1[intransitiveI]LAUGH to make sounds with your voice, usually while you are smiling, because you think something is funny 发出笑声,(大)笑
Maria looked at him and laughed.
玛丽亚看着他大笑起来。
laugh at/about
‘I didn’t know what I was doing, ’ she said, laughing at the memory.
“我做了什么自己都不知道。” 她说道,自嘲起自己的记忆力。
Tony was laughing so hard he had to steady himself on the table.
托尼笑得太厉害了,靠着桌子才能让自己站稳。
Nora laughed so much that she nearly cried.
诺拉笑得眼泪都快出来了。
laugh heartily/uproariously/hysterically etc (=laugh a lot) 开怀大笑/哄然大笑/歇斯底里地大笑等
The kids tumbled around on the floor, laughing hysterically.
孩子们狂笑着在地板上打滚。
He couldn’t help it; he burst out laughing (=suddenly started laughing).
他情不自禁地放声大笑起来。
laugh your head off 狂笑不已
He’s one of the few writers who can make me laugh out loud.
有几位作家能让我放声大笑,他是其中之一。
2[transitiveT]SAY/STATE to say something in a voice that shows you are amused 笑着说
‘You look ridiculous!’ Nick laughed.
“你看起来真可笑!” 尼克笑着说。
3not know whether to laugh or cryUPSETANNOYto feel upset or annoyed about something bad that has happened, but also able to see that there is something funny about it 哭笑不得
And when I couldn’t find the passports – honestly, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry!
而当我找不到护照的时候——说真的,我不知道该笑还是该哭!
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not know whether to laugh or cry• When the wholecake fell off the table, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
4don’t make me laughspokenNO used when someone has just told you something that is completely untrue, asked for something impossible etc 别开玩笑了
‘Can you finish this by tomorrow?’ ‘Don’t make me laugh.’
“你明天能做完吗?” “别开玩笑了。”
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don’t make me laugh• "Could you finish this by tomorrow?" "Don't make me laugh."
5no laughing matterinformalSERIOUS/NOT JOKING something serious that should not be joked about 严肃的事,不是闹着玩的事
It’s no laughing matter having to walk by a group of rowdy drunks every night just to get home.
每天晚上回家都得从一群吵吵闹闹的醉汉身边经过,可不是开玩笑的事。
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no laughing matter• Dole and his staff know that agediscrimination is no laughing matter.• But Dole and his staff know the age issue is no laughing matter.• But it is no laughing matter.• But the issue of physicians and their handwriting is no laughing matter.• I am a goutsufferer, and it's no laughing matter.• The second FleetStreetsensation was no laughing matter.• They looked as though they knew already that life was no laughing matter.• This Jell-O-head business is no laughing matter.• It is no laughing matter, however.
6be laughed out of court (also be laughed out of town/business etc American English)MAKE FUN OF if a person or idea is laughed out of court etc, the idea is not accepted because people think it is completely stupid 被一笑了之,被置之不理
We can’t propose that! We’d be laughed out of court!
7.you have to laughspokenFUNNY used to say that, even though a situation is annoying or disappointing, you can also see that there is something funny about it 还是值得一笑〔指尽管情况令人心烦或失望,但其中有些事还是很好笑〕
8.be laughing all the way to the bankinformalRICH to make a lot of money without making much effort 一路笑着去银行,轻松地赚到大钱
9.somebody will be laughing on the other side of their facespokenREGRET/FEEL SORRY used to say that although someone is happy or confident now, they will be in trouble later 某人将转笑为哭,某人将转喜为忧
10be laughingBritish EnglishBrE spoken informalHAPPYSATISFIED to be happy or in a good situation, for example because something has had a successful result for you 正高兴;正处于佳境
Well they paid me, didn’t they, so I’m laughing.
喏,他们付钱给我了,是不是,所以我正高兴着呢。
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be laughing• Initially, she claimed that when she left the gardens, Mrs McMullen was laughing and joking with McLean.• But Fatima was laughing and loving herself with crossed arms.• The eyes on her back were laughing at her, judging her.• Bill Shankly will be laughing somewhere up there as well.• Both men were laughing, then talking in lowervoices, and only snatchesdrifted to her now.• They are laughing, they are talking.• Late the next morning, Hickswas laughing to himself as he drove.• He was laughing with a group of femaletechnicians and did not seem to be aware that anything unusual had happened.
