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- laugh [lɑːf]
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1.
vi.
[intr]
to express or manifest emotion, esp mirth or amusement, typically by expelling air from the lungs in short bursts to produce an inarticulate voiced noise, with the mouth open
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2.
vi.
[intr]
(esp of certain mammals or birds) to make a noise resembling a laugh
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3.
vt.
[tr]
to utter or express with laughter
- he laughed his derision at the play
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to bring or force (someone, esp oneself) into a certain condition by laughter
- he laughed himself sick
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5.
vi.
[intr;
foll by at] to make fun (of); jeer (at) -
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vi.
[intr;
foll by over] to read or discuss something with laughter -
7.
n
the act or an instance of laughing
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8.
n
a manner of laughter
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9.
n
[informal]
a person or thing that causes laughter
- that holiday was a laugh
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10.
n
See also laugh away laugh down laugh off
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11.
n
[Etymology]
Old English læhan, hliehhen; related to Gothic hlahjan, Dutch lachen
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1.
vi.
[intr]
to express or manifest emotion, esp mirth or amusement, typically by expelling air from the lungs in short bursts to produce an inarticulate voiced noise, with the mouth open
Examples
- a constrained laugh
- 强笑 → constrained
- It handed them a laugh.
- 它使他们发笑。 → hand
- an infectious laugh
- 有感染力的笑声 → infectious
- to feel like crying and laugh instead
- 觉得象哭而实际是笑 → instead
- to laugh oneself hoarse
- 笑得声哑 → laugh
- to meet angry words with a laugh
- 对气话一笑置之 → meet
- The joke raised a laugh.
- 这个玩笑引起一阵笑声。 → raise
- to secure a laugh
- 惹来一阵笑声 → secure
- good for a laugh
- 引起大笑
- That's why they laugh all the time.
- 这就是他们一直大笑的原因。
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