give a chuckle
chuckle 是可数名词，常与 give、let out 等动词搭配，表示“发出轻笑声”，后面可用 at 引出引人发笑的事。
He gave a quiet chuckle at her joke.
听了她的玩笑，他轻声笑了一下。
轻声笑；低声轻笑
chuckles — plural of chuckle
轻声笑；暗笑。；轻声抑制的笑；咯咯的笑声；轻笑
a quiet, partly suppressed laugh
轻声笑；暗笑。
A quiet laugh.
轻声抑制的笑
a soft partly suppressed laugh
She gave a soft chuckle when she heard the joke.
她听到笑话时轻轻笑了一声。
用法提示：chuckle作名词，指轻声的笑。
His nervous chuckle made everyone in the room smile.
他紧张的轻笑让房间里每个人都会心一笑。
用法提示：此处chuckle为可数名词，表示短促的轻笑。
A quiet chuckle escaped him as he read the message.
他读那条消息时忍不住轻声笑了出来。
用法提示：chuckle作名词，此处表示压抑的低笑声。
chuckle 是可数名词，常与 give、let out 等动词搭配，表示“发出轻笑声”，后面可用 at 引出引人发笑的事。
He gave a quiet chuckle at her joke.
听了她的玩笑，他轻声笑了一下。
with a chuckle 作状语，说明说话或做事时伴随着一声轻笑，常用于书面叙述。
"You're late again," she said with a chuckle.
“你又迟到了。”她轻笑着说。
have a chuckle about/over sth 表示因某事而暗自乐一乐，about 和 over 都可用，语气比较轻松口语。
We had a good chuckle over that photo.
我们看着那张照片好好笑了一阵。
grammar · medium
易错句子She let out small chuckle and turned away.
正确表达She let out a small chuckle and turned away.
chuckle 是可数名词，单数形式前必须有限定词（a/an/the/my 等）。汉语名词前没有冠词，因此容易漏掉不定冠词 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子There wasn't much chuckle after his speech.
正确表达There weren't many chuckles after his speech.
chuckle 是可数名词，否定句中表示“不多”要用 many，并把名词变成复数 chuckles；much 只能修饰不可数名词，如 laughter。汉语的“笑”不区分可数与不可数，所以容易误用 much。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was a few chuckles from the audience.
正确表达There were a few chuckles from the audience.
there be 句型中 be 动词的数要与后面真正的主语一致：a few chuckles 是复数，所以用 were。汉语没有主谓数的一致，容易凭语感误用 was。
低声轻笑
He replied with a low chuckle.
他低声轻笑了一下，作为回答。
苦笑；揶揄的轻笑
She gave a wry chuckle at his excuse.
听了他的借口，她苦笑了一声。
干笑
The old man gave a dry chuckle.
老人干笑了一声。
紧张的轻笑
He answered with a nervous chuckle.
他紧张地轻笑一声作为回答。
爽朗的轻笑
Her story drew a hearty chuckle from the crowd.
她讲的故事引得人群发出一阵爽朗的轻笑。
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发出轻笑声
He let out a chuckle when he saw the photo.
看到那张照片时，他轻笑了一声。