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。
咯咯笑声
chortles — plural of chortle
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
咯咯笑声
a soft, partly suppressed laugh
She chortled at the joke.
她被这个笑话逗得咯咯笑。
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.
各种鸟类发出的类似声音。
A similar sounding vocalisation of various birds.
When she read the joke, she gave a quiet chortle.
她读到那个笑话时,轻轻地咯咯笑了一声。
The old man's chortle filled the small room with warmth.
老人的咯咯笑声让小屋充满温暖。
I could hear the children's chortles from the next room.
我能听到隔壁房间传来孩子们咯咯的欢笑声。
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。
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.
孩子们高兴得咯咯笑。
chortle 作可数名词,常用 give、let out 等动词搭配,后面接 of + 情绪名词说明笑声的缘由。
She gave a chortle of delight.
她发出一声欢快的咯咯笑。
Not this
She chortled the funny story.
Use this
She chortled at the funny story.
chortle 是不及物动词,不能直接带宾语。表示“因……咯咯笑”时需要用介词 at,所以改正后加上 at 句子才语法正确。
Not this
She gave chortle.
Use this
She gave a chortle.
chortle 作名词时是可数名词,前面需要冠词 a/an 或复数形式。这里说“发出一下咯咯笑”应为 a chortle,漏掉 a 是常见的冠词错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
被笑话逗得咯咯笑
The audience chortled at his joke.
观众被他的笑话逗得咯咯笑。
他高兴地咯咯笑。
This famous line comes from Lewis Carroll's poem 'Jabberwocky', where the hero chortles after slaying the monster.
这句名句出自刘易斯·卡罗尔的诗歌《炸脖龙》,诗中的主人公杀死怪物后咯咯地笑。
Use chortles naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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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