chuckle
chuckle 英 [ˈtʃʌkl] 美 [ˈtʃʌkəl]
vi. 咯咯的笑，轻声地笑 n. 轻笑，窃笑 vt. 轻声笑着表示
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- Chuckle is as fun to say as it is to do. In fact, just the sound of the word chuckle may make you feeling like chuckling, or laughing softly.
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- vi. 咯咯的笑，轻声地笑
- n. 轻笑，窃笑
- vt. 轻声笑着表示
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1. People often chuckle about the forecasting skills of economists, but after the snickers die down, they keep demanding more forecasts.
大众经常对经济学家的预测技巧窃笑不已，但是，窃笑过后他们继续寻求更多预测。
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2. This type of sex-based pick-up line might make your buddies chuckle but the girl will most likely be offended and take you for a pervert.
这种带性暗示的搭讪语可能会让你的朋友窃笑不已，但是对女孩来会说，可能是最冒犯她的事情，她会把你当成性变态的人。
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3. Every time I see a bumper sticker that says “Earth First: We’ll destroy the other planets later, ” I chuckle as I am reminded of what a silly idea shooting our litter into space would be.
每次我看到写着“地球优先：然后我们再去摧毁其它星球”的保险杠贴纸，我就会忍不住暗笑，就如同想起那个把垃圾发射到太空去的蠢想法一样。
- chuckle (n.) "a sly, suppressed laugh," 1754, from chuckle (v.).
- chuckle (v.) 1590s, "to laugh loudly," frequentative of Middle English chukken "make a clucking noise" (late 14c.), of imitative origin. Meaning shifted to "laugh in a suppressed or covert way, express inward satisfaction by subdued laughter" by 1803. Related: Chuckled; chuckling.
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