chuckle• "Do you remember when Michelle fell in the river?" Morgan chuckled.• Footbridgescross and recross Ashland Creek, which chuckles along the length of the park.• The doctorchuckled and probed, digging and piercing, as he lectured.• Coulter chuckled and shook his head.• Hankchuckled, and then winced when he moved his head suddenly.• Father van Exem chuckled loudly as he continued his tale.• But even as she chuckled, Phoebe knew now that this was not fair.• Simon sat reading a magazine, chuckling to himself.• I remember him chuckling when he told me about the big farm men who came to have their teethextracted.• Fashioncriticschuckled when Ronald Reagan wore his brownsuits while president.• His eyes searching hers from very close quarters, he chuckled when she hastily lowered her lashes.
Originchuckle
(1500-1600)chuck“to cluck”((14-19 centuries)), from the sound
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHUCKLE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤light, little, quiet, slight, soft輕聲的笑;悄聲的笑▸➤deep, low低沉的笑;低聲笑➤hearty開懷的輕聲笑➤good愉快的輕聲笑➤amused, nervous被逗樂的咯咯笑;緊張的低聲笑VERB + CHUCKLE➤give, have, let out發出輕笑聲◇She gave a little chuckle.她小聲地笑了笑。➤draw, elicit, get引起輕笑聲◇He got a chuckle from a few members of the audience.觀眾中有幾個人對他發出輕笑。➤hold back, stifle, suppress忍住輕笑聲▸➤hear聽到輕笑聲PREPOSITION➤with a chuckle輕笑着◇'I was only kidding!' he said with a low chuckle.“我只是開玩笑!”他低聲笑着說。➤chuckle about, chuckle over因⋯的暗笑◇We had a good chuckle over the whole thing.我們為整個事情偷笑了好一陣兒。chuckle
verb
ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤lightly, quietly, slightly, softly輕聲地笑;悄聲地笑➤heartily開心地輕聲笑➤nervously緊張地輕聲笑PREPOSITION➤about, over因為⋯而輕聲笑◇She was still chuckling about the story the next day.第二天她想起那個故事還在暗自發笑呢。➤at由於⋯而暗笑◇He chuckled at the thought of the two of them stuck in the snow.想到他們兩個困在雪中的情景,他就暗自發笑。PHRASES➤chuckle to yourself暗自發笑◇She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look.想起他那震驚的表情,她就暗自發笑。