cackle /ˈkækəl/ TEM8 ( cackling, cackled, cackles )

• 1. 

  V-I If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else. (当坏事发生在他人身上时)不雅地大笑

  例：

  The old lady cackled, pleased to have produced so dramatic a reaction.

  老太婆刺耳地笑着，对这如此戏剧化的反应，她自己反倒还高兴。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Cackle is also a noun. 咯咯的笑声

  例：

  He let out a brief cackle.

  他发出短暂的咯咯声。