🔑laughBrE/lɑːf/NAmE/læf/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theylaughBrE/lɑːf/NAmE/læf/present simple - he / she / itlaughsBrE/lɑːfs/NAmE/læfs/past simplelaughedBrE/lɑːft/NAmE/læft/past participlelaughedBrE/lɑːft/NAmE/læft/ -ing formlaughingBrE/ˈlɑːfɪŋ/NAmE/ˈlæfɪŋ/🔑[I, T]tomakethesoundsandmovementsofyourfacethatshowyouarehappyorthinksthisfunny笑;发笑◆tolaughloudly/aloud/outloud大声/高声/出声地笑◆~ (at/aboutsth)Youneverlaughatmyjokes! 你听了我的笑话从不发笑!◆Theshowwashilarious—Icouldn'tstoplaughing. 表演十分滑稽,弄得我笑个不停。◆Shealwaysmakesmelaugh. 她老是引得我发笑。◆Heburstoutlaughing(= suddenlystartedlaughing). 他突然大笑起来。◆Shelaughedtocoverhernervousness. 她笑了,想以此来掩饰自己紧张的心情。◆ItoldhimIwasworriedbuthelaughedscornfully. 我告诉他我很担忧,可他却轻蔑地一笑。◆+ speech'You'recrazy!'shelaughed. “你疯啦!” 她哈哈大笑起来。Different 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 amused, embarrassed or nervous * giggle 指因开心、尴尬或紧张而傻笑。
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。
You can also be convulsed with laughter or dissolve into laughter when you find something very funny. In BrE people also shriek with laughter or howl with laughter.认为某事非常滑稽可笑亦可用 be convulsed with laughter(笑得前仰后合)或 dissolve into laughter(不禁大笑)。在英式英语中亦用 shriek with laughter(尖声大笑)或 howl with laughter(狂笑)。