1 laugh /ˈlæf/ Brit /ˈlɑːf/ verb laughs; laughed; laughing
laughs; laughed; laughing
Learner's definition of LAUGH
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[no object] : to show that you are happy or that you think something is funny by smiling and making a sound from your throat(发出声地)大笑,发笑 -
What are you laughing about?你笑什么呢?
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The audience was laughing hysterically.观众在歇斯底里地笑着。
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I've never laughed so hard in my life.我这辈子从未笑得这么厉害。
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I couldn't stop laughing when I saw what he was wearing.看到他那身打扮,我笑个不停。
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I laughed out loud when I saw him.看到他,我大声笑了出来。
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I burst out laughing. [=I suddenly started laughing]我不禁放声大笑。
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He laughed so hard I thought he'd die laughing.他哈哈大笑,我以为他简直要笑死了。
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The movie was hilarious. We laughed our heads off.这部电影很滑稽。我们笑得前仰后合。
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I laughed until I cried. [=I laughed so much that tears came out of my eyes]我笑得眼泪都出来了。
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(Brit) She was laughing like a drain. [=she was laughing very hard]她在开怀大笑。
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I didn't know whether to laugh or cry [=I was surprised and shocked] when she told me she was getting married.当她告诉我她要结婚的时候,我大吃一惊。
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It's no laughing matter when you lose your job. [=it's a serious and important thing that people should not joke about]要是丢了工作,那可不是闹着玩的。
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often + at 2 [no object]
a : to think or say that someone or something is foolish and does not deserve serious attention or respect嘲笑;不以为然 —
usually + at b : to not be bothered by something不被打扰;避开—
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Sitting inside their tent, they were able to laugh at the weather.他们坐在帐篷里,成功避开天气的干扰。
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He laughed at danger.他避开了危险。
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[+ object] : to say (something) in an amused way愉悦地说 4
[+ object] : to cause (someone) to go, move, etc., by laughing用嘲笑使(某人)离开 -
The audience laughed the singer off the stage.观众用笑声把这位歌手轰下了台。
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They laughed him out of town.他因为他们的嘲笑而离开了镇子。
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He laughed himself sick. [=he made himself sick by laughing too much]他都要笑晕了。
◊ Someone or something that is laughed out of court or (US) laughed out of town is regarded as very foolish and is not accepted or treated in a serious way.被一笑置之;被一笑了之
be laughing
British, informal
: to be in a very good situation with nothing to worry about处境很好;高枕无忧
don't make me laugh
informal
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used as a response to a statement that you think is very wrong or foolish别逗我笑,别让我笑掉大牙(用作对错误或愚蠢说法的回应)
have to laugh
◊ If you say you have to laugh about something, you mean that it is amusing in a certain way, even if it is also unpleasant or foolish.苦笑;自嘲地笑
he who laughs last, laughs best
or he laughs best that laughs last谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好
— used to say that even if you are not successful now you still succeed or win in the end用于表示即使现在不成功,最后还有成功的机会
laugh all the way to the bank
: to make a lot of money especially by doing something that other people thought was foolish or amusing(做了别人眼中愚蠢或可笑的事而)喜笑颜开地发大财
laughing hyena, laughing like a hyena
— see hyena
laugh in someone's face
: to laugh directly at someone in a way that shows disrespect当面嘲笑某人
laugh off
[phrasal verb] laugh (something) off or laugh off (something)
: to laugh about or make jokes about (something) in order to make people think it is not serious or important对…一笑置之;用笑摆脱 -
The candidate laughed off the question about his marriage.这位候选人对有关他婚姻的提问一笑置之。
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The injury was serious, but he laughed it off.他伤得很重,但他一笑置之。
laugh on the other side of your face
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used to say that a situation will change and someone will stop being happy or pleased转喜为悲;笑脸变成哭脸
laugh up your sleeve
: to be secretly happy about or amused by something (such as someone else's trouble)暗暗发笑 — laugher
/ˈlæfɚ/ Brit /ˈlɑːfɚ/ noun, plural laughers [count] 2 laugh /ˈlæf/ Brit /ˈlɑːf/ noun
plural laughs
2 laugh
/ˈlæf/ Brit /ˈlɑːf/
noun
plural laughs
Learner's definition of LAUGH
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[count] : the act or sound of laughing笑;笑声 -
He gave a loud laugh.他哈哈大笑。
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a nervous laugh胆怯的一笑
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I kept telling jokes, but I couldn't get a laugh. [=make people laugh]我一直在讲笑话,但没听到笑声。
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a joke that always gets a big laugh总是让人大笑的笑话
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He'll do anything for a laugh. [=to make people laugh]为了搞笑,他什么都做得出来。
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I thought her report was good for a laugh [=was amusing], but it didn't have much helpful information.我认为她的报告很有趣,但有用的信息不多。
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She's always good for a laugh. [=she always makes people laugh; she is a funny person]她这人很有意思。
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It seemed awful at the time, but we had a (good) laugh about it afterward. [=we laughed about it afterward]这件事当时似乎很糟糕,但过后我们一笑置之。
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a [count] : something that causes laughter : something funny or foolish笑柄;引人发笑的事物 b [singular] chiefly British : a funny person有趣的人
a laugh a minute
informal
: someone or something that is very funny很搞笑的人(或事物)
for laughs
informal or chiefly British for a laugh
play for laughs
— see 1play
the last laugh
◊ If you have/get the last laugh, you finally succeed or win after people laughed at or doubted you.(历经别人的嘲笑和怀疑之后的)最后的胜利