laugh

/lɑːf/ (bre, ipa) · /læf/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlaf ˈläf/ (ame, mw)

laugh — verb

  • laughpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • laughshe / she / it
  • laughedpast simple
  • laughing-ing form

1. to breathe out quickly through your open mouth, often while showing your teeth i

1.動詞不及物A2
釋義

to breathe out quickly through your open mouth, often while showing your teeth in a smile, because you find something amusing or you feel happy

例句

Ritu laughed so hard at the film that tears ran down her cheeks.

laugh + intensifier 'so hard that'

When Christopher told his joke, everyone in the room laughed out loud.

laugh out loud — common fixed phrase

同義詞
  • chuckle

    quieter and often done alone or to yourself, showing satisfaction

  • giggle

    high-pitched, repeated laughter, often childlike or nervous

  • roar

    very loud, unrestrained laughter, often from a group or crowd

反義詞
  • cry

    opposite emotional response, showing sadness with tears

  • frown

    to show displeasure by bringing your eyebrows together

文法句型

laugh at [something/someone]

laugh about [something]

laugh at [joke/story]

用法筆記

Intransitive only — you cannot directly 'laugh something' as an object. To name the cause, use at or about: 'laugh at a joke', 'laugh about a mistake'. If you want to describe the type of laughter, use adverbs: laugh nervously, laugh loudly, laugh quietly.

常見錯誤

❌She laughed him because he fell.
✅She laughed at him because he fell.
💡The person or thing that causes laughter requires the preposition 'at'.
❌I laughed the funny story.
✅I laughed at the funny story.
💡'laugh' is intransitive; the source of amusement needs a preposition.

laugh — noun