laugh 音标拼音: [l'æf]
vi . 笑,发笑;呈现欢欣景象
vt . 以笑表示;笑得使…
n . 笑,笑声
笑,发笑;呈现欢欣景象以笑表示;笑得使…笑,笑声
laugh n 1 :
the sound of laughing [
synonym : {
laugh }, {
laughter }]
2 :
a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing ; "
his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision "
3 :
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter ;
"
he told a very funny joke "; "
he knows a million gags ";
"
thanks for the laugh "; "
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest "; "
even a schoolboy '
s jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point " [
synonym : {
joke }, {
gag }, {
laugh }, {
jest },
{
jape }]
v 1 :
produce laughter [
synonym : {
laugh }, {
express joy }, {
express mirth }] [
ant : {
cry }, {
weep }]
Laugh \
Laugh \ (
l [
aum ]
f ),
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Laughed }
(
l [
aum ]
ft );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Laughing }.] [
OE .
laughen ,
laghen ,
lauhen ,
AS .
hlehhan ,
hlihhan ,
hlyhhan ,
hliehhan ;
akin to OS .
hlahan ,
D . &
G .
lachen ,
OHG .
hlahhan ,
lahhan ,
lahh [=
e ]
n ,
Icel .
hl [
ae ]
ja ,
W Dan .
lee ,
Sw .
le ,
Goth .
hlahjan ;
perh .
of imitative origin .]
1 .
To show mirth ,
satisfaction ,
or derision ,
by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face ,
particularly of the mouth ,
causing a lighting up of the face and eyes ,
and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat ;
to indulge in laughter .
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Queen Hecuba laughed that her eyes ran o '
er . --
Shak .
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He laugheth that winneth . --
Heywood '
s Prov .
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2 .
Fig .:
To be or appear gay ,
cheerful ,
pleasant ,
mirthful ,
lively ,
or brilliant ;
to sparkle ;
to sport .
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Then laughs the childish year ,
with flowerets crowned . --
Dryden .
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In Folly '
s cup still laughs the bubble Joy . --
Pope .
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{
To laugh at },
to make an object of laughter or ridicule ;
to make fun of ;
to deride .
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No wit to flatter left of all his store ,
No fool to laugh at ,
which he valued more . --
Pope .
{
To laugh in the sleeve }, {
To laugh up one '
s sleeve },
to laugh secretly ,
or so as not to be observed ,
especially while apparently preserving a grave or serious demeanor toward the person or persons laughed at .
{
To laugh out },
to laugh in spite of some restraining influence ;
to laugh aloud .
{
To laugh out of the other corner of the mouth }
or {
To laugh out of the other side of the mouth },
to weep or cry ;
to feel regret ,
vexation ,
or disappointment after hilarity or exaltation . [
Slang ]
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Laugh \
Laugh \,
n .
An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species ;
the sound heard in laughing ;
laughter .
See {
Laugh },
v .
i .
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And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind .
--
Goldsmith .
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That man is a bad man who has not within him the power of a hearty laugh . --
F .
W .
Robertson .
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Laugh \
Laugh \,
v .
t .
1 .
To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule .
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Will you laugh me asleep ,
for I am very heavy ?
--
Shak .
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I shall laugh myself to death . --
Shak .
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2 .
To express by ,
or utter with ,
laughter ; --
with out .
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From his deep chest laughs out a loud applause .
--
Shak .
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{
To laugh away }.
(
a )
To drive away by laughter ;
as ,
to laugh away regret .
(
b )
To waste in hilarity . "
Pompey doth this day laugh away his fortune ." --
Shak .
{
To laugh down }.
(
a )
To cause to cease or desist by laughter ;
as ,
to laugh down a speaker .
(
b )
To cause to be given up on account of ridicule ;
as ,
to laugh down a reform .
{
To laugh one out of },
to cause one by laughter or ridicule to abandon or give up ;
as ,
to laugh one out of a plan or purpose .
{
To laugh to scorn },
to deride ;
to treat with mockery ,
contempt ,
and scorn ;
to despise .
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148 Moby Thesaurus words for "
laugh ":
Homeric laughter ,
be in heaven ,
be in stitches ,
be pleased ,
beam ,
belittle ,
belly laugh ,
blue story ,
boff ,
boffola ,
break up ,
brush aside ,
burst into laughter ,
burst of laughter ,
burst out ,
burst out laughing ,
burst with laughter ,
bust a gut ,
cachinnate ,
cachinnation ,
cackle ,
caper ,
caracole ,
chirp ,
chirrup ,
chortle ,
chuckle ,
convulsion ,
crack up ,
crow ,
dance ,
delight ,
deny ,
deride ,
die with delight ,
dirty joke ,
dirty story ,
dismiss ,
disregard ,
double entendre ,
ethnic joke ,
feel happy ,
fit of laughter ,
frolic ,
fun ,
funny story ,
gag ,
gales of laughter ,
gambol ,
giggle ,
glow ,
go into convulsions ,
go into hysterics ,
go into raptures ,
good one ,
good story ,
grin ,
guffaw ,
ha -
ha ,
hearty laugh ,
hee -
haw ,
hee -
hee ,
hilarity ,
ho -
ho ,
hoot ,
horselaugh ,
howler ,
ignore ,
jape ,
jeer at ,
jest ,
jestbook ,
joke ,
joy ,
lampoon ,
laugh at ,
laugh it up ,
laugh outright ,
laughing ,
laughter ,
lilt ,
minimize ,
nearly die laughing ,
outburst of laughter ,
panic ,
parody ,
pasquil ,
pasquinade ,
peal of laughter ,
play ,
point ,
poke fun at ,
pooh -
pooh ,
purr ,
radiate cheer ,
reject ,
rib tickler ,
ridicule ,
riot ,
risibility ,
roar ,
roar of laughter ,
roar with laughter ,
roast ,
romp ,
satirize ,
scoff at ,
scorn ,
scream ,
shake like jelly ,
shake with laughter ,
shout ,
shout of laughter ,
shriek ,
shrug off ,
sick joke ,
sidesplitter ,
sight gag ,
simper ,
sing ,
skip ,
smile ,
smirk ,
snicker ,
snigger ,
sniggle ,
snort ,
sparkle ,
split ,
split with laughter ,
sport ,
spurn ,
story ,
take great satisfaction ,
taunt ,
tease ,
tee -
hee ,
titter ,
tread on air ,
visual joke ,
wheeze ,
whistle ,
whoop ,
wide berth ,
wow ,
yarn ,
yuck ,
yuk -
yuk
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