看看你對(duì)laugh這個(gè)單詞了解多少

When we laugh with people, we’re hardly ever actually laughing at jokes. You are laughing to show people that you understand them, that you agree with them, that you’re part of the same groups as them.You’re laughing to show that you like them.You might even love them.

當(dāng)我們一起大笑時(shí)候，我們實(shí)際上很少是為了某個(gè)笑話而笑的。你笑了，可能是為了表達(dá)你理解了對(duì)方，你同意他們的觀點(diǎn)，你跟他們站在同一邊。你笑了，可能是為了表達(dá)你喜歡他們，甚至可能是愛(ài)著他們。---來(lái)自TED

laugh (指因喜悅、愉快或輕視而出聲的笑或大笑)

作名詞，笑;引人發(fā)笑的人或事

作動(dòng)詞，笑，以笑表示，使...笑得

belly laugh 捧腹大笑

laugh it off 一笑而過(guò)

laugh oneself to death 差點(diǎn)沒(méi)笑死

When Scrooge's nephew laughed, everybody who was with him wanted to laugh too. He had that kind of laugh.

斯克羅吉的外甥笑著，和他在一起的人也想笑，他的笑就具備這樣的感染力。---《圣誕頌歌》

日常生活中，我們可能會(huì)遇到以下幾組意思相近的表達(dá)。

laugh at 嘲笑;因...而笑

mock and satire 冷嘲熱諷

make fun of 取笑;拿...開(kāi)玩笑

Do I make fun of the people you date?

我會(huì)取笑你們的約會(huì)對(duì)象嗎?

poke fun at 取笑

Now you are poking fun at my taste in fashion!

現(xiàn)在你在取笑我的時(shí)尚品味!

make joke about 取笑

joke 玩笑，笑話;開(kāi)玩笑

play joke on 開(kāi)...的玩笑 a standing joke 笑柄

practical joke 惡作劇

下面給大家介紹一下一則小笑話吧。

Failure in a Test

A:Why did you get such a low mark on that test?

這次測(cè)試你為什么得這么低的分?

B:Because of absence.

因?yàn)槿笨肌?/p>

A:You mean you were absent on the day of the test?

你的意思是說(shuō)考試那天你沒(méi)去?

B:No, but the kid who sits next to me was.

不是，是坐在我旁邊的孩子沒(méi)來(lái)。

不知道大家看到這則笑話，有沒(méi)有哈哈大笑或者捧腹大笑呢?當(dāng)然像英語(yǔ)君笑點(diǎn)那么低的人，也沒(méi)有捧腹大笑。不過(guò)，在學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)中，多看看些英語(yǔ)笑話，這樣，自己的學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程不至于枯燥乏味。