laugh

verb

1. 笑；发笑
   to make the sounds and movements of your face that show you are happy or think sth is funny
   1. to laugh loudly/aloud/out loud
      大声 / 高声 / 放声地笑
   2. You never laugh at my jokes!
      你们听了我的笑话从不发笑！
   3. The show was hilarious─I couldn't stop laughing.
      表演十分滑稽，弄得我笑个不停。
   4. She always makes me laugh .
      她老是引得我发笑。
   5. He burst out laughing (= suddenly started laughing) .
      他突然大笑起来。
   6. She laughed to cover her nervousness.
      她笑了，想以此来掩饰自己紧张的心情。
   7. I told him I was worried but he laughed scornfully.
      我告诉他我很担忧，可他却轻蔑地一笑。
   8. ‘You're crazy!’ she laughed.
      “你疯啦！”她哈哈大笑起来。
2. （特别表示因成功而）处于有利地位
   used to say that you are in a very good position, especially because you have done sth successfully
   1. If we win the next game we'll be laughing.
      要是赢了下一场比赛，我们就占优势了。

noun

1. 笑声
   the sound you make when you are amused or happy
   1. to give a laugh
      大笑一声
   2. a short/nervous/hearty laugh
      短促的 / 紧张的 / 开心的笑声
   3. His first joke got the biggest laugh of the night.
      他讲的第一个笑话博得了当晚最开怀的笑声。
2. 令人开心的时刻；引人发笑的事；笑料
   an enjoyable and amusing occasion or thing that happens
   1. Come to the karaoke night─it should be a good laugh.
      来参加卡拉OK晚会吧——一定很开心。
   2. And he didn't realize it was you? What a laugh!
      他竟没认出那是你？真有意思！
3. 引人发笑的人；逗笑好玩的人
   a person who is amusing and fun to be with
   1. Paula's a good laugh, isn't she?
      葆拉是个活宝，是不是？

1. VERB 笑；大笑
   When you laugh, you make a sound with your throat while smiling and show that you are happy or amused. People also sometimes laugh when they feel nervous or are being unfriendly.
   1. He was about to offer an explanation, but she was beginning to laugh...
      他正要解释，她却笑起来了。
   2. He laughed with pleasure when people said he looked like his dad...
      人们说他长得像父亲时，他乐得大笑起来。
   3. The British don't laugh at the same jokes as the French...
      法国人觉得好笑的笑话，英国人不一定会笑。
   4. 'I'll be astonished if I win on Sunday,' laughed Lyle.
      “我要是星期天能赢那就真是奇了怪了，”莱尔笑道。
   5. Laugh is also a noun.
      
   6. Lysenko gave a deep rumbling laugh at his own joke.
      李森科说笑话的时候自己咯咯直乐。
2. VERB 嘲笑；讥笑
   If people laugh at someone or something, they mock them or make jokes about them.
   1. I thought they were laughing at me because I was ugly...
      我觉得他们嘲笑我是因为我长得丑。
   2. She wanted to laugh at the melodramatic way he was acting.
      他戏剧化的夸张架势使她忍不住想笑。
3. PHRASE 开玩笑；逗趣
   If you do something for a laugh or for laughs, you do it as a joke or for fun.
   1. They were persuaded onstage for a laugh by their mates...
      他们被同伴们说服，上台一乐。
   2. It's a project she's doing for laughs.
      这个项目是她图好玩儿才做的。
4. PHRASE 引人发笑；逗笑
   If a person or their comment gets a laugh or raises a laugh, they make the people listening to them laugh.
   1. If you can get a laugh by wearing a silly hat, you must have been born a comic...
      如果你戴一顶傻傻的帽子就能让人发笑，那你一定是天生的笑匠。
   2. The joke got a big laugh, which encouraged me to continue.
      我的笑话引来哄堂大笑，这使我深受鼓舞，继续往下讲。
5. PHRASE 好玩/ 开心/有点意思
   If you describe a situation as a laugh ,a good laugh, or a bit of a laugh, you think that it is fun and do not take it too seriously.
   1. Working there's great. It's quite a good laugh actually...
      在那儿工作挺不错。说实在的，蛮好玩儿的。
   2. It was a good laugh there!
      那儿可真是好玩！
6. PHRASE 开心果；逗笑好玩的人
   If you describe someone as a laugh or a good laugh, you like them because they are amusing and fun to be with.
   1. Mickey was a good laugh and great to have in the dressing room.
      米基是个活宝，在更衣室里总是逗人笑个不停。
7. PHRASE （尤指经历了最初的苦恼不快后）觉得…可笑，对…一笑置之
   If you have a good laugh about something, you find it amusing and realize that it is funny, especially when the situation was at first upsetting.
   1. We've both had a good laugh about the accident despite what's happened.
      虽然出了意外，但我俩事后都一笑置之。
8. PHRASE 笑到最后；取得最后胜利
   If you say that you have the last laugh, you mean that you become successful at something so that people who criticize or oppose you look foolish.
   1. Des O'Connor is expecting to have the last laugh on his critics by soaring to the top of the Christmas hit parade.
      德斯·奥康纳预计会飙升至圣诞畅销唱片排行榜的榜首，这将让他的批评者都笑不出来。
9. CONVENTION 别让我笑掉大牙了；别逗了
   Some people reply to other people's comments or opinions by saying 'Don't make me laugh' when they disagree with them and think they are foolish or inaccurate.
   1. Claire, a poisoner? Don't make me laugh — She was just a lousy cook.
      克莱尔投毒？别逗了。她只不过厨艺很差罢了。
10. CONVENTION （对于困境或令人失望的境况）何妨一笑，还有可笑之处
    If you say 'you've got to laugh' or 'you have to laugh', you are trying to see the amusing side of a difficult or disappointing situation rather than being sad or angry about it.
    1. The bikers have shown enough contempt of the law to ride their machines over police cars. 'You've got to laugh at their audacity,' said Mr Starkey.
       摩托车党藐视法律，竟对警车玩起凌空飞车来。“牛气可嘉呀，”斯塔基先生说道。
11. to laugh someone out of court → see: court

