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chuckle

英 [ˈtʃʌkl]

美 [ˈtʃʌkl]

v.  低声轻笑; 轻声地笑
n.  轻笑声

过去式:chuckled 现在分词:chuckling 复数:chuckles 第三人称单数:chuckles 过去分词:chuckled 

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同义词辨析

smilechucklegigglegrinlaughsnigger【导航词义:笑】

smilev. 微笑
〔辨析〕
普通用词,通常指因开心、愉快等而嘴角上扬、面带笑容。
〔例证〕
The baby began to smile.
婴儿开始微笑了。
She smiled at him sweetly.
她冲他甜甜地微笑。
The winner was smiling broadly.
获胜者开怀大笑。
chucklev. 轻声地笑,窃笑
〔辨析〕
指低声轻笑或暗自发笑。
〔例证〕
He chuckled and picked up his glass for another sip.
他轻声笑了起来,又拿起酒杯喝了一口。
He chuckled while reading the funny story.
他一面读着滑稽小说,一面暗自发笑。
What are you chuckling about?
你在偷笑什么?
gigglev. 咯咯地笑,傻笑
〔辨析〕
指因觉得好笑、尴尬或紧张而傻傻地笑。
〔例证〕
The girls were giggling when John passed by.
约翰走过时,姑娘们傻笑了起来。
The funny story made her giggle.
那个有趣的故事使她咯咯地笑了起来。
grinv. 咧着嘴笑
〔辨析〕
指在高兴等时咧嘴、露齿而笑。
〔例证〕
The joke made him grin from ear to ear.
这则笑话逗得他笑得合不拢嘴。
He grinned happily.
他快乐地咧着嘴笑。
laughv. 大笑,哈哈笑
〔辨析〕
通常指因认为某事有趣而出声大笑。
〔例证〕
The pupils are jumping and laughing in the playground.
学生们在操场上又跳又笑。
She laughed a hearty laugh while listening to Mike's jokes.
听着迈克的笑话,她开怀地笑着。
sniggerv. 〈英〉暗笑,窃笑
〔辨析〕
指不出声地偷笑,含讽刺、不尊重之意。
〔例证〕
What are you sniggering at? It's a serious affair.
你偷笑什么?这是一件严肃的事。
I felt that I had been insulted and sniggered at.
我觉得我受到了侮辱和讥笑。

牛津词典

    verb

    • 低声轻笑;轻声地笑
      to laugh quietly
      1. She chuckled at the memory.
        想起这件事她就暗自发笑。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 低声轻笑;偷笑
      When youchuckle, you laugh quietly.
      1. The banker chuckled and said, 'Of course not.'...
        银行家暗自发笑并说道:“当然不。”
      2. He chuckled at her forthrightness.
        她的直率让他窃笑。
      3. Chuckleis also a noun.
      4. He gave a little chuckle.
        他轻声一笑。

    英英释义

    noun

    • a soft partly suppressed laugh
        Synonym:chortle

      verb

      双语例句

      • After a short chuckle, Page added: People can process information really quickly.
        他笑了笑说,人们能非常快地处理信息。
      • Of course, we owned most of the debt, he says, pausing for a chuckle.
        当然,我们是他们的大债主,他停顿了一下,笑了一声。
      • They chuckle and the young man laughs too.
        他们轻声地笑起来,那个年轻的学生也笑了。
      • When I hold that thought, I have to chuckle.
        每当我有这种想法时,就忍不住咯咯地笑起来。
      • Nowadays John and I chuckle about those years when we visit.
        如今,当我和约翰见面时谈起那一段时光都觉得好笑。
      • Most people I meet always chuckle if I tell them I take photos of dogs, Trinh told The Huffington Post.
        我遇上的大多数人总是笑如果我告诉他们我给狗拍照时,Trinh告诉赫芬顿邮报。
      • Mr Toots responded with a chuckle.
        图茨先生吃吃地笑了一下,作为回答。
      • He uttered a sardonic chuckle.
        他嘿地发出一声讥讽的冷笑。
      • She was roused by a chuckle which Mr. Dorset seemed to eject from the depths of his lean throat.
        多森先生从他那瘦弱的喉咙深处迸出一阵笑声,把她吓了一跳。
      • But here in Pattaya, officials chuckle derisively at the notion that the city can be totally sanitized.
        但是在芭堤雅,官员们对城市能够完全净化的想法嗤之以鼻。