laugh 英 [lɑ:f]   美 [læf]

laugh

laugh  英 [lɑ:f] 美 [læf]

n. 笑;引人发笑的事或人  vi.   vt. 以笑表示;使…笑得 

进行时:laughing  过去式:laughed  过去分词:laughed  第三人称单数:laughs  名词复数:laughs 

to laugh loudly/aloud/out 大声╱高声╱放声地笑
give a laugh 大笑一声

  • To let out a chuckle or giggle is to laugh: people laugh when something is funny.
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  • n. 笑;引人发笑的事或人
  • vi.
  • vt. 以笑表示;使…笑得
  • 1. to laugh loudly/aloud/out

    大声╱高声╱放声地笑

  • 2. give a laugh

    大笑一声

  • 3. She always makes me laugh.

    她老是引得我发笑。

  • 4. You never laugh at my jokes!

    你听了我的笑话从不发笑!

  • 5. Come to the karaoke night—it should be a good laugh.

    来参加卡拉 OK 晚会吧,一定会很开心的。

  • laugh (n.) 1680s, "action of laughing," from laugh (v.). The older noun form is laughter. Meaning "a cause of laughter" is from 1895; ironic use (in that's a laugh) attested from 1930. Laugh track "pre-recorded laughter on a TV program" is from 1961.
  • laugh (v.) late 14c., from Old English (Anglian) hlæhhan, earlier hliehhan, hlihhan "to laugh, laugh at; rejoice; deride," from Proto-Germanic *klakhjan (source also of Old Norse hlæja, Danish le, Old Frisian hlakkia, Old Saxon hlahhian, Middle Dutch and Dutch lachen, Old High German hlahhan, German lachen, Gothic hlahjan), from PIE *kleg-, of imitative origin (compare Latin cachinnare "to laugh aloud," Sanskrit kakhati "laughs," Old Church Slavonic chochotati "laugh," Lithuanian klagėti "to cackle," Greek kakhazein).
laugh / lɑːf ; NAmE læf / verb , noun laugh laughs laughed laughing verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to make the sounds and movements of your face that show you are happy or think sth is funny 笑;发笑 to laugh loudly/aloud/out loud 大声╱高声╱放声地笑 laugh(at/about sth) You never laugh at my jokes! 你听了我的笑话从不发笑! The show was hilarious—I couldn't stop laughing. 表演十分滑稽,弄得我笑个不停。 She always makes me laugh. 她老是引得我发笑。 He burst out laughing (= suddenly started laughing). 他突然大笑起来。 She laughed to cover her nervousness. 她笑了,想以此来掩饰自己紧张的心情。 I told him I was worried but he laughed scornfully. 我告诉他我很担忧,可他却轻蔑地一笑。 + speech ‘You're crazy!’ she laughed. “你疯啦!”她哈哈大笑起来。 2 [intransitive ] be laughing ( informal) used to say that you are in a very good position, especially because you have done sth successfully (尤因成功而)处于有利地位 If we win the next game we'll be laughing. 要是赢了下一场比赛,我们就占优势了。 IDIOMS don't make me ˈlaugh ( informal) used to show that you think what sb has just said is impossible or stupid (认为不可能或愚蠢)别让我笑掉大牙了,别开玩笑了 ‘Will your dad lend you the money?’ ‘Don't make me laugh!’ “你父亲会借给你钱吗?”“别开玩笑了!” he who laughs ˌlast laughs ˈlongest ( saying) used to tell sb not to be too proud of their present success; in the end another person may be more successful 别高兴得太早 laugh all the way to the ˈbank ( informal) to make a lot of money easily and feel very pleased about it 发大财而喜笑颜开 laugh in sb's ˈface to show in a very obvious way that you have no respect for sb 当面嘲笑;公然蔑视 laugh like a ˈdrain ( BrE) to laugh very loudly 哈哈大笑;放声大笑 laugh on the other side of your ˈface ( BrE) ( informal) to be forced to change from feeling pleased or satisfied to feeling disappointed or annoyed 转喜为忧;得意变成失意;笑脸变为苦脸 laugh sb/sth out of ˈcourt ( BrE) ( informal) to completely reject