SATS; Hillaugh till/until you cry to
laugh so long and hard that there are tears in your eyes 01 Vi laugh up your
'sleeve (at
sb/sth) (informal) to be
secretly amused about sth Bf g laugh your 'head off to
laugh very loudly and for a long time A % A it;
$£ 5^ T* E not know whether to .laugh or 'cry {informaf) to be unable to decide how to react to a
bad or unfortunate situation ( you
.have/you’ve .got to 'laugh (informal) used to say that you think there is a funny side to a
situation — % \ 2: W rT
£ &L: Well, I’m sorry you’ve lost your shoes, but you’ve got
to laugh, haven’t you? PH , Jt $f m,
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at kill v., piss v. iJiktfJ
'laugh at sb/sth to make sb/sth seem stupid or not serious by making
jokes about them/it nf %; CETTC ridicule • Everybody
laughs at my
accent. P o
She is
not afraid
to laugh at herself (= not be too serious about herself). S
S » .laugh sth^'off
{informal) to try to make
people think that sth is not serious or important, especially by making a joke
about it £«) :
He laughed
off
suggestions that he was going to resign. A A fit
fife 1?
mm,
■« noun 1 [C] the sound you make when you are
amused or happy % A : to give a
laugh A % " r 0 a. short/nervous/hearty laugh ®f£6t / MtE6t /
0 His
first joke got the biggest laugh of the night, fife ijf
—see also
belly laugh 2 a
laugh [sing.] {informal) an
enjoyable and amusing occasion or thing that happens 4cAJEl> 3IAA9£6tiE; Come to the karaoke
night—it
should be a good laugh. A© OK B£<A
BE Ao 0 And he
didn’t realize it was you?
What a laugh! ftfejl&iA ft
UPl'fe ? 3 a
laugh [sing.]
a person who is amusing and fun to be with 3| At^ 61 A; jS3£#F5cIKJ A: Paula’s a good laugh, isn’t she? HTJi? B1 do sth
for a laugh/for
'laughs to do sth for fun or as a joke ; A : I just did it for a laugh, but it got out of hand. « have a
(good) 'laugh
(about sth) to find sth amusing ( )
: I was angry at the time but we had a good
laugh about
it afterwards, fie Iff
different ways of laughing
* cackle to laugh in a loud, unpleasant way, especially in a high voice *
cackle |£A'i!j'K*fe(!llA3£, Ata
l*J*g
n chuckle to laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about
something funny * chuckle M
m giggle to laugh in a silly way because you are amused, embarrassed or
nervous * giggle M fjjf
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guffaw to laugh noisily * guffaw VrM,
m roar to laugh very loudly * roar A2&K A A:
■
snigger/snicker to laugh in a quiet
unpleasant way, especially at something rude or at someone’s problems or
mistakes * snigger/snicker
■
titter to laugh quietly, especially in a
nervous or embarrassed way * titter
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You can also be convulsed with laughter or dissolve into laughter when
you find something very funny. In BrE people also shriek with laughter or howl with laughter. be
convulsed
with laughter ( WffiwlWltin’ ) A dissolve into
laughter (T'l£A^)o A-APIAif shriek
with laughter
( AT* A$£ ) sjc howl
with laughter ( ) 0
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laugh-able /'laifabl;
NAmE 'laef-/ adj. silly or
ridiculous, and not worth taking seriously (ft; ; T
Hn absurd ► laugh ably /-abli/ adv. laugh ing /'larfirj;
NAmE 'laefirj/ adj.
showing amusement or happiness %6t; ^^1161: his
laughing blue eyes ftfeA^^E^^HUf o laughing faces be
no laughing
'matter to be sth serious that you should not joke about KfltW# —more at
die v.
'laughing gas noun [u] {informal) = nitrous oxide laugh-ing-ly /'laifirjli;
NAmE 'laef-/ adv. 1 in an amused
way % If: He
laughingly agreed, fife % # ft M
T o 2 used to show that you think a particular word is not
at all a suitable way of describing something and therefore seems ridiculous ( Afvfiis] ) Art j|f ft ^ V i finally reached
what we laughingly call civilization, fie ^
Al'JT^fn^AABJ^ftfeWifeAo 'laughing stock noun [usually sing.] a person that everyone laughs at because
they have done sth stupid ; %Pr. I can’t wear that! I’d be a laughing stock.
laugh ter /'la:fta(r);
NAmE 'laef-/ noun [U] the act or sound
of laughing A; Aft: to roar with laughter
ft A A 0 tears/gales/peals/shrieks of laughter %%K
mm-, pfiftAft; b^aa; to
burst/dissolve into
laughter jf T
Jt#AA3iA o
a house full of
laughter (= with a happy atmosphere) %
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launch frw /lointJV
verb, noun
m verb [VN] 1
to start an activity, especially an organized one a&, ) ■. to
launch an
appeal/an inquiry/an investigation/a campaign / it % / Uf fi / o to launch
an
attack/invasion AfBTt A; 2
to make a
product available to the
public for the first time ( H A ) ± A, Aff: a party to launch his latest
novel ftfeft 0r 4s W "M- A ^ 0 The new
model will be launched in July. m'l&fEXM
ISiho 3 to put a ship or boat
into the water,
especially one that has just been built fA ( Hfi-, AffiJfitS ) "fljC: The
Navy is to launch a new warship today. A^“$t§f¥iE^TAo
0 The
lifeboat was
launched immediately. UP II A M A M M T T7jc0
4 to send sth such as a spacecraft,
weapon, etc. into space, into the sky or through water Alt; fE ( MAH. ) Alt±A;
zXT AM: to launch a
communications
satellite A M il fg A M 0 to launch a missile/rocket/torpedo
Alf## / Aft / fkW 5 ~ yourself at, from, etc. sth | ~ yourself forwards,
etc. to jump forwards with a lot of force fi fh ft ufj : Without warning
he launched himself at me. fife M ft ® f
h Ac Idlkm launch into sth | launch yourself into sth to begin sth in an enthusiastic way,
especially sth that will take a long time ( #y|f Jtfe ) JFXM, SA: He
launched into a lengthy account of his career, ftfe JF X ^ n^l^l^Ufeijfejefe
g .launch ‘out to do
sth
new in your career,
especially sth more exciting JfXIf. m, A#A(
i?W, A^M^AA^6U*ik ) : It’s time
■
launched out on
my own. fljl-fjc g S^Jifeffjftf^To mnoun 1 [usually sing.] the action of launching sth; an
event at which sth is launched ( MA^fl-J ) Alt; ( In
61 ) TA; ( J&m7.6I ) A if/; ( ) A fe: the
successful launch
of the Ariane rocket HIMMSAfg 6IAt 5lAlt 0 a product launch
App&t o The official
launch date
is in May. IE A 61 A A 0 A f]
c
■
a large boat with a motor AM'KM;
f/l^UAtllft; 5c
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launch er /'lo:ntj0(r)/ noun (often in compounds % o' "if) a
device that is used to send a rocket,
a missile, etc. into the sky (
Afu\ ^#^61 )
>, AltH, Alt: a rocket launcher AfuAlt^S 'launch
pad (also 'launching pad) noun a platform from
which a spacecraft, etc. is sent
into the sky ( M AH7p6t ) AltTA: (figurative) She regards the job as a launch pad for
her career in the media. MfE&fSTfE^