laugh, smile, giggle, grin, beam, sneer

名詞 laugh:

1. the sound of laughing
   同義詞：laughter
2. a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
3. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
   同義詞：joke, gag, jest, jape

動(dòng)詞 laugh:

1. produce laughter
   同義詞：express joy, express mirth

1. An actor has to learn to laugh off bad reviews.
   演員須學(xué)會(huì)能對(duì)貶斥性評(píng)論一笑置之的本事。
2. He could tell she was in a bad mood, and tried to laugh her out of it.
   他看出她心情不好，想逗她笑好讓她不再想煩惱的事。
3. She knew the truth all along and was laughing up her sleeve at us.
   她早就知道真相，卻一直在暗中笑話我們。
4. Weeping willows laugh in the breeze.
   垂柳迎風(fēng)歡笑。
5. He told me the news with a laugh.
   他笑著告訴我這個(gè)消息。
6. Don't laugh at him.
   不要嘲笑他。

laugh

v.（動(dòng)詞）
laughed,laugh.ing,laughs
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To express certain emotions, especially mirth, delight, or derision, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements.
笑：為表達(dá)某種情感，尤指高興、快樂或嘲笑而發(fā)的一陣自發(fā)的，通常是不清晰的聲音，并常伴隨著臉部和身體的運(yùn)動(dòng)
To show or feel amusement or good humor:
感到好笑：表示或感到好笑或非常幽默：
例句：
laughed to herself at the memory; an experience we would laugh about later on.
想起這些，她暗自發(fā)笑；以后他們會(huì)感到好笑的經(jīng)歷

To feel or express derision or contempt; mock:
嘲笑：感到或表示嘲諷和輕視；嘲笑：
例句：
We used to laugh at their provincial manners. I had to laugh when I saw who my opponent was.
我們以前常常嘲笑他們粗俗的舉止。當(dāng)我得知我的對(duì)手是誰(shuí)的時(shí)候，我感到好笑

To feel a triumphant or exultant sense of well-being:
得意洋洋：因安樂而洋洋得意或歡欣：
例句：
You won`t be laughing when the truth comes out.
一旦真相被揭露，你就不會(huì)洋洋得意了

To produce sounds resembling laughter:
發(fā)出類似歡笑的聲音：
例句：
parrots laughing and chattering in the trees.
鸚鵡在樹上歡唱著

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To affect or influence by laughter:
用笑聲所影響或感染：
例句：
laughed the speaker off the stage; laughed the proposal down.
用笑聲把演講者趕下臺(tái)；用笑聲否定了這項(xiàng)提議

To say with a laugh:
笑著說：
例句：
He laughed his delight at the victory.
他的笑聲表達(dá)了他勝利的喜悅

n.（名詞）

The act of laughing.
笑
The sound of laughing; laughter.
笑的聲音；笑聲
Informal Something amusing, absurd, or contemptible; a joke:
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 笑話，笑柄：可笑的，荒誕的或可鄙的事情；笑話：
例句：
The solution they recommended was a laugh.
他們提出的解決辦法簡(jiǎn)直是個(gè)笑話

Often laughs Informal Fun; amusement:
常作 laughs 【非正式用語(yǔ)】 消遣；玩樂：
例句：
decided to go along just for laughs.
決定一起去，只為了樂一樂

<常用詞組>laugh at
To treat lightly; scoff at:
不以為意；對(duì)…一笑置之：
例句：
a daredevil who laughed at danger.
魯莽大膽的蔑視危險(xiǎn)

laugh off 或
laugh away
To dismiss as ridiculously or laughably trivial:
一笑置之：把……當(dāng)作滑稽可笑的瑣事而置之不理：
例句：
laughed off any suggestion that her career was over.
對(duì)有關(guān)她事業(yè)生涯已經(jīng)結(jié)束的暗示置之不理

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>laugh up (one`s) sleeve 或
laugh in (one`s) sleeve
To rejoice or exult in secret, as at another`s error or defeat.
幸災(zāi)樂禍：偷偷地欣喜或高興，如對(duì)他人的錯(cuò)誤或失敗
來源：
Middle English laughen
中古英語(yǔ) laughen
from Old English hlôhhan
源自 古英語(yǔ) hlôhhan
[probably ultimately of imitative origin]
[可能最終源自擬聲]

【引伸】
laugh.er
n.（名詞）
laugh.ingly
adv.（副詞）