an idea, a story, etc. that you think is not worth taking seriously at all 对(某主意、说法等)一笑置之;置之不理;不屑一顾 laugh till/until you ˈcry to laugh so long and hard that there are tears in your eyes 笑得流泪;笑出眼泪 laugh up your ˈsleeve (at sb/sth) ( informal) to be secretly amused about sth 暗自发笑;窃笑 laugh your ˈhead off to laugh very loudly and for a long time 大笑不止;狂笑不已 not know whether to ˌlaugh or ˈcry ( informal) to be unable to decide how to react to a bad or unfortunate situation (面对恶劣或不幸情况)不知所措,哭笑不得 you ˌhave/you've ˌgot to ˈlaugh ( informal) used to say that you think there is a funny side to a situation 还是值得一笑;还有可笑之处 Well, I'm sorry you've lost your shoes, but you've got to laugh, haven't you? 啊,真糟糕,你的鞋子丢了,可是这也挺逗的,是不是? more at kill v. , piss v. PHRASAL VERBS ˈlaugh at sb/sth to make sb/sth seem stupid or not serious by making jokes about them/it 嘲笑;讥笑 SYN ridicule Everybody laughs at my accent. 大家都拿我的口音取笑。 She is not afraid to laugh at herself (= is not too serious about herself). 她勇于自嘲。 ˌlaugh sth↔ˈoff ( informal) to try to make people think that sth is not serious or important, especially by making a joke about it 一笑置之,付之一笑(尤指用笑话摆脱) He laughed off suggestions that he was going to resign. 传言他要辞职,他一笑置之。 noun 1 [countable ] the sound you make when you are amused or happy 笑声 to give a laugh 大笑一声 a short/nervous/hearty laugh 短促的╱紧张的╱开心的笑声 His first joke got the biggest laughof the night. 他讲的第一个笑话博得了当晚最开怀的笑声。 see also belly laugh 2 a laugh [singular ] ( informal) an enjoyable and amusing occasion or thing that happens 令人开心的时刻;引人发笑的事;笑料 Come to the karaoke night—it should be a good laugh. 来参加卡拉 OK 晚会吧,一定会很开心的。 And he didn't realize it was you? What a laugh! 他竟没认出那是你?真有意思! 3 a laugh [singular ] a person who is amusing and fun to be with 引人发笑的人;逗笑好玩的人 Paula's a good laugh, isn't she? 葆拉是个活宝,是不是? IDIOMS do sth for a ˈlaugh/for ˈlaughs to do sth for fun or as a joke 逗趣;开玩笑 I just did it for a laugh, but it got out of hand. 我只是开开玩笑,然而却一发不可收拾。 have a (good) ˈlaugh (about sth) to find sth amusing 觉得可笑(或有趣) I was angry at the time but we had a good laugh about it afterwards. 我当时很生气,可后来我们却又觉得十分可笑。 more at barrel n. , last 1 det. VOCABULARY BUILDING 词汇扩充 Different ways of laughing 笑的不同方式 cackleto laugh in a loud, unpleasant way, especially in a high voice *cackle 意为令人讨厌地嘎嘎大笑,尤指高声笑 chuckleto laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about something funny *chuckle 意为轻声笑,尤指想到滑稽事时发笑 giggleto laugh in a silly way because you are amused, embarrassed or nervous *giggle 意为因开心、难堪或紧张而傻笑 guffawto laugh noisily *guffaw 意为哄笑、狂笑、大笑 roarto laugh very loudly *roar 意为放声大笑 snigger/ snickerto laugh in a quiet unpleasant way, especially at something rude or at someone’s problems or mistakes *snigger / snicker 意为窃笑、暗笑,尤指对无礼行为或因他人的问题或错误发笑 titterto laugh quietly, especially in a nervous or embarrassed way *titter 意为窃笑,尤指紧张或尴尬地笑 You can also be convulsed with laughteror dissolve into laughterwhen you find something very funny. In BrEpeople also shriek with laughteror howl with laughter. 认为某事非常滑稽可笑亦可用 be convulsed with laughter (笑得前仰后合)或 dissolve into laughter (不禁大笑)。在英式英语中亦用 shriek with laughter (尖声大笑)或 howl with laughter (狂笑)。 laugh / lɑːf ; NAmE læf /
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