb/ˈsmaɪl/
- 1
To have (a smile) on one's face.
- When you smile, the whole world smiles with you.
- I don't know what he's smiling about.
- 2
To express by smiling.
- to smile consent, or a welcome
- Mr Carlyle smiled his indulgence privately. "My dear chap, you mustn't let your retentive memory of obscure happenings run away with you," he remarked wisely.
- 3
To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness.
- When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled.
- 4
To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy.
- The sun smiled down from a clear summer sky.
- 5
To be propitious or favourable; to countenance.
- The gods smiled on his labours.
- 6
Of ackee fruit: to open fully, indicating that it is no longer toxic, and ready to be picked.
- The fruit looks a bit like a large pink mango or guava, until it has ripened. Then it “smiles,” bursting open, exposing yellow meat with black seeds.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。