11laugh in somebody’s faceRUDE/IMPOLITEto behave towards someone in a way that shows that you do not respect them 当面嘲笑[取笑]某人
I told my sister what I thought, and she just laughed in my face.
我把我的想法告诉姐姐,她竟然当面嘲笑我。
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laugh in somebody’s face• I confronted my daughter, but she just laughed in my face.• If she warnedAce what her fatherexpected of him he'd laugh in her face.• If some one had told her what was going to happen she would have laughed in their face.• The next time you hear a native-born athletecomplain about adversity, remember Livan Hernandez and laugh in his face.• When I was four, I told my sister about the Creation, and she laughed in my face.• He mocksdeath, laughs in its face, and others of his ilklaugh in a chorus all around him.• Instead, have fun with our great £25,000 series of slump-busting contests and laugh in the face of Lamont.• This is the last in our great £25,000 series of slump-busting contests to help you laugh in the face of Lamont.• Ryan laughed in my face, which is what I expected.
12.laugh up your sleeveRUDE/IMPOLITEto be secretly happy, especially because you have played a trick on someone or criticized them without them knowing 暗笑,窃笑,偷笑
13laugh at somebody/somethingphrasal verbphr v
a)LAUGHto make unkind or funnyremarks about someone, because they have done or said something you think is stupid 嘲笑,取笑SYN tease
I’m afraid the other kids will laugh at me because I don’t understand.
我担心其他孩子会取笑我不懂。
b)SERIOUS/NOT JOKINGto seem not to care about something that most people would worry about 不在乎,漠视
Young offenders just laugh at this sort of sentence.
年轻的罪犯对这种判决根本不在乎。
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laugh at • Most of the animals like a bit of a giggle and the hyenas will laugh at anything.• Students who took the course were laughed at because their faces swelled up and they walked around with their heads in bandages.• I can't help laughing at him.• I saw him flush it down the toilet so that no-one will laugh at his spottychest in the showers!• Samantha spent the night laughing at me.• Today, I hear them laughing atreasonabledemands they would have previously paid.• Behind their departing backs, Ladislaw laughs at the incongruity of the engagedcouple.• If Cassie had not been so consumed by rage, she would have laughed at this last and patently childish remark.
14laugh something ↔ offphrasal verbphr vSERIOUS/NOT JOKINGto pretend that something is less serious than it really is by laughing or joking about it 用笑摆脱;对…一笑了之
Knox laughed off rumors that he would be running for mayor.
诺克斯对自己要竞选市长的传言一笑了之。
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laugh off• By this time Irene was emitting a steadygurgle of contentment, when she wasn't laughing her head off.• Louise: Ursula would have laughed her head off.• Joey stood in the door laughing his head off and Noreen peered over his shoulder, her hands over her mouth.• We laugh it off as a bunch of California New Age woo-woos playing with rocks.• She'd laughed her head off at his contribution to the couplet, and now she'd sent it in.• She had laughed it off, but I fancied she had found the situation embarrassing.• Old Warleigh would laugh his head off if I put reasons like that to him.• She laughed and rushed off, late, to her costume fitting.
COLLOCATIONS
nverbs
burst out laughing (=suddenly start laughing)
She looked at him and burst out laughing.
make somebody laugh
I like Ron, he makes me laugh.
begin/start to laugh
He suddenly began to laugh.
want to laugh (=to feel like laughing, even though it might be more polite not to)
He was so earnest that I wanted to laugh.
try not to laugh (=to not laugh, even though something is funny, because it would not be polite)
‘Are you all right?’ Amy said, trying not to laugh.
fall about laughingBritish EnglishBrE (=laugh a lot)
He saw the look on my face and he just fell about laughing.
nadverbs
laugh hysterically (=laugh so much that you cannot stop, because you find something extremely funny)
The people at the next table were laughing hysterically at us.
laugh heartily especially written (=laugh a lot)
Misha laughed heartily throughout the play.
laugh out loud/aloud (=laugh so that other people can hear you)
Some parts of the book were so funny that they made me laugh out loud.
phrases
laugh your head off (=laugh a lot) 狂笑不已
nThe audience laughed its head off all the way through.
nlaugh till you cry/laugh till the tears run down your face
He leaned back in his chair and laughed till the tears ran down his face.