1. He burst into a high-pitched laugh, as though he'd said something funny.
   他突然放声大笑，好像讲了什么好笑的事似的。
2. She gave a contemptuous little laugh.
   她鄙夷地轻轻笑了笑。
3. There was a short, derisive laugh.
   有人短促、嘲弄地笑了一声。
4. Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh
   卡罗琳敷衍地笑了一下。
5. He was about to offer an explanation, but she was beginning to laugh
   他正要解释，她却笑起来了。
6. He laughed with pleasure when people said he looked like his dad
   人们说他长得像父亲时，他乐得大笑起来。
7. The British don't laugh at the same jokes as the French
   法国人觉得好笑的笑话，英国人不一定会笑。
8. 'I'll be astonished if I win on Sunday,' laughed Lyle.
   “我要是星期天能赢那就真是奇了怪了，”莱尔笑道。
9. I thought they were laughing at me because I was ugly
   我觉得他们嘲笑我是因为我长得丑。
10. She wanted to laugh at the melodramatic way he was acting.
    他戏剧化的夸张架势使她忍不住想笑。
11. They were persuaded onstage for a laugh by their mates
    他们被同伴们说服，上台一乐。
12. It's a project she's doing for laughs.
    这个项目是她图好玩儿才做的。
13. If you can get a laugh by wearing a silly hat, you must have been born a comic
    如果你戴一顶傻傻的帽子就能让人发笑，那你一定是天生的笑匠。
14. The joke got a big laugh, which encouraged me to continue.
    我的笑话引来哄堂大笑，这使我深受鼓舞，继续往下讲。
15. Working there's great. It's quite a good laugh actually
    在那儿工作挺不错。说实在的，蛮好玩儿的。
16. It was a good laugh there!
    那儿可真是好玩！
17. Mickey was a good laugh and great to have in the dressing room.
    米基是个活宝，在更衣室里总是逗人笑个不停。
18. We've both had a good laugh about the accident despite what's happened.
    虽然出了意外，但我俩事后都一笑置之。
19. Des O'Connor is expecting to have the last laugh on his critics by soaring to the top of the Christmas hit parade.
    德斯·奥康纳预计会飙升至圣诞畅销唱片排行榜的榜首，这将让他的批评者都笑不出来。
20. Claire, a poisoner? Don't make me laugh — She was just a lousy cook.
    克莱尔投毒？别逗了。她只不过厨艺很差罢了。
21. The bikers have shown enough contempt of the law to ride their machines over police cars. 'You've got to laugh at their audacity,' said Mr Starkey.
    摩托车党藐视法律，竟对警车玩起凌空飞车来。“牛气可嘉呀，”斯塔基先生说道。
22. I love it when I hear you laugh.
    我喜欢听你笑。
23. Don't laugh boy. This is serious.
    小伙子，别笑，这很严肃。
24. Kemp gave a short laugh
    肯普笑了一声。
25. You can stand there and feel superior as you point and laugh at them.
    你站在那儿指指点点、嘲笑他们时，会觉得自己高人一等。
26. He uttered a snorting laugh
    他嗤笑了一声。
27. The old man's a real cold fish. I've never seen him laugh.
    这老头真是个冷冰冰的人，我从来没见他笑过。
28. I don't know whether to laugh or to cry!
    真教我哭不得笑不得！
29. The captain's cheerful laugh dispelled our fears.
    船长愉快的笑声消除了我们的恐惧。
30. You have the laugh on me this time.
    这次你可以笑我了。

