| 单词 | guffaw |
| 释义 | guffaw (once / 5982 pages) nv A guffaw is a belly laugh: a laugh that bubbles up with good feeling and plenty of volume. At the end of a stressful day of work, it’s good to have some guffaws with your friends. Guffaw operates just like the word laugh: you can give a guffaw, or you can guffaw. It comes from the Scottish word gawf, which is onomatopoetic, meaning that it’s spelled the way it sounds. Imagine a big happy Scotsman snorting "gawf, gawf, gawf" at the end of a joke, and you’ll know what a guffaw is. Refined ladies and gentlemen don’t guffaw––and are much the worse for it. WORD FAMILYguffaw: guffawed, guffawing, guffaws USAGE EXAMPLESAnd not the usual kind of tears, not sad tears, but moved, happy tears mixed with guffaws of— oh God, how this sounds!—wonder. Slate(Dec 22, 2016) Hilarity, or possibly at least a guffaw or two, ensues. Washington Post(Nov 07, 2016) She said she inherited her father's distinctive laugh - she called it "a big rolling guffaw" - and Americans have heard it frequently. Reuters(Nov 06, 2016) 1n a burst of deep loud hearty laughter Syn|Hyper belly laugh laugh, laughter the sound of laughing 2v laugh boisterously Syn|Hyper laugh loudly express joy, express mirth, laugh produce laughter |
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