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smile

/smaɪl/

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variant 1: smiled
variant 2: smiles
variant 3: smiling

1 · noun

smile; to smile

微笑

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She smiles and says good morning to her colleagues whenever she enters the office.

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她每天进办公室都会微笑着向同事说早安。

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