| 释义 |
laugh /lɑːf；læf/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. (大)笑；发笑；感到好笑
laugh out loud 放声大笑
Everybody would drop dead laughing no matter what he said. 不管他说什么人人都会捧腹大笑。
We all laughed to ourselves. 我们大家都在暗笑。
2. 〈喻〉开颜，呈现欢欣的样子
a laughing brook 欢快流淌的小溪
laughing eyes 流露喜悦之情的眼睛
The wood fire laughs broadly through the room. 炉火给整个房间带来欢快气氛。
3. (鸟、兽等)发出笑一般的声音
The hyena laughs. 鬣狗发出笑一般的嗥叫。
4. 〈英俚〉抱怨，叫苦
❷ vt.
1. 使笑得
I laughed myself silly. 我笑得撑不住了。
laugh a little child into manners 使幼儿在笑声中学到礼仪
laugh aside academic rules 对那些学究气的规定一笑置之
The poor fellow was almost laughed out of the room. 那个可怜的家伙几乎被一片讥笑声赶出房间。
2. 以笑表示；笑出
Park laughed his approval. 派克笑着表示赞同。
laugh a reply 以笑作答
She laughed a merry laugh. 她愉快地笑了。
II n.
1. 笑；笑声；笑法：〈口〉有趣
give a hearty laugh 爽朗地笑起来
He said with a short laugh. 他笑了一笑说。
I liked the child. He was a lot of laughs. 我喜欢这孩子，他很有趣。
2. 笑柄，引人发笑的事；玩笑
The comedian is a laugh a line. 那位喜剧演员每念一句台词就激起一阵笑声。
That movement seemed to be something of a laugh. 那场运动在某种意义上就像是开玩笑。
3. 由笑声表示的欢乐；[laughs]〈口〉消遣，玩乐
Nothing funny about it, but we were all laughs. 其实一点也不滑稽，但我们都哈哈大笑。
play baseball just for laughs 仅仅为消遣而玩棒球
What do you do for laughs here? 你们在这里作何消遣?
4. 嘲笑
He failed to make good and they gave him the laugh. 他没有成功，人们都报以嘲笑。
5. 〈口〉有趣的人(或同伴)
6. 〈喻〉开颜
We are rejoiced to see the first laugh of the fire. 我们看到火头开始旺烧，都很高兴。
7. 类似笑声的声音
8. [laughs] 〈英俚〉(演员的)化妆油彩
[< OE læhan, hliehhan; 与 OHG lachēn, OE hlōwan to moo 有关] phr. a laugh and a half 引人发笑的事，笑柄 a laugh a minute 非常滑稽 be laughing 〈口〉走运 If the electricity bill is as low as the gas bill, we're laughing. 要是电费跟煤气费一样低廉，我们可走运了。be laughing all the way to the bank 〈口〉(尤指极其容易地)发大财 don't make me laugh 〈口〉别让我笑掉大牙，别开玩笑了，别胡说八道 He's innocent? Don't make me laugh. 他会是无辜的?别开玩笑了。get a laugh = raise a laugh
have (或get) the last laugh(尤指在看上去必败之时)获得最后胜利；最后证明是正确的
They laughed at us, but look, who's got the last laugh now? 他们曾讪笑我们，可是瞧吧，究竟是谁笑在最后?
Henry has outlived all the others to have the last laugh. 亨利因比所有其他人都活得长而得意。
have (或 get) the laugh of sb. (在辩论等场合击败对方而)使某人出丑
have the laugh on one's side 转败为胜，扭转形势
have (或 get) the laugh on (或 over) sb. 反过来嘲笑某人，占某人上风
She's got the laugh on me this time. 这回让她笑我了。
He who laughs best laughs last. (或: He who laughs last laughs longest (或 loudest).) 〈谚〉谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。(意指勿高兴得太早，只有最后的胜利才是真正胜利)
it is to laugh 可笑极了[用于可喜可贺或荒诞可笑的事情]
join in the laugh (尤指被嘲笑者)同大家一起笑
kill oneself laughing 〈口〉笑痛肚皮，笑得要死
Laugh and grow fat. 〈谚〉常笑发福。
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep (或 cry) and you weep (或 cry) alone. 〈谚〉笑时万众附和，哭时独自垂泪。(喻指世态炎凉)
laugh at 1. 对…笑；因…而笑
He laughed at the joke. 他听了那个笑话笑了起来。
There's nothing to laugh at. 没有什么可笑的。
2. 嘲笑
You mustn't laugh at unfortunate people (people's disabilities). 你不可嘲笑不幸的人(别人的残疾)。
We laughed at his fancy. 我们笑他异想天开。
3. 对…一笑置之；不以…为意；漠视；蔑视
laugh at the difficulties 视困难如草芥
His mother's pleas to be careful were just laughed at. 他对母亲要他小心的嘱咐一笑置之。
A warm overcoat would make him laugh at the worst winter winds. 一件暖和的大衣可使他不必畏惧冬季最凛冽的寒风。
laugh away 1. 不断地笑
He was laughing away to himself all the time. 他当时一味窃笑个不停。
2. 用笑驱除；用笑掩饰；藐视
The little girl laughed her tears away. 小姑娘破涕为笑。
He laughed away her doubts. 他一笑打消了她的疑虑。
laugh away one's embarrassment 用笑掩饰窘态
laugh away the dangers 藐视危险
3. 在说笑中消磨(时间)
laugh down 用(轻蔑的)笑声打断(或拒绝、驱走等)
The audience laughed the speaker down. 听众用讪笑声把讲演者轰下了台。
Laugh! (或?) I thought I'd die! 可把我笑死啦!
laugh like a drain 〈英口〉粗嘎地笑
1. 用笑驱除(不愉快等)；用笑摆脱
He tries to laugh off his resentment at the intrusion. 他想用笑声来掩饰他对别人打扰的不满。
2. 对…一笑置之；嘲笑；藐视；以笑声把…轰下
Officials laughed off these reports as nonsense. 官员们把这些报告看作一派胡言而一笑置之。
This is a mistake that can't easily be laughed off. 这个错误不能简单地一笑了之。
His symphony was laughed off the stage at its first rehearsal. 他的交响曲在第一次预演时就因受到嘲笑而告失败。
laugh one's head off 见 head
laugh on the other (或 wrong) side of one's face 见 face
laugh on the other (或 wrong) side of one's mouth 见 mouth
laugh over 边笑边谈论
laugh ... out of court 认为…显然太可笑而不屑一顾
laugh sb. out of 用笑声使某人忘掉(或摆脱)
He would laugh her out of her gloominess. 他会用笑声使她摆脱忧郁情绪。
laugh sb. out of it 用笑声使某人摆脱烦恼
laugh up one's sleeve 见 sleeve
raise a laugh 引起笑声
His acting raised a huge laugh. 他的表演引起一阵大笑。
That's a laugh. 简直是笑话!
the last laugh (经过失败后的)最后胜利
His opponents surrendered the last laugh and accepted him as president. 他的对手们放弃了最后获胜的希望并同意他出任主席。
the laugh is on sb. 失败落在某人头上；某人应受嘲笑
The laugh is on me. I confess to having been fooled by the canard. 我自认失败，我错信了那则谣传。 |