laugh·ter
noun/ˈlɑːftə(r)/
/ˈlæftər/
[uncountable]Idioms - the act or sound of laughing
笑；笑声 - to roar/howl with laughter
放声／哈哈大笑 - tears/gales/peals of laughter
笑得流眼泪；阵阵笑声；哈哈大笑 - Everyone burst into fits of laughter.
大家爆发出一阵阵笑声。 - a house full of laughter (= with a happy atmosphere)
充满欢声笑语的房子 - He gave a snort of derisive laughter.
他发出一声嘲讽的笑声。 - laughter from somebody When he said this, there was hysterical laughter from the audience.
他此话一出，台下爆发出一阵歇斯底里的笑声。
Extra Examples- A ripple of laughter ran round the room.
房间里四处响起此起彼伏的笑声。 - Andrea burst into cruel laughter.
安德烈亚突然狰狞地大笑起来。 - Everyone dissolved into fits of laughter when they saw my haircut.
看到我的发型，大家都哈哈大笑。 - Gerry exploded into more drunken laughter.
格里突然醉醺醺地笑得更欢了。 - He gave a sudden bellow of laughter.
他突然放声大笑。 - Her infectious laughter had everyone smiling.
她的笑声很有感染力，每个人都笑了。 - His suggestion was greeted with peals of laughter.
他的建议引起阵阵响亮的笑声。 - Hunter's statement drew laughter from the crowd.
亨特的陈述引得众人大笑。 - I heard sounds of raucous laughter upstairs.
我听见楼上传来沙哑的笑声。 - She was bent over with suppressed laughter.
她弯下腰强忍着笑。 - That comment brought another round of laughter.
那句评论引来又一轮笑声。 - The joke provoked laughter from all of them.
这笑话逗得他们全都笑了。 - Will was no longer able to contain his laughter.
威尔再也克制不住自己的笑声了。 - the canned laughter of a sitcom
情景喜剧的预录笑声 - He threw back his head and roared with laughter.
他猛地仰起头哈哈大笑起来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hearty
- helpless
- hysterical
- …
- bark
- hoot
- howl
- …
- burst into
- dissolve into
- explode with
- …
Word OriginOld English hleahtor, of Germanic origin; related to German Gelächter, also to laugh. - to roar/howl with laughter
Idioms
split your sides (laughing/with laughter)
- to laugh a lot at somebody/something
笑破肚皮；笑弯腰