THESAURUS
laugh to make sounds with your voice and move your face, because you think that something is funny 发出笑声,(大)笑
He looked so funny that we couldn’t stop laughing.
他看上去好滑稽,我们都忍不住大笑起来。
giggle to laugh quickly in a high voice, especially in a slightly silly way, or because you are nervous or embarrassed 〔因紧张或尴尬而〕咯咯笑,傻笑
A group of teenage girls were giggling in a corner.
一群十几岁的女孩子在角落里咯咯笑着。
She tends to giggle when she meets new people.
她遇见生人就会傻笑。
chuckle to laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about or reading something funny 低声轻笑,暗笑
He was chuckling to himself over an article in the paper.
他读着报上一篇文章,轻声笑了出来。
n‘We used to get up to all kinds of mischief.’ She chuckled at the memory.
sniggerBritish EnglishBrE, snickerAmerican EnglishAmE to laugh quietly in an unkind or unpleasant way, for example when someone is hurt or embarrassed 〔不怀好意地〕偷笑
Billy stood up and started to sing, and one or two people sniggered.
比利站起身开始唱歌,有一两个人偷偷地笑。
ntitter to laugh quietly in a high voice, especially about something that is rude or about sex, or is embarrassing for someone
As a nation we love to titter over politicians’ sex scandals.
schoolboys tittering over a magazine
roar with laughter to laugh very loudly, especially with a deep voice 放声大笑
I could hear my father roaring with laughter at something on TV.
我听见父亲被电视上的什么东西引得放声大笑。
shriek with laughter to laugh very loudly, especially with a high voice 尖声大笑
Patsy chased him down the stairs, shrieking with laughter.
帕齐尖声大笑,追着他跑下楼来。
howl with laughter to laugh very loudly – used especially about a group of people laughing together 〔尤指一群人〕狂笑
His plays have made audiences howl with laughter.
他的剧作总让观众狂笑。
in stitches laughing so much that you cannot stop 忍俊不禁
It was such a funny film – it had us all in stitches.
那部电影太好笑了,惹得我们笑个不停。
guffaw /ɡəˈfɔː $ -ˈfɒː/ to laugh very loudly and without trying to stop yourself 大笑不止
The audience guffawed at his nonstop jokes.
他的笑话一个接一个,观众笑声不断。
cackle to laugh loudly in an unpleasant way 刺耳地大笑
The old woman cackled at the trouble she was causing.
那老妇人惹下了麻烦,却嘎嘎大笑。
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laugh• "It won't even be cold when we get there, " Sabina laughed.• Mrs Meiers blamed me because I laughed.• I thought Dad would be angry, but he just laughed.• We just looked at each other and burst out laughing.• I couldn't understand what they were all laughing about.• I laughed all the way through the film.• Looking down, she saw him beside a bush, only halfconcealed, laughing at her face.• No-one laughed at his jokes.• Humans can be reduced to tears by tickling, but most of the time we laugh because of auditorycues.• Frankly, we don't know whether to laugh or cry.• We were laughing so hard we couldn't stop.
laugh at/about• Why should Willi always make himself look so ludicrous so that people laughed at him?• You can laugh at his sideburns.• He can laugh about his strangecircumstances and at himself.• When Gyggle first explained this experiment to me I almost laughed at how facile it was.• But most of all, children laugh at jokes that are a play on words.• She is laughing at our ignorance.• I can laugh about Santana, but he embarrassed me and it cost me.• Everybody laughed at the joke.• You get him and the classlaughing at you.
laugh2 ●●●S3 noun
1LAUGH[countableC] the act of laughing or the sound you make when you laugh 笑;笑声
He gave a short laugh.
他笑了一声。
with a laugh
‘What a mess!’ she said, with a laugh.
“多乱啊!” 她笑了一声说道。
2[countableC] if something is a laugh, you have fun and enjoy yourself when you are doing it 开心愉快的事
We all went to the beach last night – it was a really good laugh.
昨晚我们都去海滩了——真好玩啊。
The other campers were nice, and we had a great laugh together.
其他几个露营者人很好,我们一起玩得很开心。
It was a great holiday with lots of laughs.
