词组 | laughter |
释义 | laughter /ˈlɑːftə $ ˈlæftər/ noun when people laugh, or the sound of people laughingverbsburst into laughter (=suddenly start laughing) She burst into laughter when I told her the joke.roar with laughter (=laugh very noisily) The audience roared with laughter.shriek/scream with laughter (=laugh very noisily in a high voice) The children shrieked with laughter as they watched the clown.shake with laughter (=laugh so your body shakes, usually without much sound) They were shaking with laughter and couldn’t even speak.meet/greet sth with laughter (=react to something by laughing) Her remarks were greeted with mocking laughter.stifle/suppress your laughter (=stop yourself from laughing) When she almost fell over, I had to stifle my laughter.the laughter dies (down) (=it stops) The laughter died instantly when the boss walked in.laughter rings out (=it is very loud) Her laughter rang out through the empty theatre.adjectiveshysterical/helpless laughter (=when you laugh a lot and for a long time) The audience were in fits of helpless laughter.nervous laughter (=because someone is not sure how to react) Nervous laughter greeted her remarks.raucous laughter (=very loud and rough-sounding) His attempt to explain was greeted with raucous laughter.suppressed laughter (=when someone tries not to laugh) He began to shake with suppressed laughter.phrasesa fit of laughter (=a period in which you laugh uncontrollably) Her funny stories had us in fits of laughter.a burst of laughter (=a short period of loud laughter) There was a loud burst of laughter behind me.hoots/peals of laughter (=a lot of loud laughter) There were hoots of laughter from the audience. |
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