LAUGH1 to laugh because something is funny2 to laugh in a cruel or nasty way3 to laugh loudly4 to laugh a lot or for a long time5 to make someone laugh6 to stop yourself laughingRELATED WORDSsee alsoFUNNYJOKESMILEHAPPYENJOY1 to laugh because something is funny 因为某事物有趣而发笑laugh /lɑːfǁlæf/ [intransitive verb]tolaugh because something is funny or because you are enjoying yourself 笑，发笑 I laughed all the way through the film. 我看这部电影时一直在笑。 I thought Dad would be angry, but he just laughed. 我以为爸爸会生气，但是他却笑了。laugh about I couldn't understand what they were all laughing about. 我不明白他们都在笑什么。laugh at No-one laughed at his jokes. 他的笑话没有一个人笑。burst out laughingsuddenly laugh loudly 突然放声大笑 We just looked at each other and burst out laughing. 我们就互相看着，一下子笑了出来。laugh [countable noun]give a laugh She gave a little nervous laugh and glanced towards Robyn. 她紧张地小声笑了一下，然后看看罗宾。laughter /ˈlɑːftəʳǁˈlæf-/ [uncountable noun]the sound you make when you laugh 笑声；笑 We could hear laughter coming from the next room. 我们听到隔壁房间里传来笑声。roar with laughterlaugh very loudly 发出哄笑声 The show was a great success, and had the audience roaring with laughter. 演出非常成功，观众哄堂大笑。burst/gurgle/snort etc of laughter There was a burst of laughter when he appeared. 他出现的时候下面一阵大笑。 Thelma gave a gurgle of laughter. 特尔玛发出一阵咯咯的笑声。have a laugh /ˌhæv ə ˈlɑːfǁ-ˈlæf/ [verb phrase]especially Britishif people have a laugh about something, they all laugh about it together 【尤英】〔因某事〕大笑一场have a laugh about/at When I realised my mistake, we had a laugh about it. 我意识到自己的错误后，我们大笑了一场。have a good laugh It was a bit scary at the time, but afterwards we all had a good laugh. 当时有点害怕，但过后我们都大笑了一场。chuckle /ˈtʃʌkəl/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about something funny 暗笑，吃吃地轻笑〔尤因想起滑稽之事〕 ‘Do you remember when Michelle fell in the river?’ Morgan chuckled. “你还记得米歇尔掉进河里吗？”摩根吃吃地笑道。chuckle at/about ‘We used to get up to all kinds of mischief.’ She chuckled at the memory. “我们以前什么恶作剧都搞。”她回忆起来吃吃地笑着。chuckle to yourself Simon sat reading a magazine, chuckling to himself. 西蒙坐在那里看着一本杂志，暗自发笑。chuckle [countable noun]give a chuckle He gave a low, knowing chuckle. 他会意地轻声笑了一下。giggle /ˈgɪgəl/ [intransitive verb]to laugh quietly and repeatedly like a child because of something funny or because you are nervous or embarrassed 傻笑；咯咯地笑〔因某事有趣或因为紧张或尴尬〕 She giggled nervously and went bright pink. 她紧张地傻笑着，脸涨得通红。giggle at/over Linda and Christina were giggling at some private joke. 琳达和克里丝蒂娜讲着什么私密的笑话，在咯咯地发笑。giggle [countable noun] There were a few smothered giggles from the girls sitting by the pool. 女孩子们坐在池边闷笑。fit of giggles She collapsed in a fit of giggles. 她笑得不成样子。titter /ˈtɪtəʳ/ [intransitive verb]to laugh quietly in a high voice, because you are nervous, embarrassed, or slightly amused 窃笑，嗤嗤地笑〔因为紧张、尴尬或觉得好玩〕 As the teacher read the poem someone tittered. 老师念诗时，有人在窃笑。titter [countable noun] ‘That could be dangerous!’ said someone, and a titter ran round the room. “那可是会有危险的啊！”有人说道，房间里响起一阵嗤嗤的笑声。2 to laugh in a cruel or nasty way 不友好地笑laugh at /ˈlɑːf ætǁˈlæf-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to laugh or make unkind jokes about someone, because you think they are stupid or silly 嘲笑，取笑 The other children laughed at Lisa because her clothes were old-fashioned. 其他孩子嘲笑莉萨的衣服太过时了。 At first I was terrified of being laughed at. 起初我很害怕被取笑。sniggerBritish/snickerAmerican /ˈsnɪgəʳ, ˈsnɪkəʳ/ [intransitive verb]to laugh quietly at something that is not supposed to be funny, for example when someone is hurt or embarrassed 窃笑，暗笑〔指对不该笑的事，如某人受伤害或尴尬〕 Ruth tripped and fell as she walked up the steps. The boys behind her sniggered. 