一笑置之；置之不理；不屑一顾丨atigh tHI/untilyou'cry

to laugh so long and hard that there are tears in your eyes 笑得流泪；笑出眼泪 laugh up your 'sleeve (at sb/sth) [informal) to be secretly amused about sth Bf g 发笑；畚矣 laugh your 'head off to laugh very loudly and for a long time 大笑不止j 狂笑■.不:已 not know whether to .laugh or cry (informal) to be unable to decide how to react to a bad or unfortunate situation (面对恶劣或不幸情况)'不知麻措，：哭笑术得you ,have/youVe ,got to laugh (informal) used to say that you think there is a funny side to a situation.还•桌值得 一笑；还有可笑之处：.VVeH，. I’m sorry you’ve iost your shoes, but you’ve got to Zaugh, haven’t you?啊，真糟 糕，你的鞋子妄7,、可是这也挺逗的,是不是？ 一more at kill v., piss v.   laugh at sb/sth to make

sb/sth seem stupid or not serious by making jokes about them/it 嘲笑；讥笑 ridicule Everybody Zaiighs at my accent.关家都拿我的口音成笑。◊劝e is not afraid to laugh at herself (= not be too serious about herself).她不怕取笑自.己。〜，丨augh sthdoff .(/•n/omifl/) to try to make people think that sth is not serious or important, especially by making a joke about it 一笑置之；付之一笑（尤指-笑话摆脱）：He 〖augfted oj5F suggestions that he was going to resign.有人猜测他要 辞职，他一笑置之。

■« noun 1 [C] the sound you make when you are amused or happy 笑声：to give a kiugh 大笑一声乂 'a short/nervous/Tiearty 〖augh短促的/紧张的/开心的笑声 0 His first joke got the biggest laugh of the night, 的第一个笑话博得了鸟晚最开怀的笑声。_see also belly laugh 2 a laugh jsipgl an enjoyable

and amusing occasion or thing that happens ^

的时刻；引人发笑的事；笑料：Cometothefcaraofce night—ft shouid be a good 〖augh.来参加.卡拉 OK 晚会

吧      ^定很开心。◊ And he didn’t reaZize ft was you?

W/zat a kzugh/他竟没认出那是你？真有意思！ 3 a laugh [sing.] a person who is amusing and fun to be with弓丨人爱笑的人；逗笑好玩的人：Paulas a good kzugh, isn’t she?葆拉是个活全，是不是？ m do sth for a laugh/for laughs to do sth for fun or as a joke 逗趣；开玩笑 J just dfd ft/or a tough, but it got out 〇/ hand.我只是开开玩笑，然而却一发不可取拾& have a .(good) 'laugh (about sth)’to find sth amusing 觉得;可笑 (或夸趣,.）.：/ was angry at the time but we had a good tough about Zt q/tervvards.我苒很生^ ,甩后来却又觉 得十分可笑。一more at barrel n., last1 det.

VOCABULARY BUILDING 词汇扩充

different ways of laughing 笑的不同方式

■                 cackle to .laugh in a loud, unpleasant way, especially in a high voice彳cackle意为讨厌地嘎嘎大笑，尤指

高声笑

■                 chuckle to laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about something funny * chuckle 章为禁声 笑，尤指想到滑稽事时发笑

鼸 giggle to.Jaugh in.a.silly way because you are amused, embarrassed or nervous giggle,意为梦 >!>、难堪或紧张f傻笑^

■                 guffaw to laugh noisily * guffaw 意美哄笑、狂笑、

大笑

■                 roar to laugh very 丨oudly::* f〇ar:_为放声大笑

■                 snigger/snicker to laugh in a quiet unpleasant way, especially at something rude 0r at someone’s problems or mistakes * snigger/snicker 意为窃笑、

暗笑，尤指对无礼行为或因他人的问题或错误发笑

■                 titter to laugh quietly, especially in a nervous or embarrassed way * titter意为窃笑> 尤指紧张或繼尬 地笑

You can also be convulsed with laughter or dissolve into laughter when you find something very funny. In Brf people also shriek with laughter or howl with laughter.认为某事非常滑稽可笑亦可用be convulsed with laughter (笑得前仰后合）或 dissolve into laughter (不禁大笑）。在矣语中亦用shriek with laughter (尖声大笑）或howl with laughter (狂笑）。

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laugh-able /'laifabl; NAmE 'lasf-/ adj. silly or ridiculous, and not worth taking seriously.荒唐可笑的；荒谬的；.不 值得当真的 0OC1 absurd ► Saugh-ably /-abli/ adv.