假期很愉快,有许多好玩的事。
3somebody is a (good) laughBritish EnglishBrEFUNNY used to say that someone is amusing and fun to be with 某人很有趣
I like Peter – he’s a good laugh.
我喜欢彼得——他这人很风趣幽默。
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somebody is a (good) laugh• I notice Harding is collapsed beside McMurphy and is laughs ing too.• Dennis is laughing, head held back.• What you want to do is laugh, but everyone is afraid to laugh.• Her head is thrown back, and she is laughing.• Across the room, a table of young men in fitted shirtsis laughing heartily and splashing out wine.• I can't understand what is said, but one of the techniciansis laughing.• The banter between us is a laugh.
4for laughs (also for a laughBritish EnglishBrE) for fun 为了好玩
We took the hot-air balloon ride, just for laughs.
5that’s a laughspoken used to say that something is silly or unlikely 简直是笑话〔用于表示某事荒唐或不可能〕
Me? Star in a film? That’s a laugh.
我?主演一部电影?简直是笑话。
6have the last laughto finally be successful, win an argument etc, after other people have earlier criticized you, defeated you etc 笑到最后,取得最后成功[胜利]
Men make jokes about women drivers, but women have the last laugh – their insurance rates are cheaper.
男人嘲笑女人开车,但是笑到最后的却是女人她们的保费更低。
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have the last laugh• Yet women drivershave the last laugh.• Boy did he have the last laugh.• Holding a rollingpin and determined to have the last laugh.
7.be a laugh a minuteinformalFUNNY to be very funny – sometimes used humorously to mean that someone or something is not at all funny 有趣,很好笑〔有时幽默地形容十分无趣〕
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verbs
give/let out a laugh 大笑
She gave a loud laugh.
她大声笑起来。
get a laugh (also draw a laughBritish EnglishBrE written) (=be laughed at) 获得笑声
Most of his jokes didn’t even get a laugh.
他的大部分笑话甚至没人发笑。
get a laugh out of somebody (=make someone laugh) 让某人发笑
I always managed to get a laugh out of my audience.
我总是能够逗观众发笑。
have a laugh about/at/over something (=laugh about something) 为某事物发笑
The farmer had a good laugh at our attempts to catch the horse.
我们费尽气力想抓住那匹马,惹得那农场主哈哈大笑。
I could use a laugh (=I want to hear something funny to cheer me up) 让我开心开心
Tell me what she said - I could use a laugh.
告诉我她说了些什么——让我开心开心。
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + laugh
a good laugh 好笑
We all got a good laugh out of it later.
后来我们都觉得它很好笑。
a big laugh 大笑
There was a big laugh from the crowd.
人群一阵大笑。
a short/little/small laugh 笑了笑
He let out a nervous little laugh.
他紧张地笑了笑。
a loud/soft laugh 大声/轻声的笑
nHe let out a loud laugh when he heard what had happened.
a belly laugh (=a deep loud laugh) 捧腹大笑
nIt’s the kind of comedy that raises a smile rather than a belly laugh.
na hearty laugh (=a loud laugh that shows you really enjoyed something)
With a hearty laugh, he began to tell the story.
na nervous laugh
‘Don’t be silly, ’ she said with a nervous laugh.
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laugh• "She says she'll be here early to help." "That's a laugh."• She gave a little nervous laugh and glanced towards Robyn.
