laughing

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I When you laugh, you make a sound with your throat while smiling and show that you are happy or amused. People also sometimes laugh when they feel nervous or are being unfriendly. 笑
He was about to offer an explanation, but she was beginning to laugh. 他刚要加以解释，她就开始笑起来了。
I just couldn't laugh at his jokes the way I used to. 我就是不能像以前那样笑他讲的笑话。
"We could do with some help from our friends," he laughed. “如果我们朋友来帮助就好了，”他笑着说道。
2. N-COUNT Laugh is also a noun. 笑
Lysenko gave a deep rumbling laugh at his own joke. 李森科对自己讲的笑话报以朗声大笑。
3. V-I If people laugh at someone or something, they mock them or make jokes about them. 嘲笑
I thought they were laughing at me because I was ugly. 我想他们在嘲笑我长得丑。
4. PHRASE If you do something for a laugh or for laughs, you do it as a joke or for fun. 为了开玩笑
They were persuaded onstage for a laugh. 为了开开玩笑，他们被说服登上了台。
5. PHRASE If you describe a situation as a laugh or a good laugh, you think that it is fun and do not take it too seriously. 有趣的事[非正式]
Working there's great. It's a good laugh. 在那里工作很棒，是一件有趣的事情。
6. laugh one's head off→see head