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laugh

verb

noun

lɑːf verb

1 to make sounds with your voice, usually while you are smiling, because you think something is funny 发出笑声，（大）笑 I

Maria looked at him and laughed.

玛丽亚看着他笑了。

[+ at/about ]

‘I didn’t know what I was doing,’ she said, laughing at the memory.

“我不知道自己当时在做什么。”她笑自己的记忆力说。

Tony was laughing so hard he had to steady himself on the table.

托尼笑得太厉害，只得靠着桌子让自己站稳。

Nora laughed so much that she nearly cried.

诺拉笑得眼泪都快出来了。

laugh heartily/uproariously/hysterically etc (laugh a lot) 开怀大笑/哄然大笑/歇斯底里地大笑等

The kids tumbled around on the floor, laughing hysterically.

孩子们狂笑着在地板上打滚。

He couldn’t help it; he burst out laughing (=suddenly started laughing) .

他情不自禁地放声大笑。

laugh your head off

He’s one of the few writers who can make me laugh out loud .

他是少数能让我放声大笑的作家之一。

2 to say something in a voice that shows you are amused 笑着说 T

‘You look ridiculous!’ Nick laughed.

“你看起来很可笑！”尼克笑着说。

not know whether to laugh or cry

to feel upset or annoyed about something bad that has happened, but also able to see that there is something funny about it 哭笑不得

And when I couldn’t find the passports – honestly, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry!

而当我找不到护照的时候 — 说真的，我不知道该笑还是该哭！

don’t make me laugh

used when someone has just told you something that is completely untrue, asked for something impossible etc [口] 别开玩笑了 spoken

‘Can you finish this by tomorrow?’ ‘Don’t make me laugh.’

“你明天能做完吗？”“别开玩笑了。”

no laughing matter

something serious that should not be joked about [非正式] 严肃的事，不是闹着玩的事 informal

It’s no laughing matter having to walk by a group of rowdy drunks every night just to get home.

每天晚上回家得从一群喧闹的醉汉身边经过，那可不是开玩笑的事。

be laughed out of court be laughed out of town/business etc

also 又作 if a person or idea is laughed out of court etc, the idea is not accepted because people think it is completely stupid 被一笑了之; 被置之不理 AmE

We can’t propose that! We’d be laughed out of court!

我们不能那样提议！会被人家笑话的！

you have to laugh

used to say that, even though a situation is annoying or disappointing, you can also see that there is something funny about it [口] 还是值得一笑〔指尽管情况令人心烦或失望，但还是有好笑之处〕 spoken

be laughing all the way to the bank

to make a lot of money without making much effort 一路笑着去银行〔因赚钱容易而开心愉快〕 informal

sb will be laughing on the other side of their face

used to say that although someone is happy or confident now, they will be in trouble later [口] 某人将转笑为哭（转喜为忧） spoken

be laughing

10. to be happy or in a good situation, for example because something has had a successful result for you 正高兴; 处于佳境中 BrE spoken informal

Well they paid me, didn’t they, so I’m laughing.

喏，他们付钱给我了，是不是，所以我正高兴着呢。

laugh in sb’s face

11. to behave towards someone in a way that shows that you do not respect them 当面嘲笑（取笑）某人

I told my sister what I thought, and she just laughed in my face.

我把我的想法告诉姐姐，她当面就嘲笑我。

laugh up your sleeve

12. to be secretly happy, especially because you have played a trick on someone or criticized them without them knowing 暗笑，窃笑，偷笑

13 to make unkind or funny remarks about someone, because they have done or said something you think is stupid 嘲笑，取笑;

I’m afraid the other kids will laugh at me because I don’t understand.

我担心其他孩子会取笑我不懂。

14 to seem not to care about something that most people would worry about 不在乎，漠视

Young offenders just laugh at this sort of sentence.

年轻的罪犯对这种判决根本不在乎。

15 to pretend that something is less serious than it really is by laughing or joking about it 用笑摆脱; 用笑话来排除; 对…一笑了之

Knox laughed off rumors that he would be running for mayor.

传言说自己要竞选市长，诺克斯对此一笑了之。

noun

16 the act of laughing or the sound you make when you laugh 笑; 笑声 C

a nervous laugh

神经质的一笑

with a laugh

‘What a mess!’ she said, with a laugh.

“多乱啊！”她笑了一声说道。

At first she was silent, then she gave a nervous laugh .

她一开始默不作声，后来神经质地笑了一声。

It was a nightmare at the time, but afterwards we all had a good laugh (=laughed a lot) about it.

当时犹如一场噩梦，可事后大家都觉得很好笑。

This scene gets one of the biggest laughs in the movie.

这个镜头是影片中最搞笑的场面之一。

Tell me – I could use a laugh (=I am upset or sad and would like to hear something funny) .

说吧 — 让我开开心。

17 if something is a laugh, you have fun and enjoy yourself when you are doing it 开心愉快的事 C

We all went to the beach last night – it was a really good laugh .

昨晚我们都去海滩了 — 真好玩啊。

The other campers were nice, and we had a great laugh together.

其他几个露营者人很好，我们一起玩得很开心。

It was a great holiday with lots of laughs .

假期很愉快，有许多好玩的事。

sb is a (good) laugh

to be amusing and fun to be with [英] 某人很有趣 BrE

I like Peter – he’s a good laugh.

我喜欢彼得 — 他很有趣。

for laughs for a laugh

also 又作 for fun 出于好玩 BrE

We took the hot-air balloon ride, just for laughs.

我们乘热气球飞行，只是为了好玩而已。

that’s a laugh

used to say that something is silly or unlikely 简直是笑话〔用于表示某事荒唐或不可能〕 spoken

Me? Star in a film? That’s a laugh.

我？主演一部电影？简直是笑话。

have the last laugh

to finally be successful, win an argument etc, after other people have earlier criticized you, defeated you etc 笑到最后，取得最后的成功（胜利）

Men make jokes about women drivers, but women have the last laugh – their insurance rates are cheaper.

男人嘲笑女司机，但是最后获胜的却是女人 — 她们的保费更低。

be a laugh a minute

to be very funny – sometimes used humorously to mean that someone or something is not at all funny [非正式] 有趣，快乐，令人好笑; 无趣，不快〔有时为幽默用法〕 informal