词组 | laugh |
释义 | laugh [laughed, laughed, laughing] laugh at 1. laugh at sth to think that an idea, suggestion etc is very silly and should not be considered in a serious way: ▪ People used to laugh at the idea that one day man could travel to other planets - now it will soon be a reality. ■ SIMILAR TO: pour scorn on, ridicule formal 2. laugh at sb to make jokes about someone and make unkind remarks about them: ▪ The other kids used to laugh at him and call him names. ■ SIMILAR TO: make fun of, ↑mock 3. laugh at sth to seem not to care about something that other people think is serious: ▪ Young offenders just laugh at warnings from the police - they know they can't be punished and sent to prison. laugh off laugh sth off • laugh off sth to pretend that you are not worried about a problem or hurt by a criticism by laughing and making jokes about it: ▪ When news of the scandal first came out, White House staff tried to laugh it off. ▪ Cochrane laughed off suggestions that the club was not happy with his performance, and were planning to sack him. |
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