届augh.ing /’laifr〇; A/A/ti£ 'laefm/ flt/y. showing amuse­ment or happiness 笑的.； 带笑意的： his laughing blue eyes他含有笑意的蓝眼睛◊ toug/iing/aces笑脸be no laughing 'matter to be sth serious that you should not joke about不是开玩笑的事；严肃的事一more at

DIE V.

'laughing gas noun [u] {informal) = nitrous oxide laugh-ing-ly /'laifirjli; NAmE 'laef-/ adv. 1 in an amused way带笑地；笑着：He kiughingiy agreed.他笑着同意 了。2 used to show that you think a particular word is not at all a suitable way of describing something and therefore seems ridiculous I 表示.用词）.荒唐可笑■:. / finally reached what we laughingly call civilization.

于到了我们戏称为明之地的地方。

'laughing stock noun [usually sing.] a person that everyone laughs at because they have done sth stupid 笑柄；笑料：I can’t wear that! I’d be a laughing.stock. 我可不能戴那个东西！否则会成为笑柄的。 laugh-ter /'la:fta(r); NAmE 'laef-/ noun [U] the act or sound of laughing 笑；笑声：to roar with laughter Wi 声太笑◊ tears/gaies/peak/shriefcs 〇/laughter 笑得流 眼泪；阵阵笑声；哈哈大笑；阵阵尖声大笑Oto burst/dissoive into iaughter•突然/情不自禁大笑起来◊ a house full of laughter (= with a happy atmosphere) 满欢声笑语的房子 launch 〇"» /lointj/ verb, noun

m verb [VN] 1 to start an activity, especially an organized one开始从事，发起，发动（尤指有组织的活动）：to launch an appeal/an inquiry/an investigation/a cam- pafgri开始邊行±诉/质哉I /调查/ 一场运动◊ to 〖aunch an attack/fnvasfon 发起攻击；发动侵略 2 to _make a product available to the public for the first time (首 次■:)'上市，发行：a party to 〖aunch his Zatest nove丨他最 ■iff小说的首发式◊ The new mode? wfM be launched」/! Jufy.备型号卢品将在七月推出。3 to put a ship or boat into the water, especially one that has just been built ^ (船，尤指新船 > 下氷：The Atovy is to 〖aunc/i a rtew warship today.海军今天有一艘新军舰要下水。◊ TTie H/eboat was Crunched immediately.那_救生艇被立刻放 卡 了水。4 to send sth such as a spacecraft, weapon, etc. into space，into the sky or through water■发射；把 (航天器、武器等）发射上天r水中发射：to kumch a communications sateMite 发射通信卫星to iaunch a missf〖e/rocfcet/torpedo爱射导弹/火箭/鱼雷5〜丫our­self at, from， etc. sth | .〜 yourself forwards, etc. to jump forwards with a lot of force 猛扑向前_:: Without warning he launched himself at me.

来。'launch into sth | launch yourself into sth to begin sth in an enthusiastic way, especially sth that will take a long time (热情地）开沾做，投入：He launched into a lengthy account of his career.

啰唆唆地讲填自己的工作经历,。.丨aunch ‘out to do sth new in your career, especially sth more exciting 事，投身于（新的、尤指更令人兴奋的事业.）：ft’s rime naunched out on /ny own•该辱傘自己创业的时候了。

■ noun 1 [usually sing.] the action of launching sth; an event at which sth is launched ('航夫無的）’发射；’ 乂 船 的）下水;产品的}:上市V (事件的）发起：the successjWkumch o/the Ariane rocfcet 阿里亚娜火'箭的成 功发射◊ aproduct 〖aunch产品的投放审场◊ The

4必'ay•年式的发行&埤是在生月 2 a large boat with a motor太型汽|g;汍动大舢板;交 通艇

launch.er /'l3:ntf9(r)/ notm (often in compounds 常构成 …复■合■词）a device that is used t6 send a rocket, a MISSILE, etc. into the sky (火箭、导弹等的丨爰It装 置，发射器，发射：arocfcetkmncher火箭发射装置 'launch pad (also 'launching pad) noun a platform from which a spacecraft, etc. is sent into the sky { ft 天器等的..)发射平台：(figurative) She regards the job as a launch pad/or her career in t/ie media.她把这&工作当 作她从事媒体职业的起点。：