露丝上台阶时绊倒，后面的男孩都嗤嗤地笑起来。 As he walked across the stage, Billy could hear people snickering and whispering. 比利走上舞台时，听见有人在暗笑，窃窃私语着。make fun of /meɪk ˈfʌn ɒv/ [verb phrase]to make someone or something seem stupid by laughing at them, or by saying things that make other people laugh at them 嘲弄，取笑 Stop making fun of me! 别取笑我！ The other girls used to make fun of the way she spoke. 以前别的女孩子经常取笑她说话的方式。jeer /dʒɪəʳ/ [intransitive/transitive verb]if a group of peoplejeer at someone in a public place, they laugh unkindly at that person and shout rude things at them 嘲笑；嘲弄 The boys jeered as she ran away. 她跑开时男孩子都取笑她。 He was booed and jeered by the spectators when he argued with the umpire. 他和裁判争吵的时候，观众喝倒彩讥笑他。jeer at After the match the crowd were all jeering at him. 比赛结束以后，观众都取笑他。3 to laugh loudly 大声地笑roar/howl/shriek etc with laughter /ˌrɔːʳ wɪð ˈlɑːftəʳǁ-ˈlæf-/ [verb phrase]to laugh very loudly because you think something is very funny 放声大笑/狂笑/尖声大笑等 Patsy chased him down the stairs, shrieking with laughter. 帕齐尖声笑着，追着他奔下楼梯。roar/howl/shriek etc with laughter at Dad was roaring with laughter at something on TV and didn't hear me come in. 爸爸不知看到电视里什么东西放声大笑，没有听见我进来。 They howled with laughter at their own jokes. 他们说着自己的笑话，纵声大笑。laugh out loud /ˌlɑːf aʊt ˈlaʊdǁˌlæf-/ [verb phrase]to suddenly laugh loudly because you think a situation, someone's words, something you are reading etc is very funny 突然大笑起来 John threw back his head and laughed out loud. 约翰突然仰头大笑起来。 Wodehouse is one of the few writers who can make me laugh out loud. 沃德豪斯是少数几位能令我捧腹大笑的作家之一。cackle /ˈkækəl/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to laugh loudly and unpleasantly in a high voice, like someone who is mad 〔高声且令人不快地〕狂笑，尖声大笑 When I said this, he started cackling like a madman. 我说这话时，他像个疯子似地狂笑起来。 ‘Oh we've got him now!’ I cackled, dancing round the room. “噢，我们逮到他喽！”我大笑着在房间里舞动起来。cackle [countable noun] There was a cackle from the old lady. ‘I know what you're after.’ 老太太一声大笑，“我知道你想要什么。”roar/howl/peal etc of laughter /ˌrɔːr əv ˈlɑːftəʳǁ-ˈlæf-/ [noun phrase]a very loud laugh 哄笑/狂笑/哈哈大笑等 With a roar of laughter, he lifted her off her feet and swung her round. 他一声大笑，把她抱起来旋转。 Everyone burst into peals of laughter. 大家都放声大笑起来。4 to laugh a lot or for a long time 笑得很多或很长时间can't stop laughing /ˌkɑːnt stɒp ˈlɑːfɪŋǁˌkænt stɑːp ˈlæfɪŋ/ [verb phrase]to be unable to stop yourself from laughing 忍不住笑起来，忍俊不禁 Jonathan kept making funny faces at me and I just couldn't stop laughing. 乔纳森一直在朝我做鬼脸，我忍不住笑起来。 It's so embarrassing when everyone else is being serious and you can't stop laughing. 大家都一本正经的，而你却忍不住笑起来，这多令人尴尬呀。laugh helplessly/uncontrollably/hysterically /ˌlɑːf ˈhelpləsli, ʌnkənˈtrəʊləbli, hɪˈsterɪkliǁˌlæf-/ [verb phrase]to laugh so much that you cannot control yourself and could not stop laughing if you wanted to 大笑不止/控制不住地笑/歇斯底里地大笑 They both leant against the wall, laughing helplessly. 他们俩靠在墙上，笑得没力气了。 She was laughing hysterically at the thought of Mr Taylor stepping out of his caravan with no clothes on. 一想到泰勒先生一丝不挂地从他的旅行拖车里出来，她就笑得难以自制。have/get the gigglesalsohave/get a fit of the giggles /ˌhæv, ˌget ðə ˈgɪgəlz, hæv, get ə ˌfɪt əv ðə ˈgɪgəlz/ [verb phrase not in progressive]British informalto be unable to stop yourself laughing, especially in a situation when you should not laugh 【英，非正式】忍不住发笑，咯咯地笑个不停〔尤指在不该发笑的情况下〕 It's very difficult to be angry with somebody when you've got the giggles. 忍不住想笑时，就很难对人板起脸来生气。 I got a dreadful fit of the giggles - I couldn't help myself! 我太想笑了—实在没办法忍住！