A dozen people were watching her, smirking at her discomfort.是什么意思？

A dozen people were watching her, smirking at her discomfort.

有十来个人在看着她，对她不安的样子幸灾乐祸地笑着。

dozen

n. （一）打，十二个；adj. 一打的；

例句
A dozen inmates have absconded from Forest Jail in the past year.
去年共有12名犯人从福雷斯特监狱逃脱。

people

n. 人，人类，居民，人民，种族；vt. 居住于，布满，使住满人，在…殖民，把动物放养在；

例句
Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

watching

n. 观察，看守，注意，监视；

例句
He was standing a bit apart from the rest of us, watching us...
他站在离我们其余人不远的地方，看着我们。

her

pron. (she的宾格)她，(she的所有格)她的，她，指某个国家，（一艘）船；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

smirking

v. 傻笑( smirk的现在分词 )；

例句
A dozen people were watching her, smirking at her discomfort.
有十来个人在看着她，对她不安的样子幸灾乐祸地笑着。

at

prep. （表示位置）在，在（某时间或时刻），以，达， 向，朝；n. 阿特（老挝辅币单位，100 阿特 = 1 基普）；

例句
Prices start at £13.95 a metre for printed cotton...
印花棉布以每米13.95英镑的价格起售。

discomfort

n. 不舒适，不舒服，不安，不方便，苦

例句
He sings with the strained discomfort of someone whose voice hasn't quite broken.
他唱得很拘谨，声音听起来像是某个还没完全变声的男孩。