laugh
verb [ I ] uk/lɑːf/ us/læf/
A2 （出声地）笑，大笑
to smile while making sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny or you are happy
They laughed at her jokes. 听了她讲的笑话他们都笑了。
I couldn't stop laughing. 我情不自禁地笑个不停。
I said he'd have to give a talk and he laughed nervously. 我告诉他说他必须发言，他听后紧张地笑了起来。
She's so funny - she really makes me laugh. 她太有意思了——真让我笑死了。
It's very rare that a book is so good you actually laugh out loud. 一本能让你笑出声来的好书真是不多见。
It was so funny, I burst out laughing (= laughed suddenly and loudly). 太有意思了，我放声笑了出来。
I laughed till I cried. 我笑得直流眼泪。
- More examples
- Please don't laugh - I'm being serious.
- I could see Emma trying not to laugh and of course that started me off.
- They joked and laughed as they looked at the photos.
- The audience was still laughing as the curtain fell.
- When he laughs he sounds like a horse neighing.
Idioms More idioms
be laughed out of courtidiom （尤指在法庭上）被一笑置之，不被重视
to be considered as too silly or impossible to take seriously, especially in a law court
The proposal will be laughed out of court. 这个建议会被认为荒唐可笑。
be laughingidiom UK informal (also will be laughing) 不必发愁，会好起来的
used to tell someone that they should not be worried by a particular situation, because they will get an advantage from it
If the loan's approved, you're laughing. 如果这笔贷款批下来，你就不必发愁了。
be laughing all the way to the bankidiom informal 轻易发大财，轻松赚大钱
to be earning a lot of money easily
We'll be laughing all the way to the bank if this deal works out. 如果这笔生意能成交，我们一下子就能赚很多钱。
be laughing on the other side of your faceidiom UK (US laugh out of the other side of your mouth) 到时候就笑不出来了，得意变失意
used to tell someone that, despite being pleased now, they will not be pleased later when things do not happen as expected or planned
She's pleased with her promotion but she'll be laughing on the other side of her face when she sees the extra work. 她很高兴自己能获得晋升，不过等她明白自己要多干不少工作时恐怕就笑不出来了。
be no laughing matteridiom 不是开玩笑，不是闹着玩儿的
to be very serious
It might seem funny but I tell you what, getting stuck up a tree is no laughing matter. 卡在树上看起来可能很好笑，不过我跟你讲，这可不是闹着玩儿的。
don't make me laugh!idiom informal 别开玩笑了！
said to someone to show that you cannot take their suggestion seriously
You'll pay? Don't make me laugh! 你要付钱？别开玩笑了！
he who laughs last, laughs longest/bestidiom saying 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。
said to emphasize that the person who has control of a situation in the end is most successful, even if other people had seemed originally to have an advantage
laugh your head offidiom informal (also laugh yourself silly) 大笑不止，狂笑不已
to laugh a lot, loudly
You laughed your head off when I fell! 我摔了跟头你却笑个没完！
laugh in someone's faceidiom 当（某人）的面嘲笑
to make it obvious to someone that you do not respect them
They'd laugh in your face if you suggested me for the post. 如果你提议让我担任这个职位，他们准会当面嘲笑你。
laugh like a drainidiom UK informal 狂笑，爆笑
to laugh a lot, very loudly
laugh up your sleeveidiom 窃笑，暗自感到好笑
to secretly find something funny
They're very polite in your presence, but you get the feeling they're laughing up their sleeves. 当着你的面他们都很有礼貌，但你能感觉到他们在暗自发笑。
you've got to laughidiom informal (also you have to laugh) 还是值得一笑，还有可笑之处
said when you can see something funny in a difficult situation
Phrasal verbs
laugh at someone/somethingB1 取笑（某人），笑话（某人）
to show that you think someone or something is stupid
I can't go into work looking like this - everyone will laugh at me. 我不能这个样子去上班——大家会笑话我的。
B1 嘲笑（某人），蔑视（某人）
to treat someone or something as if he, she, or it is not important or does not deserve serious attention
If you say that, people will just laugh at you. 如果你那样说，人们就会看不起你。
laugh something off 对…一笑置之
to make yourself laugh about something unpleasant in order to make it seem less important or serious
She tried to laugh off their remarks, but I could see she was hurt. 她试图对他们的话一笑置之，但我看得出她的内心还是受到了伤害。
laugh
noun [ C ] uk/lɑːf/ us/læf/
B1 笑;笑声
the act or sound of laughing
a loud/nervous laugh 放声大笑／紧张的笑
I was embarrassed at the time, but I had a good laugh about it later. 那时我很尴尬，但过后却觉得非常可笑。
informal令人愉快的活动，好玩的活动
an enjoyable or funny activity
"How was the party?" "Oh, it was a laugh." “聚会办得怎么样？”“哦，相当好玩。”
mainly UK informal好玩的人，有趣的人
someone who is funny
You'd like Sharon - she's a good laugh. 你会喜欢莎伦的——她这个人很风趣。
- More examples
- She reacted to his compliments with a deprecating laugh.
- He's got a really annoying laugh.
- The announcement raised a laugh.
- He turned away with a rueful laugh.
- She gave a loud uninhibited laugh.
Idioms
for a laughidiom informal 取乐，开玩笑
If you do something for a laugh, you do it for enjoyment.
Just for a laugh, I pretended that I'd forgotten it was his birthday. 我假装忘了那天是他的生日，只是想开个玩笑。
you're having a laughidiom UK informal 你在开玩笑
used to show that you think that what someone has just said is not reasonable or fair
£500 to cut down a tree - you're having a laugh, mate! 500英镑砍一棵树——老兄，你简直是在开玩笑！