laugh your head off /ˌlɑːf jɔːʳ ˈhed ɒfǁˌlæf-/ [verb phrase]informalto laugh a lot and very loudly because of what someone says or does 【非正式】笑弯了腰 When I told him what had happened, he laughed his head off. 我把所发生的事告诉他，他笑弯了腰。 I can't believe we were so stupid. Our competitors must be laughing their heads off. 我不敢相信我们会这么愚蠢，我们的对手肯定笑坏了。have hysterics /ˌhæv hɪˈsterɪks/ [verb phrase]to laugh a lot continuously and uncontrollably because someone says or does something extremely funny or stupid 歇斯底里地大笑，笑得不能自制 Everybody who heard this had hysterics. 听了这事的人都笑得难以自制。fall about /ˌfɔːl əˈbaʊt/ [intransitive phrasal verb]Britishto laugh a lot in a very happy and cheerful way, especially because something has happened that you did not expect 【英】笑得前仰后合〔尤因发生出乎意料的事〕 When we heard the news, we just fell about! 我们听到这个消息，笑得都不成样子了！fall about laughing When they saw what their father had done, they both fell about laughing. 他们俩看见父亲干的事，都笑得前仰后合。I nearly/almost died /aɪ ˌnɪəʳli, ˌɔːlməʊst ˈdaɪd/informalif you sayI nearly oralmost died, you mean that something made you laugh so much that you almost couldn't stop laughing 【非正式】我快要笑死了 Did you see the look on his face? I nearly died. 你看见他脸上的表情了吗？我简直要笑死了。nearly/almost die laughing He said this very solemnly, and they nearly died laughing. 他说此话时非常严肃，他们笑得半死。gales/fits of laughter /ˌgeɪlz, ˌfɪts əv ˈlɑːftəʳǁ-ˈlæf-/ [noun phrase]writtena lot of laughter 【书面】阵阵笑声 Jack put the phone down, and the children collapsed in gales of laughter. 杰克挂上电话，孩子们都笑坏了。 There was a brief stunned silence, and then the entire family went into fits of laughter. 有短短的一段时间大家都惊愕得张口结舌，过了一会，全家人都纵声大笑起来。5 to make someone laugh 使某人发笑make somebody laugh /ˌmeɪk somebody ˈlɑːfǁ-ˈlæf/ [verb phrase] Rachel used to make us all laugh by imitating the teacher. 雷切尔以前经常模仿老师，逗我们大家发笑。 Thanks for your letter. It really made me laugh. 谢谢你的来信，实在引得我哈哈大笑。crack somebody up /ˌkræk somebody ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]informalto be very funny and to make people laugh a lot 【非正式】使某人捧腹 Mr Bean really cracks me up. He's so funny. 憨豆先生真把我笑坏了，他太滑稽了。raise a laugh /ˌreɪz ə ˈlɑːfǁ-ˈlæf/ [verb phrase]to succeed in making people laugh, especially when they do not really feel like laughing 引起笑声〔尤指对方其实不想笑〕 None of my carefully-prepared jokes managed to raise a laugh. 我精心准备的笑话没有一个能引大家发笑。have somebody in hysterics/stitchesalsohave somebody in fitsBritish /ˌhæv somebody ɪn hɪˈsterɪks, ˈstɪtʃz, ˌhæv somebody ɪn ˈfɪts/ [verb phrase]to make someone laugh uncontrollably 让某人笑个不停 Roger had us in hysterics with his account of his disastrous trip to Italy. 罗杰讲起他那次倒霉的意大利之行，把我们笑得都控制不住了。 The cast included Paul Shane, whose quick wit had the audience in stitches. 演员阵容中包括保罗·沙恩，他的机智幽默引得观众捧腹不止。amuse /əˈmjuːz/ [transitive verb]if somethingamuses someone, it makes them laugh or smile because it is fairly funny 逗乐，逗笑，使发笑 Something in the report had obviously amused him. 显然报告中有些内容让他觉得很好笑。it amuses somebody to see/think something It amuses me to see politicians so eager to please at election time. 看到政客们竞选时急于取悦选民的样子，我真是觉得好笑。6 to stop yourself laughing 忍住不笑keep a straight face /kiːp ə ˌstreɪt ˈfeɪs/ [verb phrase]if you try to keep a straight face, you try not to laugh or smile, because it would be rude to laugh, or you do not want someone to know you are joking 板着脸；忍住笑 When reading some of the competition entries, it was hard to keep a straight face. 看着有些参赛作品，让人忍俊不禁。 ‘I think I've lost that camera you lent me,’ I said, trying to keep a straight face. “我把你借给我的相机弄丢了。”我装出一本正经的样子说道。with a straight face With a completely straight face, Thomas announced he was joining the Girl Guides. 托马斯板着脸，一本正经地宣布说他打算参加“女童子军”。