laugh的中文意思

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laugh
/ lB:f /

◙ verb
1. [no obj.] make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of contempt or derision[with direct speech]
• 笑，嘲笑
»she couldn't help laughing at his jokes.
  她忍不住因为他的笑话笑起来。
»he laughed out loud.
  他大声笑。
  (laugh at)ridicule; scorn
• 嘲笑
  (laugh something off)dismiss something embarrassing, unfortunate, or potentially serious by treating it in a light-hearted way or making a joke of it
• 一笑了之
  (be laughing)[informal] be in a fortunate or successful position
• [非正式] 幸运，走运
»if next year's model is as successful, Ford will be laughing.
  如果明年的车型一样成功，福特就走运了。
◙ noun
1. an act of laughing
• 笑
»she gave a loud, silly laugh.
  她大声傻笑。
2. (a laugh)[informal] a thing that causes laughter or derision
• [非正式] 笑料，笑柄
»that's a laugh, the idea of you cooking a meal!.
  你要做饭，这想法真是笑话！。
  a person who is good fun or amusing company
• 有趣的人
»I like Peter—he's a good laugh.
  我喜欢彼得——他非常有趣。
  a source of fun or amusement
• 逗人笑的事
»she decided to play along with him for a laugh.
  她决定随声附和他一下以逗逗趣。
»he knew his performance was good for a laugh.
  他知道他的表演可以博得观众笑声。

【IDIOMS】

◘ be laughing all the way to the bank
1. [informal] be making a great deal of money very easily
• [非正式] 发大财
◘ have the last laugh
1. be finally vindicated, thus confounding earlier skepticism
• 笑到最后，最后得到证明
◘ he who laughs last laughs longest
1. (proverb)don't rejoice too soon, in case your delight at your own good fortune is premature
• [谚] 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好
◘ laugh one's head off
1. laugh heartily or uncontrollably
• 大笑，狂笑不已
◘ laugh in someone's face
1. show open contempt for someone by laughing rudely at them in their presence(figurative)[喻]
• 当面嘲笑
»vandals and muggers who laugh in the face of the law.
  嘲笑法律的涂鸦者和抢劫犯。
◘ the laugh is on me [或you, him等]
1. the tables are turned and now the other person is the one who appears ridiculous
• 我（你、他等）成了嘲笑对象
»all the critics had laughed at him — well, the laugh was on them now.
  所有的批评家都曾嘲笑他——啊，现在他们可成了嘲笑对象了。
◘ laugh like a drain
1. [Brit. informal] laugh raucously
• [英，非正式] 大声笑
◘ a laugh a minute
1. very funny
• 非常滑稽
»it's a laugh a minute when Lois gets together with her dad.
  洛伊斯和爸爸在一起真逗人乐。
◘ laugh on the other side of one's face ( 或北美
1. be discomfited after feeling satisfaction or confidence about something
• 转喜为悲
◘ laugh someone/thing out of court
1. dismiss with contempt as being obviously ridiculous
• 因可笑而鄙视，一笑置之
◘ laugh oneself silly [或sick]
1. laugh uncontrollably or for a long time
• 笑个不停
◘ laugh something to scorn
1. [dated] ridicule something
• [旧] 嘲笑
◘ laugh up one's sleeve
1. be secretly or inwardly amused
• 窃喜，暗笑
◘ no laughing matter
1. something serious that should not be joked about
• 不是玩笑事
»heavy snoring is no laughing matter.
  严重打鼾得认真对待。
◘ play something for laughs
1. (of a performer) try to arouse laughter in an audience, especially in inappropriate circumstances
• （表演者，尤指场合不当）逗趣，逗笑

【语源】

1. Old English hlæhhan, hliehhan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lachen, also to laughter