laughter

1. [U]笑;笑声 the act or sound of laughing

• break〔burst〕 into a laughter突然笑起来
• force a laughter强作笑脸
• get a laughter受到嘲笑
• give a laughter耻笑
• hear laughter听到笑声
• laugh a hearty laughter放声大笑
• provoke〔raise〕 a laughter引起一阵笑声
• roar with laughter哄然大笑

• bitter〔foolish, good〕 laughter苦〔傻,大〕笑
• derisive〔empty〕 laughter嘲弄〔无意义〕的笑声
• merry laughter愉快的笑(声)
• side-splitting〔uproarious〕 laughter捧腹大笑

• a burst of laughter一阵大笑
• with a laughter笑着

• laughter from从…(传)来的笑声

burst into laughter突然大笑

laughter and tears 又哭又笑;欢乐与悲伤[亦作 tears and laughter]

roar with laughter哄堂大笑

canned laughter［俚］预先录制的笑声

convulsed with laughter捧腹大笑；笑得直不起腰

1. We couldn't withhold our laughter.
   我们忍不住大笑起来。
2. He gave me a fright by bursting into a sudden laughter.
   他突然大笑起来，吓了我一跳。
3. Her funny costume caused much mirthful laughter among the guests.
   她那滑稽的服装引得客人哄堂大笑。
4. The room echoed with their happy laughter.
   房间里回荡着他们的欢笑声。
5. There was a burst of laughter in the next room.
   隔壁房间里突然爆发出一阵笑声。