1[intransitiveI]LAUGH to make sounds with your voice, usually while you are smiling, because you think something is funny 發出笑聲,(大)笑
Maria looked at him and laughed.
瑪麗亞看着他大笑起來。
laugh at/about
‘I didn’t know what I was doing, ’ she said, laughing at the memory.
“我做了什麽自己都不知道。” 她說道,自嘲起自己的記憶力。
Tony was laughing so hard he had to steady himself on the table.
托尼笑得太厲害了,靠着桌子才能讓自己站穩。
Nora laughed so much that she nearly cried.
諾拉笑得眼淚都快出來了。
laugh heartily/uproariously/hysterically etc (=laugh a lot) 開懷大笑/哄然大笑/歇斯底裏地大笑等
The kids tumbled around on the floor, laughing hysterically.
孩子們狂笑着在地板上打滾。
He couldn’t help it; he burst out laughing (=suddenly started laughing).
他情不自禁地放聲大笑起來。
laugh your head off 狂笑不已
He’s one of the few writers who can make me laugh out loud.
有幾位作家能讓我放聲大笑,他是其中之一。
2[transitiveT]SAY/STATE to say something in a voice that shows you are amused 笑着說
‘You look ridiculous!’ Nick laughed.
“你看起來真可笑!” 尼克笑着說。
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!
而當我找不到護照的時候——說真的,我不知道該笑還是該哭!
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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 别開玩笑了
‘Can you finish this by tomorrow?’ ‘Don’t make me laugh.’
“你明天能做完嗎?” “别開玩笑了。”
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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 嚴肅的事,不是鬧着玩的事
It’s no laughing matter having to walk by a group of rowdy drunks every night just to get home.
每天晚上回家都得從一群吵吵鬧鬧的醉漢身邊經過,可不是開玩笑的事。
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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 還是值得一笑〔指盡管情況令人心煩或失望,但其中有些事還是很好笑〕
8.be laughing all the way to the bankinformalRICH to make a lot of money without making much effort 一路笑着去銀行,輕鬆地賺到大錢
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 某人將轉笑爲哭,某人將轉喜爲憂
10be laughingBritish EnglishBrE spoken informalHAPPYSATISFIED to be happy or in a good situation, for example because something has had a successful result for you 正高興;正處於佳境
Well they paid me, didn’t they, so I’m laughing.
喏,他們付錢給我了,是不是,所以我正高興着呢。
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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 當面嘲笑[取笑]某人
I told my sister what I thought, and she just laughed in my face.
我把我的想法告訴姐姐,她竟然當面嘲笑我。
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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,竊笑,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.
我擔心其他孩子會取笑我不懂。
b)SERIOUS/NOT JOKINGto seem not to care about something that most people would worry about 不在乎,漠視
Young offenders just laugh at this sort of sentence.
年輕的罪犯對這種判決根本不在乎。
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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 用笑擺脫;對…一笑了之
Knox laughed off rumors that he would be running for mayor.
諾克斯對自己要競選市長的傳言一笑了之。
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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 發出笑聲,(大)笑
He looked so funny that we couldn’t stop laughing.
他看上去好滑稽,我們都忍不住大笑起來。
giggle to laugh quickly in a high voice, especially in a slightly silly way, or because you are nervous or embarrassed 〔因緊張或尴尬而〕咯咯笑,傻笑
A group of teenage girls were giggling in a corner.
一群十幾歲的女孩子在角落裏咯咯笑着。
She tends to giggle when she meets new people.
她遇見生人就會傻笑。
chuckle to laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about or reading something funny 低聲輕笑,暗笑
He was chuckling to himself over an article in the paper.
他讀着報上一篇文章,輕聲笑了出來。
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 〔不懷好意地〕偷笑
Billy stood up and started to sing, and one or two people sniggered.
比利站起身開始唱歌,有一兩個人偷偷地笑。
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 放聲大笑
I could hear my father roaring with laughter at something on TV.
我聽見父親被電視上的什麽東西引得放聲大笑。
shriek with laughter to laugh very loudly, especially with a high voice 尖聲大笑
Patsy chased him down the stairs, shrieking with laughter.
帕齊尖聲大笑,追着他跑下樓來。
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.
他的劇作總讓觀衆狂笑。
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.
那部電影太好笑了,惹得我們笑個不停。
guffaw /ɡəˈfɔː $ -ˈfɒː/ to laugh very loudly and without trying to stop yourself 大笑不止
The audience guffawed at his nonstop jokes.
他的笑話一個接一個,觀衆笑聲不斷。
cackle to laugh loudly in an unpleasant way 刺耳地大笑
The old woman cackled at the trouble she was causing.
那老婦人惹下了麻煩,卻嘎嘎大笑。
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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;笑聲
He gave a short laugh.
他笑了一聲。
with a laugh
‘What a mess!’ she said, with a laugh.
“多亂啊!” 她笑了一聲說道。
2[countableC] if something is a laugh, you have fun and enjoy yourself when you are doing it 開心愉快的事
We all went to the beach last night – it was a really good laugh.
昨晚我們都去海灘了——真好玩啊。
The other campers were nice, and we had a great laugh together.
