释义 |
cackle/ˈkæk(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1 a clucking sound as of a hen or a goose (母鸡或母鹅发出的)咯咯声 2 a loud silly laugh 大声的傻笑 3 noisy inconsequential talk 饶舌,扯淡 ●v. 1 intr. emit a cackle 发出咯咯声 2 intr. talk noisily and inconsequentially 高声谈笑,扯淡 3 tr. utter or express with a cackle 叽叽呱呱地讲;傻笑着表达 □ cut the cackle colloq. stop talking aimlessly and come to the point [口]别扯淡,谈正经的 [Middle English, probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch kɑˉkelen (imitative)] |