laugh
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they laugh | |
| he / she / it laughs | |
| past simple laughed | |
| past participle laughed | |
| -ing form laughing |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to make the sounds and movements of your face that show you think something is funny or silly 笑；发笑 to laugh out loud 放声大笑 to laugh loudly/aloud/heartily 放声大笑 When I heard her excuse, I just laughed. 听到她的辩解，我就笑了。 I was laughing so hard that I had tears running down my cheeks. 我笑得很厉害，眼泪顺着脸颊流了下来。 The show was hilarious—I couldn't stop laughing. 表演十分滑稽，弄得我笑个不停。 - laugh at something
You never laugh at my jokes! 你听了我的笑话从不发笑！ - laugh about something
She was laughing hysterically about something he had said. 她对他说的话笑得歇斯底里。 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。 She laughed and said, ‘You silly man!’ 她笑着说:“你这个愚蠢的人！ - + speech
‘You're crazy!’ she laughed. “你疯啦！” 她哈哈大笑起来。
Vocabulary Building Different ways of laughingDifferent ways of laughing 笑的不同方式 - cackle to laugh in a loud, unpleasant way, especially in a high voice
cackle 指令人讨厌地嘎嘎大笑，尤指高声笑。 - chuckle to laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about something funny
chuckle 指轻声笑，尤指想到滑稽事时发笑。 - giggle to laugh in a silly way because you are embarrassed, nervous or you think something is funny
- guffaw to laugh noisily
guffaw 指哄笑、狂笑、大笑。 - roar to laugh very loudly
roar 指放声大笑。 - snigger/snicker to laugh in a quiet, unpleasant way, especially at something rude or at someone’s problems or mistakes
snigger/snicker 指窃笑、暗笑，尤指对无礼行为或因他人的问题或错误发笑。 - titter to laugh quietly, especially in a nervous or embarrassed way
titter 指窃笑，尤指紧张或尴尬地笑。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsa1Emilio tilted his head back and laughed good-naturedly. 埃米利奥向后歪了歪头，和蔼地笑了。 He laughed, and she found herself laughing with him. 他笑了，她也不知不觉地一起笑了。 He laughed heartily at his own joke. 他被自己的笑话逗得开怀大笑。 He looked so funny I just had to laugh. 他的样子太滑稽了，我不由得笑了。 He pulled a funny face to make us laugh. 他做了个鬼脸逗我们笑。 He realized how he had been fooled, and laughed bitterly. 他明白了自己是怎么被愚弄的，苦笑起来。 I have not heard an audience laugh so hard for a long time. 我从没听到过观众笑得这么厉害而且这么久。 I heard him suddenly laugh aloud. 我听见他突然大笑起来。 I laughed uneasily, trying to make light of the moment. 我不自在地笑了笑，试图轻松对待这一刻。 I thought she would be angry but she just laughed. 我本以为她会生气，可她只是笑了笑。 I was watching them and trying not to laugh. 我注视着他们，尽量不笑出来。 It looked so funny that I almost laughed out loud. 太滑稽了，我差点儿放声大笑起来。 It was so funny we just fell about laughing. 太有趣了，我们忍不住哄然大笑。 Sam shook her head, laughing in amusement. 萨姆摇了摇头，乐得笑了起来。 She laughed slightly as she saw my expression. 看到我的表情，她微微笑了笑。 She smiles and laughs easily. 她很容易笑。 She spent time talking and laughing with the children. 她花时间和孩子们在一起说说笑笑。 She was fooling around and we couldn't stop laughing. 她搞怪逗趣，引得我们笑个不停。 The audience laughed at her jokes. 观众被她的笑话逗乐了。 They were talking and laughing together. 他们在一起有说有笑。 Tomorrow you'll be able to laugh about this. 明天你就会觉得这件事好笑了。 Trent almost laughed with relief. 特伦特如释重负，几乎笑出声来。 Vivian started laughing hysterically. 维维安歇斯底里地笑了起来。 We were laughing over some joke Bentley had told. 我们当时正因为本特利说的笑话在笑呢。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- aloud
- loudly
- out loud
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- have to
- want to
- begin to
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- about
- at
- in
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- burst out laughing
- bust out laughing
- can’t help laughing
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- [intransitive] be laughing(informal)
used to say that you are in a very good position, especially because you have done something successfully （尤因成功而）处于有利地位
Word OriginOld English hlæhhan, hliehhan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lachen, also to laughter.
Idioms
die laughing
to find something extremely funny 觉得可笑（或有趣） I nearly died laughing when she said that. 她说那话时，我差点儿给笑死。
don’t make me laugh
he who laughs last laughs longest
- (saying)
used to tell somebody not to be too proud of their present success; in the end another person may be more successful 别高兴得太早；笑到最后才笑得最好
kill yourself laughing
laugh all the way to the bank
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to make a lot of money easily and feel very pleased about it 发大财而喜笑颜开
laugh your head off
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to laugh very loudly and for a long time 大笑不只；狂笑不已
laugh in somebody’s face
to show in a very obvious way that you have no respect for somebody 当面嘲笑；公然蔑视
laugh like a drain
- (British English, informal)
to laugh very loudly 哈哈大笑；放声大笑
laugh on the other side of your face
- (British English, 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 He’ll be laughing on the other side of his face when he reads my letter. 当他看到我的信时，他会笑得前仰后合。
laugh somebody/something out of court
- (British English, 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 All his attempts at explanation were simply laughed out of court. 他所有的解释都被一笑置之。
laugh till/until you cry
to laugh so long and hard that there are tears in your eyes 笑得流泪；笑出眼泪
laugh up your sleeve (at somebody/something)
- (informal)
to secretly think that something is funny 暗自发笑；窃笑
not know whether to laugh or cry
- (informal)
to be unable to decide how to react to a bad situation （面对恶劣或不幸情况）不知所措，哭笑不得
piss yourself (laughing)
- (taboo, slang)
to laugh very hard 大笑不只；笑破肚皮
split your sides (laughing/with laughter)
to laugh a lot at somebody/something 笑得前仰后合；笑破肚皮
you have/you’ve got to laugh