laugh /lɑːf/ CET4 TEM4 ( laughing, laughed, laughs )

• 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

  例：

  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。

  例：

  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。

  例：

  "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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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

  例：

  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]

  例：

  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