Word · Frequency #25557
chortles
咯咯笑声
chortles is the plural of chortle.
a soft, partly suppressed laugh
- 1.
A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.
欢快而低沉的笑声,类似带鼻息的轻笑。
- 2.
A similar sounding vocalisation of various birds.
各种鸟类发出的类似声音。
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)
In use
When she read the joke, she gave a quiet chortle.
The old man's chortle filled the small room with warmth.
I could hear the children's chortles from the next room.
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.
孩子们高兴得咯咯笑。
n. give a chortle of + noun
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.
Connections
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
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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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