| 单词 | laugh |
| 释义 | verb | noun laughlaugh1 /læf/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1MAKE SOUND [intransitive] to make sounds with your voice, usually while you are smiling, because you think something is funny: Maria looked at him and laughed. We were laughing so hard we couldn’t stop.laugh at/about Everybody laughed at the joke. When we saw what had happened, we burst out laughing (=suddenly started laughing). When I first heard the idea, I almost laughed out loud. Joe’s probably outside someplace laughing his head off (=laughing a lot).THESAURUSgiggle – to laugh quickly in a high voice: A group of teenage girls were whispering and giggling in a corner.chuckle – to laugh quietly in a low voice: He sat reading a magazine, chuckling to himself.snicker/snigger – to laugh quietly in a way that is not nice to someone: A few people in the audience snickered when the actor forgot his lines.cackle – to laugh loudly in an unpleasant way: The evil witch cackled and danced around the room.guffaw – to laugh very loudly and without trying to stop yourself. Used especially in writing: The story was so funny that he bent over and guffawed, slapping his knees.roar/howl/shriek with laughter – to laugh very loudly because something is very funny: The crowd roared with laughter when the performers got splashed with water.2WHILE YOU SPEAK [transitive] to say something in a voice that shows you are amused: “Don’t be ridiculous,” Sabina laughed.3laugh in somebody’s face to behave in a way that shows you think someone’s idea is silly or does not deserve respect: When I told them my plan, they just laughed in my face.4no laughing matter something serious that should not be joked about: Age discrimination is no laughing matter.5don’t make me laugh spoken used when someone has just told you something that is completely untrue, has asked for something impossible, etc.: “Could you finish this by tomorrow?” “Don’t make me laugh.”6be laughing all the way to the bank informal to be in a good situation because you have made a lot of money without making much effort7not know whether to laugh or cry to feel upset or annoyed by something bad or unlucky that has happened, but to also be able to see that there is something funny about it: When the whole cake fell off the table, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.8be laughed out of court/town etc. if a person or idea is laughed out of a place, the idea is not accepted because people there think it is completely stupid: We can’t ask for more money again. We’d be laughed out of court!9you have to laugh spoken used to say that, even though a situation is annoying or disappointing, you can also see that there is something funny about it10somebody will be laughing out of the other side of his/her mouth spoken used to say that although someone is happy or confident now, he or she will be in trouble later[Origin: Old English hliehhan]laugh at phrasal verb1laugh at somebody to make unkind or funny remarks about someone SYN make fun of: The other kids laughed at him. He’s the kind of person who laughs at people behind their backs (=makes unkind remarks about people when they are not there).2laugh at somebody/something to show that you think an idea or suggestion is very silly, and should not be considered in a serious way SYN ridicule: People laugh at the idea of life on Mars, but it’s possible.3laugh at yourself to not be too serious about yourself and the things you do, and to understand that other people might think you are funny4to seem not to care about something that most people would worry about: Criminals just laugh at the gun control laws.laugh something ↔ off phrasal verb to pretend that something is less serious than it really is by laughing or joking about it: After she fell, she tried to laugh it off. verb | noun laughlaugh2 ●●● W3 noun [countable] 1an act of laughing, or the sound you make when you laugh: There were some nervous laughs as the teacher passed out the tests. “I guess I’m a comedian at heart,” she said with a laugh. He’ll do anything to get a laugh (=make people laugh).2that’s a laugh! spoken informal used to say that you do not believe something: “She says she’ll be here early.” “That’s a laugh.”3be a laugh riot (also be a laugh a minute) informal to be very funny, amusing, and enjoyable4for laughs a)if you do something for laughs, you do it in a particular way so that other people will laugh: Williams plays the part for laughs. b)for fun: We took the helicopter ride just for laughs.5get a laugh out of something to enjoy something and think it is funny: The ads are fun to do; we get a laugh out of the whole thing.6have a laugh to have fun and laugh about things: We get together every weekend and have a few laughs. → see also have the last laugh at last1 (9) |
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