laugh

laugh
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。
常用词组
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 out of the other side of one's mouth)
  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
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