  smile chuckle giggle grin laugh snigger【导航词义：笑】

  smile v. 微笑

〔辨析〕普通用词，通常指因开心、愉快等而嘴角上扬、面带笑容。

  chuckle v. 轻声地笑，窃笑

〔辨析〕指低声轻笑或暗自发笑。

  giggle v. 咯咯地笑，傻笑

〔辨析〕指因觉得好笑、尴尬或紧张而傻傻地笑。

  grin v. 咧着嘴笑

〔辨析〕指在高兴等时咧嘴、露齿而笑。

  laugh v. 大笑，哈哈笑

〔辨析〕通常指因认为某事有趣而出声大笑。

  snigger v. 〈英〉暗笑，窃笑

〔辨析〕指不出声地偷笑，含讽刺、不尊重之意。

laugh at sb/sth

1. 嘲笑；讥笑
   to make sb/sth seem stupid or not serious by making jokes about them/it
   1. to laugh loudly/aloud/out loud
      大声 / 高声 / 放声地笑
   2. You never laugh at my jokes!
      你们听了我的笑话从不发笑！
   3. The show was hilarious─I couldn't stop laughing.
      表演十分滑稽，弄得我笑个不停。
   4. She always makes me laugh .
      她老是引得我发笑。
   5. He burst out laughing (= suddenly started laughing) .
      他突然大笑起来。
   6. She laughed to cover her nervousness.
      她笑了，想以此来掩饰自己紧张的心情。
   7. I told him I was worried but he laughed scornfully.
      我告诉他我很担忧，可他却轻蔑地一笑。
   8. ‘You're crazy!’ she laughed.
      “你疯啦！”她哈哈大笑起来。

laugh sth↔off

1. 一笑置之；付之一笑（尤指用笑话摆脱）
   to try to make people think that sth is not serious or important, especially by making a joke about it

v.

don't make me laugh

• （认为不可能或愚蠢）别让我笑掉大牙了，别开玩笑了
  used to show that you think what sb has just said is impossible or stupid
  1. ‘Will your dad lend you the money?’ ‘Don't make me laugh!’
     “你父亲会借给你钱吗？”“别开玩笑了！”

he who laughs last laughs longest

• 别高兴得太早
  used to tell sb not to be too proud of their present success; in the end another person may be more successful

laugh all the way to the bank

• 发大财而喜笑颜开
  to make a lot of money easily and feel very pleased about it

laugh in sb's face

• 当面嘲笑；公然蔑视
  to show in a very obvious way that you have no respect for sb

laugh like a drain

• 哈哈大笑；放声大笑
  to laugh very loudly

laugh on the other side of your face

• 转喜为忧；得意变成失意；笑脸变为苦脸
  to be forced to change from feeling pleased or satisfied to feeling disappointed or annoyed

laugh sb/sth out of court

• 对（某主意、说法等）一笑置之；置之不理；不屑一顾
  to completely reject an idea, a story, etc. that you think is not worth taking seriously at all

laugh till/until you cry

• 笑得流泪；笑出眼泪
  to laugh so long and hard that there are tears in your eyes

laugh up your sleeve (at sb/sth)

• 暗自发笑；窃笑
  to be secretly amused about sth

laugh your head off

• 大笑不止；狂笑不已
  to laugh very loudly and for a long time

not know whether to laugh or cry

• （面对恶劣或不幸情况）不知所措，哭笑不得
  to be unable to decide how to react to a bad or unfortunate situation

you have/you've got to laugh

• 还是值得一笑；还有可笑之处
  used to say that you think there is a funny side to a situation
  1. Well, I'm sorry you've lost your shoes, but you've got to laugh, haven't you?
     啊，真糟糕，你的鞋子丢了，可是这也挺逗的，是不是？

kill yourself laughing

• 笑得前仰后合；笑破肚皮
  to laugh a lot
  1. He was killing himself laughing.
     他笑得前仰后合。

piss yourself (laughing)

• 大笑不止；笑破肚皮
  to laugh very hard

n.

do sth for a laugh/for laughs

• 逗趣；开玩笑
  to do sth for fun or as a joke
  1. I just did it for a laugh, but it got out of hand.
     我只是开开玩笑，然而却一发不可收拾。

have a (good) laugh (about sth)

• 觉得可笑（或有趣）
  to find sth amusing
  1. I was angry at the time but we had a good laugh about it afterwards.
     我当时很生气，可后来却又觉得十分可笑。

a barrel of laughs

• 很有趣；开心；快乐
  very amusing; a lot of fun
  1. Life hasn't exactly been a barrel of laughs lately.
     最近生活并不十分令人开心。

have the last laugh

• （在本未指望时）笑在最后，取得最后胜利
  to be successful when you were not expected to be, making your opponents look stupid

noun

1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
   1. he told a very funny joke
   2. he knows a million gags
   3. thanks for the laugh
   4. he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
   5. even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point

   Synonym:    jokegagjestjape

2. a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
   1. his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision

3. the sound of laughing

   Synonym:    laughter

verb

1. produce laughter

   Synonym:    express joyexpress mirth