似笑非笑 meaning in English
a faint smile on one's face; a forced smile; a shadow of a smile; curl up the corner of one's mouth; with an attempt at a smile; with a spurious smile
Examples
- Senator donahue, with a half smile, put his paper down .
参议员唐纳休似笑非笑地放下了他的文件。 - "what a fool i am," she said at last, with something between a sob and a laugh .
“我有多傻，”最后她似哭非哭，似笑非笑地说。 - Yet for a long while he sat unmoving, his feet chilly in the dew, drank on the memory of her lost, half-smiling face .
可是他还呆呆地坐了很久，让两只脚在寒露里冻着，回味着她那迷惘的，似笑非笑的脸。 - " what a fool i am , " she said at last , with something between a sob and a laugh
“我有多傻， ”最后她似哭非哭，似笑非笑地说。 - Ever since the beginning of lunch he had seemed to be sleeping with open eyes and a vague smile on his lips
从午饭一开始，他似乎在睁着眼睛打盹儿，脸上似笑非笑。