grinning
grinning — 形容詞
1. describes a face or person that shows a very wide smile, usually because of happ
咧嘴笑的
形容露出很開心的笑容
describes a face or person that shows a very wide smile, usually because of happiness, amusement, or sometimes embarrassment
The grinning child ran to show his grandmother the drawing he had made.
那個咧嘴笑的小孩跑過去把畫拿給奶奶看。
attributive use: grinning + noun (child)
Mei-Ling's grinning face appeared in the video call as she held up a graduation certificate.
Mei-Ling 咧嘴笑的臉出現在視訊通話中，手裡舉著畢業證書。
collocation: grinning face
A grinning photograph of the team hung on the office wall near the coffee machine.
一張團隊咧嘴笑的照片掛在辦公室咖啡機旁的牆上。
Everyone in the wedding photo was grinning from ear to ear.
婚禮照片中的每個人都笑得合不攏嘴。
The old man sat on the bench, grinning, as children played in the park.
老人坐在長椅上咧嘴笑著，看著孩子們在公園裡玩耍。
- frowning
showing unhappiness or disapproval with a downward-turned mouth
文法句型
grinning + noun
be + grinning
用法筆記
Also used in the fixed expression “grinning from ear to ear” to describe someone who is extremely happy.
grinning — 動詞
1. smiling widely with the mouth open, showing the teeth, usually because of happin
咧嘴笑
露出牙齒開心地笑
smiling widely with the mouth open, showing the teeth, usually because of happiness, amusement, or sometimes nervousness
What are you grinning about? Did something funny happen at lunch today?
你在笑什麼？今天午餐時發生了什麼好笑的事嗎？
question form: what are you grinning about
The little girl was grinning from ear to ear when she opened her birthday presents.
那個小女孩打開生日禮物時笑得合不攏嘴。
past continuous with idiom: grinning from ear to ear
Stop grinning and help me carry these boxes to the car.
別笑了，快來幫我把這些箱子搬到車上。
Arun was still grinning hours after winning the school spelling competition.
Arun 在贏得校內拼字比賽後，好幾個小時都還在咧嘴笑。
The babysitter could not help grinning when the toddler told a silly joke.
保母聽到學步兒講了個笨笑話，忍不住咧嘴笑了起來。
文法句型
be + grinning
grinning + adverb
用法筆記
This sense is the present participle / continuous form of the verb "grin." Use it to describe the action of smiling widely. Also used in the fixed expression "grinning from ear to ear" to describe extreme happiness.
grinning — 名詞
1. a very wide smile that shows the teeth, usually expressing happiness, amusement,
露齒笑容
咧嘴笑的動作或神情
a very wide smile that shows the teeth, usually expressing happiness, amusement, or sometimes embarrassment
The constant grinning during the ceremony made the photographer laugh.
典禮上不斷的咧嘴笑讓攝影師笑了出來。
grinning as subject with definite article
I could tell from Amara's grinning that she had exciting news to share.
我從 Amara 咧嘴笑的表情就能看出她有好消息要分享。
preposition + possessive + grinning
Sofia tried to hide her grinning behind her hand, but everyone noticed.
Sofia 想用手遮住咧嘴的笑容，但大家都看到了。
All the grinning in the holiday photo made it look like a truly happy moment.
這張假日照片中每個人都笑得露齒，看起來真是幸福的一刻。
Theo could not hide the grinning on his face after he won the award.
Theo 獲獎後臉上藏不住那燦爛的笑容。
- grin
the more common noun form; refers to one instance of the expression
文法句型
determiner + grinning
possessive + grinning
用法筆記
Used as a gerund or verbal noun. The countable noun “grin” (a single instance) is more common in everyday speech.