日常交流中，我们常遇到“做鬼脸”的表达——论是孩子逗笑时的调皮动作，大人表达嫌弃的小细节，还是场景里的生动瞬间，英语里对应的说法其实有几种常见表达，能准确对应不同情境。
最基础也最常用的是“make a face”，复数形式“make faces”。比如，朋友递来一颗据说“很特别”的糖，你尝了一口发现味道奇怪，皱起鼻子、轻轻吐舌头——“I made a face when I tasted the weird candy my friend gave me.” 再比如，课堂上老师点了走神的学生回答问题，学生紧张得攥着笔，趁老师转身写板书时悄悄做了个鬼脸：“The student made a face behind the teacher’s back when he was called on.” 复数的用法更常见在群体场景，比如一群孩子在公园玩，拿着落叶互相逗弄，做鬼脸打闹：“Kids made faces at each other while chasing each other across the lawn.”
和“make a face”可换用的还有“pull a face”“pull faces”，在英式英语里更常用。比如，妈妈把刚煮好的胡萝卜递给孩子，孩子噘着嘴、皱起眉头——“The child pulled a face when his mom asked him to eat the steamed carrots.” 两个表哥凑在一起看搞笑视频时，也会对着屏幕的丑角“pull faces”，一边笑一边学屏幕里的表情：“The two cousins pulled faces and laughed loudly at the silly character in the video.”
还有一个表达“grimace”，更偏向因痛苦、厌恶或强烈的不适而做的鬼脸，不是玩笑式的调皮动作。比如，有人不小心撞到桌子角，腿疼得直皱眉、抿紧嘴唇——“He grimaced in pain after hitting his leg against the corner of the table.” 医生给病人打针时，病人咬紧牙、眼睛紧闭，也会用这个词：“She grimaced as the nurse pushed the needle into her arm.” 这个词不用复数，更侧重单一的、因负面情绪引发的表情。
这些表达各有侧重：“make a face/pull a face”覆盖日常大部分调皮、嫌弃的场景；“grimace”则针对痛苦、不适的具体反应，根据具体情境选择就能准确传达“做鬼脸”的意思。