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挤笑脸
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Collocation
1
挤（不）出笑脸
2
只好挤笑脸
3
不得不挤笑脸
4
挤挤笑脸
5
使劲儿挤笑脸
6
强挤笑脸
7
拼命挤笑脸
Definition
挤笑脸
Literally means:
crowded smiling face
Actually means:
force a smile
It figuratively means one does not feel like smiling, but has to pose as smiling. It connotes a sense of reluctance.
形容本来不想笑，但是又不得不装出笑的样子。含有十分不情愿的意味。
Example
Used as predicate and can have other words in between. (作谓语，中间可插入别的词语)
1
Zhè
这
liǎng
两
tiān
天
tā
他
xīnshìchóngchóng
心事重重
,
yī
一
diǎn
点
yě
也
gāoxìng
高兴
bù
不
qǐlai
起来
,
kěshì
可是
jiālǐ
家里
lái
来
le
了
kèrén
客人
,
zhǐhǎo
只好
jiàng
强
jǐ
挤
xiàoliǎn
笑脸
lái
来
zhāohu
招呼
。
These two days he had a lot of heart, not happy at all, but the guests came at home, had to squeeze a smile to say hello.
2
Tā
他
zhège
这个
rén
人
xǐnùāiyuè
喜怒哀乐
dōu
都
xiě
写
zài
在
liǎnshàng
脸上
,
bù
不
kāixīn
开心
de
的
shíhou
时候
shì
是
juéduì
绝对
jǐ
挤
bù
不
chū
出
xiàoliǎn
笑脸
de
的
。
He was a man of joy and sorrow written on his face, and when he was unhappy, he could never squeeze a smile out of his face.
3
Péi
陪
zhāo
着
māma
妈妈
hòujī
候机
de
的
shíhou
时候
,
línglíng
玲玲
jiàngrěn
强忍
zhuó
着
yǎnlèi
眼泪
jǐ
挤
xiàoliǎn
笑脸
,
yīnwèi
因为
māma
妈妈
yī
一
zǒu
走
yòu
又
shì
是
hǎojǐ
好几
gè
个
yuè
月
。
Accompanying her mother waiting for the plane, Lingling forced to hold back tears and squeeze smile face, because her mother left for several months.