| 单词 | laughter |
| 释义 | laughter (once / 152 pages) n Whether you giggle or chuckle or snort with amusement, what you're producing is laughter. Laughter is also what people hear when you laugh. Funny movies, your friends' jokes, and absurd or embarrassing situations all cause laughter, which is the word for both the action and the sound of someone laughing. Laughter can be a silent, shaking movement, or a loud guffaw. There are a few other primates besides humans who experience laughter, and most babies can shake with laughter before they're even able to speak. WORD FAMILYlaughter: laughters USAGE EXAMPLESJoe’s Pub, the glimmering nightclub at the Public Theater, bursts with laughter and cheers. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) They leered across the bar throwing judgmental daggers at the laughter and sparkles. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) But in her class at West Chester University, there’s laughter. Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016) 1n the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd Hyper activity any specific behavior 2n the sound of laughing Syn|Hypo|Hyper laugh cachinnation loud convulsive laughter cacklea loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle chortle, chucklea soft partly suppressed laugh gigglea foolish or nervous laugh belly laugh, guffawa burst of deep loud hearty laughter ha-ha, haw-haw, hee-haw, horselaugha loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing snicker, snigger, snorta disrespectful laugh tittera nervous restrained laugh utterance, vocalization the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication |
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