Laugh Out Loud

新年将至，不知道大家都为自己和家人准备了什么礼物呢？某位编剧曾经说过，“笑声，是我们能够给予自己的最大奖赏。”小编很想带大家盘点一下所有关于“笑”的单词，在笑声中祝您新年快乐！

除了laugh和smile以外，您还能想到哪些关于“笑”的表达方式呢？

chuckle         

When you chuckle, you laugh quietly.

小编点津：

chuckle表示低声地笑，轻轻地笑。

例句：He chuckled to himself when he remembered the trick he'd played on them. 他想起捉弄他们的事就忍俊不禁。

giggle                  

If someone giggles, they laugh in a childlike way, because they are amused, nervous, or embarrassed.

小编点津：

giggle表示因为开心或者紧张、尴尬而像孩子般吃吃地笑、咯咯地笑。

例句：

If you can’t stop giggling you’ll have to leave the room.

如果你还咯咯地笑个不停，就给我离开教室。

The girls whispered and giggled together.

姑娘们说着悄悄话并吃吃地笑着。

They giggled nervously as they waited for their turn.

他们排队等候的时候紧张地傻笑着。

titter                    

If someone titters, they give a short nervous laugh, especially when they are embarrassed about something.

小编点津：

titter表示在感到尴尬的时候发出短促而紧张兮兮的笑声。

例句：

At the word ‘breast’, some of the class tittered.

听到“乳房”这个词，班上有些同学嗤嗤地笑了起来。

snigger/snicker   

if you snigger, you laugh quietly and disrespectfully, for example at something rude or at someone’s misfortune.

小编点津：

snigger和snicker的词义是一样的，都表示暗笑、窃笑，尤其是在看到某些不雅的行为或者别人的不幸时无礼地、不敬地笑。

例句：

What are you sniggering at? This is a serious poem.

你笑什么？这是一首严肃的诗。

Your classmates will have to find some other reason to snicker at you.

你的同学就只能另找理由来取笑你了！

grin               

When you grin, you smile broadly.

小编点津：

grin表示咧着嘴笑、露齿而笑，比如grin from ear to ear，意思就是笑得合不拢嘴。

例句：

He wore a broad grin, displaying twin stumps of teeth.

他咧嘴笑着,露出一对残牙。

beam                   

If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.

小编点津：

beam表示由于开心或自豪而笑逐颜开、眉开眼笑酱紫~~

例句：

Frances beamed at her friend with undisguised admiration.

弗朗西丝用毫不掩饰的羡慕的神情朝她的朋友们绽开了笑容。

Sherman looked at his sons and beamed proudly.

舍曼看着儿子们，自豪地笑着。