chuckle
英 [ˈtʃʌkl]
美 [ˈtʃʌkl]
v. 低声轻笑; 轻声地笑
n. 轻笑声
过去式：chuckled 现在分词：chuckling 复数：chuckles 第三人称单数：chuckles 过去分词：chuckled
Collins.1 / BNC.8251 / COCA.6334
同义词辨析
smilechucklegigglegrinlaughsnigger【导航词义：笑】
smilev. 微笑
〔辨析〕
普通用词，通常指因开心、愉快等而嘴角上扬、面带笑容。
〔例证〕
The baby began to smile.
婴儿开始微笑了。
She smiled at him sweetly.
她冲他甜甜地微笑。
The winner was smiling broadly.
获胜者开怀大笑。
婴儿开始微笑了。
She smiled at him sweetly.
她冲他甜甜地微笑。
The winner was smiling broadly.
获胜者开怀大笑。
chucklev. 轻声地笑，窃笑
〔辨析〕
指低声轻笑或暗自发笑。
〔例证〕
He chuckled and picked up his glass for another sip.
他轻声笑了起来，又拿起酒杯喝了一口。
He chuckled while reading the funny story.
他一面读着滑稽小说，一面暗自发笑。
What are you chuckling about?
你在偷笑什么？
他轻声笑了起来，又拿起酒杯喝了一口。
He chuckled while reading the funny story.
他一面读着滑稽小说，一面暗自发笑。
What are you chuckling about?
你在偷笑什么？
gigglev. 咯咯地笑，傻笑
〔辨析〕
指因觉得好笑、尴尬或紧张而傻傻地笑。
〔例证〕
The girls were giggling when John passed by.
约翰走过时，姑娘们傻笑了起来。
The funny story made her giggle.
那个有趣的故事使她咯咯地笑了起来。
约翰走过时，姑娘们傻笑了起来。
The funny story made her giggle.
那个有趣的故事使她咯咯地笑了起来。
grinv. 咧着嘴笑
〔辨析〕
指在高兴等时咧嘴、露齿而笑。
〔例证〕
The joke made him grin from ear to ear.
这则笑话逗得他笑得合不拢嘴。
He grinned happily.
他快乐地咧着嘴笑。
这则笑话逗得他笑得合不拢嘴。
He grinned happily.
他快乐地咧着嘴笑。
laughv. 大笑，哈哈笑
〔辨析〕
通常指因认为某事有趣而出声大笑。
〔例证〕
The pupils are jumping and laughing in the playground.
学生们在操场上又跳又笑。
She laughed a hearty laugh while listening to Mike's jokes.
听着迈克的笑话，她开怀地笑着。
学生们在操场上又跳又笑。
She laughed a hearty laugh while listening to Mike's jokes.
听着迈克的笑话，她开怀地笑着。
sniggerv. 〈英〉暗笑，窃笑
〔辨析〕
指不出声地偷笑，含讽刺、不尊重之意。
〔例证〕
What are you sniggering at? It's a serious affair.
你偷笑什么？这是一件严肃的事。
I felt that I had been insulted and sniggered at.
我觉得我受到了侮辱和讥笑。
你偷笑什么？这是一件严肃的事。
I felt that I had been insulted and sniggered at.
我觉得我受到了侮辱和讥笑。
牛津词典
verb
- 低声轻笑；轻声地笑
to laugh quietly- She chuckled at the memory.
想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
- She chuckled at the memory.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 低声轻笑;偷笑
When youchuckle, you laugh quietly.- The banker chuckled and said, 'Of course not.'...
银行家暗自发笑并说道：“当然不。” - He chuckled at her forthrightness.
她的直率让他窃笑。 - Chuckleis also a noun.
- He gave a little chuckle.
他轻声一笑。
- The banker chuckled and said, 'Of course not.'...
英英释义
noun
- a soft partly suppressed laugh
verb
- laugh quietly or with restraint
双语例句
- Mr. Green didn't chuckle or even smile.
但格林并没有笑出声来，甚至连微笑也没有。 - Chuckle at her& "You're so cute when you're mad".
她笑道，“你太可爱当你疯了”。 - She was roused by a chuckle which Mr. Dorset seemed to eject from the depths of his lean throat.
多森先生从他那瘦弱的喉咙深处迸出一阵笑声，把她吓了一跳。 - Then a few more people chuckle.
接着其它一些人低声笑了出来。 - She gave a chuckle of delight.
她高兴得笑出声来。 - As if his last years were spent in a perpetual state of chuckle at the wonder of it all.
就像所有的奇迹一样，他最后的岁月都保持在永远抿嘴微笑的状态中。 - Today I unearthed a copy of '90 Minutes' and had a chuckle at your article.
今天我找到了一期《90分钟》杂志，读了你的文章咯咯笑了半天。 - He uttered a sardonic chuckle.
他嘿地发出一声讥讽的冷笑。 - Mr Toots responded with a chuckle.
图茨先生吃吃地笑了一下，作为回答。 - After a short chuckle, Page added: People can process information really quickly.
他笑了笑说，人们能非常快地处理信息。