其他幾個露營者人很好,我們一起玩得很開心。
It was a great holiday with lots of laughs.
假期很愉快,有許多好玩的事。
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.
我喜歡彼得——他這人很風趣幽默。
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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 爲了好玩
We took the hot-air balloon ride, just for laughs.
5that’s a laughspoken used to say that something is silly or unlikely 簡直是笑話〔用於表示某事荒唐或不可能〕
Me? Star in a film? That’s a laugh.
我?主演一部電影?簡直是笑話。
6have the last laughto finally be successful, win an argument etc, after other people have earlier criticized you, defeated you etc 笑到最後,取得最後成功[勝利]
Men make jokes about women drivers, but women have the last laugh – their insurance rates are cheaper.
男人嘲笑女人開車,但是笑到最後的卻是女人她們的保費更低。
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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〔有時幽默地形容十分無趣〕
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verbs
give/let out a laugh 大笑
She gave a loud laugh.
她大聲笑起來。
get a laugh (also draw a laughBritish EnglishBrE written) (=be laughed at) 獲得笑聲
Most of his jokes didn’t even get a laugh.
他的大部分笑話甚至沒人發笑。
get a laugh out of somebody (=make someone laugh) 讓某人發笑
I always managed to get a laugh out of my audience.
我總是能夠逗觀衆發笑。
have a laugh about/at/over something (=laugh about something) 爲某事物發笑
The farmer had a good laugh at our attempts to catch the horse.
我們費盡氣力想抓住那匹馬,惹得那農場主哈哈大笑。
I could use a laugh (=I want to hear something funny to cheer me up) 讓我開心開心
Tell me what she said - I could use a laugh.
告訴我她說了些什麽——讓我開心開心。
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + laugh
a good laugh 好笑
We all got a good laugh out of it later.
後來我們都覺得它很好笑。
a big laugh 大笑
There was a big laugh from the crowd.
人群一陣大笑。
a short/little/small laugh 笑了笑
He let out a nervous little laugh.
他緊張地笑了笑。
a loud/soft laugh 大聲/輕聲的笑
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歇斯底裏地笑▸➤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.維維安歇斯底裏地笑了起來。➤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.這些詞均表示出聲地笑。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(因高興或覺得滑稽)笑,發笑◆It was so funny I laughed out loud.太滑稽了,我笑出聲來。◆You never laugh at my jokes!你聽了我的笑話從來都不笑!◆He burst out laughing(= suddenly started laughing).他突然大笑起來。▸laugh
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[countable] ◆to give a short / harsh / bitter / nervous laugh發出短促/刺耳/苦澀/緊張的笑聲◆His first joke got the biggest laugh of the night.他講的第一個笑話博得了當晚最開懷的笑聲。▸laughter
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[uncountable] ◆He threw back his head and roared with laughter.他猛地仰起頭放聲大笑起來。■giggle ˈgɪgl [intransitive] to laugh in a silly way because you are amused, embarrassed or nervous(因覺得有趣、窘迫或緊張)咯咯地笑;傻笑◆The girls giggled at the joke.女孩子們被這笑話逗得咯咯直笑。◆She giggled with delight.她高興得直傻笑。▸giggle
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[countable] ◆She gave a nervous giggle.她緊張地傻笑起來。■chuckle ˈtʃʌkl [intransitive] (especiallywritten) to laugh quietly低聲輕笑;輕聲地笑◆George chuckled at the memory.喬治想起這件事就暗自發笑。▸chuckle
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[countable] ◆She gave a chuckle of delight.她高興得輕笑出來。■ˌcrack ˈup
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(informal) to start laughing a lot開始大笑起來◆He walked in and everyone just cracked up.他一走進來,所有人都捧腹大笑起來。■snigger [intransitive] (especially BrE, ratherinformal) to laugh in a quiet unpleasant way, especially at sth rude or at sb's problems or mistakes(尤指對粗魯的事或某人出錯)竊笑,暗笑◆What are you sniggering at?你在偷偷笑什麽呢?■snicker [intransitive] (NAmE, ratherinformal) to snigger竊笑;暗笑◆Although his friends snickered, they were still impressed.雖然他的朋友們暗自發笑,可他們還是被打動了。■roar rɔː(r) [intransitive] (ratherinformal) to laugh very loudly哈哈大笑;放聲大笑◆It made them roar with laughter.這使他們放聲大笑起來。◆He looked so funny, we all roared.他看上去那麽滑稽,我們都哈哈大笑起來。ⓘ 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常指衆人一起哈哈大笑,單獨使用這個詞不如短語roar with laughter正式。▸roar
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[countable] ◆The crowd burst into roars of laughter.人群裏突然爆發出一陣大笑。■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.我們看那出戲時從頭到尾笑個不停。◆The play had us in stitches.那出戲讓我們笑得前仰後合。■titter [intransitive] to laugh quietly, especially because you are embarrassed or nervous(尤指因尴尬或緊張)傻笑,竊笑,嗤嗤地笑◆There was an embarrassing pause on stage and the audience began to titter.舞台上出現了令人尴尬的冷場,於是觀衆開始竊笑起來。