Word · Frequency #23398
cackle
咯咯地笑；尖声笑
to laugh with a harsh, high-pitched, broken sound like a hen
- 1.
To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.
发出尖锐、断续的声音或叫声,如母鸡或鹅。
- 2.
To laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry.
发出类似母鸡叫声的断续笑声。
- 3.
To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.
以愚蠢的方式说话；唠叨。
（母鸡、鹅等）咯咯叫；喋喋不休；唠叨；发出尖锐、断续的声音或叫声,如母鸡或鹅。；发出类似母鸡叫声的断续笑声。；以愚蠢的方式说话；唠叨。
In use
The old witch cackled with delight as she stirred her potion.
Hens cackle loudly after laying an egg.
Stop cackling like a hyena; it's not that funny.
Verb forms
base cackle · third person cackles · -ing cackling · past cackled · past participle cackled
Connections
Collocations
- cackle with laughter
- 尖声咯咯大笑
- She cackled with laughter at the joke.她听到这个笑话后尖声咯咯大笑。
- cackle like a hen
- 像母鸡一样咯咯叫
- The old woman cackled like a hen as she told her story.那位老妇人讲故事时像母鸡一样咯咯地笑。
- cackle loudly
- 大声尖笑
- He cackled loudly at his own prank.他对自己搞的恶作剧大声尖笑。
- cackle with glee
- 得意地咯咯笑
- The villain cackled with glee as the trap was sprung.机关触发时，反派得意地咯咯笑起来。
- cackle away
- 不停地唠叨
- They cackled away in the kitchen for hours.她们在厨房里喋喋不休了好几个小时。
- cackle about
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象母鸡下蛋后咯咯叫，cackle 就是这种尖锐断续的叫声，也指刺耳或傻气的笑声。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：farm or animal sounds、informal or critical descriptions of laughter、chattering or silly talk 该词表示鸡、鹅等的叫声时是拟声词，属于中性；转指人的笑声或说话时，多带贬义或戏谑色彩，比较常见于口语。实际语气需结合搭配和上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的同韵词包括 tackle、crackle、shackle，读音都含 /ˈækəl/（与 cackle 的 /ˈkækəl/ 押韵）。注意 chuckle /ˈtʃʌkəl/ 和 heckle /ˈhɛkəl/ 拼写很像，但元音不同，不与 cackle 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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