Word · Frequency #25557
chortle
咯咯笑声
核心释义
a soft, partly suppressed laugh
- 1.
欢快而低沉的笑声,类似带鼻息的轻笑。
A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.
- 2.
各种鸟类发出的类似声音。
A similar sounding vocalisation of various birds.
欢快而低沉的笑声,类似带鼻息的轻笑。;各种鸟类发出的类似声音。;咯咯的欢笑(声)
用法In use
When she read the joke, she gave a quiet chortle.
用法提示:此处chortle作可数名词,指压抑的轻声咯咯笑。
The old man's chortle filled the small room with warmth.
用法提示:chortle作单数名词,表示咯咯的欢笑声。
I could hear the children's chortles from the next room.
用法提示:chortles是复数形式,作名词,指一阵阵的咯咯笑声。
v. chortle at/over sth
chortle 是不及物动词,接 at 或 over 引出发笑的对象。
She chortled at the joke.
她被这个笑话逗得咯咯笑。
v. chortle with + noun
with 后接表示情绪的名词(如 glee、delight),说明发笑的原因。
The children chortled with glee.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- chortle with glee
- 高兴地咯咯笑
- The children chortled with glee when they heard the story.孩子们听到这个故事时,高兴地咯咯笑。
- chortle to oneself
- 独自咯咯笑
- She chortled to herself as she read the letter.她一边读信一边独自咯咯笑。
- let out a chortle
- 发出一声咯咯笑
- He let out a chortle at the cartoon.他看到那幅漫画,发出一声咯咯笑。
- a chortle of glee
- 一声欣喜的咯咯笑
- A chortle of glee came from the corner of the room.房间角落传来一声欣喜的咯咯笑。
- chortle at a joke
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:chuckle(轻笑)和 snort(哼鼻)揉在一起,就是憋不住发出的“咯咯”笑声。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:literary narrative、light-hearted conversation、humorous writing chortle 的正式程度随语境变化:在轻松口语或幽默书面叙述中都自然,通常带有诙谐、得意的意味;正式严肃文体中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Chortle 读作 /ˈtʃɒːtl/。这些词虽然都以 -tle 结尾,但重读元音不同,因此并不与 chortle 押韵。例如 turtle /ˈtɜːtəl/ 和 bottle /ˈbɒtəl/ 看起来相似,读音却不同。
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