no obj.
laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; chuckle
哈哈大笑; 咯咯地欢笑:
he chortled at his own execrable pun.
他对自己拙劣的双关语大笑了起来。
a breathy, gleeful laugh
哈哈大笑:
Thomas gave a chortle.
托马斯大笑起来。
词源
1871: coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass; probably a blend of CHUCKLE and SNORT.