1sound/act of laughing笑聲;笑ADJECTIVE | VERB + LAUGH | LAUGH + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤loud高聲的笑▸➤light, little, short, slight, small, soft輕聲的笑;短促的笑;輕柔的笑▸➤deep, low, rich深沉的/低沉的/渾厚的笑聲▸➤big, good, great大笑◇The last joke got the biggest laugh.最後一個笑話引起哄堂大笑。➤belly, booming, hearty捧腹大笑;低沉有力的笑;縱情大笑▸➤harsh, shrill尖銳的/刺耳的笑聲▸➤barking, husky, throaty呵呵大笑;沙啞的笑聲;嘶啞的笑聲➤sexy性感的笑聲◇He laughed that warm, sexy laugh.他發出了那種親切、性感的笑聲。➤tinkling銀鈴般的笑聲▸➤amused, delighted被逗樂的笑;愉快的笑▸➤embarrassed, nervous, shaky尷尬的笑;不安的笑;顫聲笑▸➤bitter, cynical, derisive, dry, fake, forced, hollow, humourless/humorless, mirthless, mocking, rueful, sarcastic, scornful, wry苦笑;憤世嫉俗的笑;嘲弄的笑;冷笑;假笑;勉強的笑;虛偽的笑;缺乏幽默的笑;鬱悶的笑;愚弄的笑;悔恨的笑;諷刺的笑;輕蔑的笑;揶揄的笑◇She forced a bitter laugh.她勉強擠出一絲苦笑。➤genuine真誠的笑◇Nick responded with a genuine laugh.尼克報以真誠的笑聲。➤cruel, evil, sinister殘忍的/邪惡的/陰險的笑(聲)◇The man laughed, a harsh, evil laugh.那個男人笑了,笑聲刺耳、邪惡。➤cheap廉價的笑◇This movie is too intent upon getting cheap laughs.這部電影太專注於博取廉價的笑聲了。➤infectious有感染力的笑VERB + LAUGH➤give, laugh, let out大笑;發出笑聲◇He gave a short, amused laugh.他被逗樂了,短促地大笑一聲。◇She laughed a hollow laugh then fell silent.她乾笑一聲,接着陷入了沉默。➤have發出笑聲➤share一起笑◇We all shared a good laugh.我們都笑得很開懷。➤force, manage勉強一笑➤bite back, choke back, hold back, smother, stifle, suppress憋住笑;忍住笑;抑制住笑◇She tried to suppress a laugh, but ended up giggling anyway.她使勁想忍住不笑,但最終還是咯咯笑出聲來。➤enjoy, like喜歡笑◇He enjoys a good laugh.他喜歡盡情地笑。➤draw, earn, get, raise (BrE) 使人大笑;贏得笑聲;博得笑聲◇That earned a laugh from everyone.那一下子把每個人都逗笑了。◇Few of his jokes got a laugh.他的笑話沒幾個能把人逗笑。◇She got a laugh out of Jack.她被傑克逗笑了。➤hear聽到笑聲LAUGH + VERB➤escape sb某人不由得笑出來◇A small laugh escaped her.她不由得輕笑一聲。➤ring out笑聲響起◇A laugh rang out behind me.一陣笑聲從我背後響了起來。PREPOSITION➤for a laugh為了好玩兒◇She dyed her hair green just for a laugh.她把頭髮染成綠色只是為了好玩兒。➤with a laugh笑着◇He left the room with a cynical laugh.他嘲弄地笑着離開了房間。➤laugh about, laugh at因⋯笑◇We all had a great laugh about it when we got home.我們回家後都為此大笑了一通。➤laugh over由於⋯笑◇I had a good laugh over that one.我為那件事笑了好一陣。PHRASES➤be good for a laugh引人發笑◇Paula's always good for a laugh (= always amusing).葆拉總是能惹大家笑。➤have the last laugh獲得最後的勝利◇We'll have the last laugh if she finds out that you're the one who played the trick.如果她發現是你耍的花招,我們就是最後的贏家了。➤a laugh at sb's expense拿某人開心◇Oh yes, very funny-have your laugh at my expense!噢,是的,非常好笑 - 把你的快樂建立在我的痛苦之上!➤the laugh is on sb (= sb looks ridiculous after they have tried to make fun of sb else)某人取笑他人不成反被笑➤play sb/sth for laughs拿⋯逗趣◇She seemed unsure of whether to play her role seriously or for laughs.她似乎拿不準是該嚴肅地扮演角色還是該以玩笑處之。laugh
noun²
2sb/sth that is amusing笑料ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤good, great, real極其引人發笑的人/事PHRASES➤a barrel of laughs, a bit of a laugh, a laugh a minute (= very funny)非常好笑;有點兒好笑;很好笑laugh
verb
