"grimace" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鬼臉
• 痛苦的表情

Definition

一種顯示痛苦、不喜歡或不適的臉部表情，臉部會扭曲變形。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

可作名詞或動詞，常用於描述因疼痛、厭惡或不適而做出的表情，口語上較少見，多用於書面或文學描述。

Examples

He made a grimace when he tasted the sour lemon.

他嘗了酸檸檬時做了個**鬼臉**。

The child showed a grimace because of the pain in his knee.

孩子因為膝蓋疼，露出了**痛苦的表情**。

Try not to grimace at the medicine's taste.

盡量別因藥的味道而**做鬼臉**。

She tried to hide her grimace, but everyone saw it.

她試圖掩飾自己的**鬼臉**，但大家都看見了。

Whenever he hears bad news, he can't help but grimace.

每次聽到壞消息，他總是情不自禁地**做鬼臉**。

His joke made everyone grimace instead of laugh.

他的玩笑讓大家都**皺起了臉**，而不是笑出來。