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laugh 音標拼音: [l'æf] vi. 笑,發笑;呈現歡欣景象
vt. 以笑表示;笑得使…
n. 笑,笑聲 笑,發笑;呈現歡欣景象以笑表示;笑得使…笑,笑聲 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. [ 1913 Webster] Queen Hecuba laughed that her eyes ran o' er. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] He laugheth that winneth. -- Heywood' s Prov. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To be or appear gay, cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport. [ 1913 Webster] Then laughs the childish year, with flowerets crowned. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] In Folly' s cup still laughs the bubble Joy. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] { To laugh at}, to make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride. [ 1913 Webster] 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] [ 1913 Webster]
Laugh \ Laugh\, n. An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See { Laugh}, v. i. [ 1913 Webster] And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. -- Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster] That man is a bad man who has not within him the power of a hearty laugh. -- F. W. Robertson. [ 1913 Webster]
Laugh \ Laugh\, v. t. 1. To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule. [ 1913 Webster] Will you laugh me asleep, for I am very heavy? -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] I shall laugh myself to death. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To express by, or utter with, laughter; -- with out. [ 1913 Webster] From his deep chest laughs out a loud applause. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster] 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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