ADVERB | VERB + LAUGH | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤aloud, loudly, out loud笑出聲;大聲笑◇It looked so funny that I almost laughed out loud.太滑稽了,我差點兒放聲大笑起來。➤gently, inwardly, lightly, quietly, silently, softly, under your breath輕聲笑;暗自地笑;低聲笑▸➤deeply, hard, heartily, a lot, really, uproariously開懷大笑;放聲大笑◇I have not heard an audience laugh so hard for a long time.我從沒聽到過觀眾笑得這麼厲害而且這麼久。◇He laughed heartily at his own joke.他被自己的笑話逗得開懷大笑。➤just, merely, simply只是笑笑◇I thought she would be angry but she just laughed.我本以為她會生氣,可她只是笑了笑。➤almost差點兒笑出來▸➤briefly, a little, shakily, sheepishly, shortly, slightly, weakly短促地笑;笑了一下;笑得顫抖起來;羞怯地笑;微微地笑;無力地笑◇She laughed slightly as she saw my expression.看到我的表情,她微微笑了笑。➤suddenly突然笑▸➤easily, freely容易笑;自在地笑◇She smiles and laughs easily.她很容易笑。➤openly, outright直率地笑▸➤helplessly, uncontrollably不由自主地笑▸➤cheerfully, delightedly, happily, merrily歡快地笑;欣喜地笑;開心地笑▸➤hysterically歇斯底里地笑▸➤nervously, uneasily緊張地笑;不自在地笑◇I laughed uneasily, trying to make light of the moment.我不自在地笑了笑,試圖輕鬆對待這一刻。➤politely禮貌地笑➤good-naturedly和藹地笑◇Emilio tilted his head back and laughed good-naturedly.埃米利奧向後歪了歪頭,和藹地笑了。➤incredulously, in disbelief懷疑地笑➤triumphantly得意地笑▸➤bitterly, coldly, cynically, derisively, drily, evilly, grimly, harshly, hollowly, humourlessly/humorlessly, mirthlessly, mockingly, ruefully, sarcastically, scornfully, wickedly, wryly苦笑;冷笑;憤世嫉俗地笑;嘲弄地笑;冷淡地笑;邪惡地笑;嚴肅地笑;刺耳地笑;虛偽地笑;缺乏幽默地笑;愁苦地笑;嘲諷地笑;悔恨地笑;譏諷地笑;輕蔑地笑;惡毒地笑;挖苦地笑◇He realized how he had been fooled, and laughed bitterly.他明白了自己是怎麼被愚弄的,苦笑起來。➤insanely, madly, maniacally, manically瘋癲地笑;瘋狂地笑;狂笑▸➤together一起笑◇They were talking and laughing together.他們在一起有說有笑。VERB + LAUGH➤have to, want to不得不笑;想笑◇He looked so funny I just had to laugh.他的樣子太滑稽了,我不由得笑了。➤begin to, start to開始笑▸➤try not to盡量不笑◇I was watching them and trying not to laugh.我注視着他們,盡量不笑出來。➤learn to學會笑◇Don't take life too seriously. Learn to laugh at yourself.對待生活不要太過嚴肅,要學會自嘲。➤make sb使某人笑◇He pulled a funny face to make us laugh.他做了個鬼臉逗我們笑。➤hear sb聽見某人笑◇I heard him suddenly laugh aloud.我聽見他突然大笑起來。PREPOSITION➤about為⋯而笑◇Tomorrow you'll be able to laugh about this.明天你就會覺得這件事好笑了。➤at因⋯而笑◇The audience laughed at her jokes.觀眾被她的笑話逗樂了。➤in由於⋯發笑◇Sam shook her head, laughing in amusement.薩姆搖了搖頭,樂得笑了起來。➤over因⋯發笑◇We were laughing over some joke Bentley had told.我們當時正因為本特利說的笑話在笑呢。➤with和⋯一起笑◇She spent time talking and laughing with the children.她花時間和孩子們在一起說說笑笑。◇Trent almost laughed with relief.特倫特如釋重負,幾乎笑出聲來。PHRASES➤burst out laughing, bust out laughing (NAmE) 突然大笑➤can't help laughing, can't stop laughing情不自禁地笑;笑得停不下來◇She was fooling around and we couldn't stop laughing.她搞怪逗趣,引得我們笑個不停。➤fall about laughing (BrE) 哄然大笑◇It was so funny we just fell about laughing.太有趣了,我們忍不住哄然大笑。➤find yourself laughing不知不覺地笑50/AmE>150:pooler-->◇He laughed, and she found herself laughing with him.他笑了,她也不知不覺地一起笑了。➤start laughing笑起來◇Vivian started laughing hysterically.維維安歇斯底里地笑了起來。➤stop laughing停止笑
laugh ♦︎ giggle ♦︎ chuckle ♦︎ crack up ♦︎ snigger ♦︎ snicker ♦︎ roar ♦︎ be/have sb in stitches ♦︎ titterThese words all mean to make the sounds and movements of your face that show that you think sth is funny.这些词均表示出声地笑。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to laugh / giggle / chuckle / snigger / snicker / roar / titter at sth◆to laugh / giggle / chuckle / snigger / snicker / titter about / over sth◆to laugh / giggle / chuckle / snigger / snicker / roar with pleasure / amusement, etc.◆to make sb laugh / giggle / chuckle / crack up / snigger / snicker / roar / titter◆to giggle / chuckle to yourself◆to giggle / chuckle softly / quietly◆to giggle / titter nervously■laugh [intransitive] to make the sounds and movements of your face that show you are happy or think sth is funny(因高兴或觉得滑稽)笑,发笑◆It was so funny I laughed out loud.太滑稽了,我笑出声来。◆You never laugh at my jokes!你听了我的笑话从来都不笑!◆He burst out laughing(= suddenly started laughing).他突然大笑起来。▸laugh
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[countable] ◆to give a short / harsh / bitter / nervous laugh发出短促/刺耳/苦涩/紧张的笑声◆His first joke got the biggest laugh of the night.他讲的第一个笑话博得了当晚最开怀的笑声。▸laughter
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[uncountable] ◆He threw back his head and roared with laughter.他猛地仰起头放声大笑起来。■giggle ˈgɪgl [intransitive] to laugh in a silly way because you are amused, embarrassed or nervous(因觉得有趣、窘迫或紧张)咯咯地笑;傻笑◆The girls giggled at the joke.女孩子们被这笑话逗得咯咯直笑。◆She giggled with delight.她高兴得直傻笑。▸giggle
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[countable] ◆She gave a nervous giggle.她紧张地傻笑起来。■chuckle ˈtʃʌkl [intransitive] (especiallywritten) to laugh quietly低声轻笑;轻声地笑◆George chuckled at the memory.乔治想起这件事就暗自发笑。▸chuckle
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[countable] ◆She gave a chuckle of delight.她高兴得轻笑出来。■ˌcrack ˈup
phrasal verb
(informal) to start laughing a lot开始大笑起来◆He walked in and everyone just cracked up.他一走进来,所有人都捧腹大笑起来。■snigger [intransitive] (especially BrE, ratherinformal) to laugh in a quiet unpleasant way, especially at sth rude or at sb's problems or mistakes(尤指对粗鲁的事或某人出错)窃笑,暗笑◆What are you sniggering at?你在偷偷笑什么呢?■snicker [intransitive] (NAmE, ratherinformal) to snigger窃笑;暗笑◆Although his friends snickered, they were still impressed.虽然他的朋友们暗自发笑,可他们还是被打动了。■roar rɔː(r) [intransitive] (ratherinformal) to laugh very loudly哈哈大笑;放声大笑◆It made them roar with laughter.这使他们放声大笑起来。◆He looked so funny, we all roared.他看上去那么滑稽,我们都哈哈大笑起来。ⓘ Roar is often used to talk about groups of people laughing together. It is more informal on its own than when it is used in the phrase roar with laughter. * roar常指众人一起哈哈大笑,单独使用这个词不如短语roar with laughter正式。▸roar
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[countable] ◆The crowd burst into roars of laughter.人群里突然爆发出一阵大笑。■be sb in ˈstitches■have sb in ˈstitches
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(ratherinformal) to laugh a lot; to make sb laugh a lot大笑不止;(使人)笑破肚皮◆We were all in stitches from the beginning to the end of the play.我们看那出戏时从头到尾笑个不停。◆The play had us in stitches.那出戏让我们笑得前仰后合。■titter [intransitive] to laugh quietly, especially because you are embarrassed or nervous(尤指因尴尬或紧张)傻笑,窃笑,嗤嗤地笑◆There was an embarrassing pause on stage and the audience began to titter.舞台上出现了令人尴尬的冷场,于是观众开始窃笑起来。