chuckle at sth
at 后接引人发笑的事物或原因。
She chuckled at his joke.
她对他的笑话轻声笑了。
轻声笑；暗自笑
chuckling — present participle of chuckle
轻笑着说；轻声或暗自地笑。；以轻笑声表达。；轻声或克制地笑；咯咯的笑
to laugh quietly or in a restrained way
轻声或暗自地笑。
To laugh quietly or inwardly.
以轻笑声表达。
To communicate through chuckling.
轻声或克制地笑
laugh quietly or with restraint
一般现在时
She chuckles at her own jokes.
她对自己讲的笑话轻声发笑。
一般过去时
He chuckled when he read the message.
他读到那条消息时轻声笑了。
现在完成时
I have chuckled at that scene many times.
那个场景我已经多次看得轻声发笑。
规则动词：过去式/过去分词为 chuckled，现在分词为 chuckling（去掉末尾 e 再加 -ing）。
He chuckled softly when he heard the joke.
他听到笑话时轻声笑了笑。
用法提示：chuckle 作不及物动词的过去式，表示轻声笑。
She read the funny message and chuckled to herself.
她读了那条有趣的消息，暗自笑了笑。
用法提示：chuckle 后接 to oneself 表示暗自轻笑。
I couldn't help chuckling at the puppy's playful antics.
看到小狗顽皮的样子，我忍不住轻声笑起来。
用法提示：chuckle 的 -ing 形式用于 couldn't help + doing，表示忍不住轻声笑。
at 后接引人发笑的事物或原因。
She chuckled at his joke.
她对他的笑话轻声笑了。
强调独自、不外露地笑，常用 to oneself。
He chuckled to himself as he read the letter.
他一边读信，一边暗自轻声笑。
about 或 over 引出逗笑的话题或事情。
They chuckled over the funny photo.
他们对着那张搞笑照片轻声笑了。
用作引述动词，表示边说边轻声笑，引语可置于动词前。
"You're joking," he chuckled.
“你在开玩笑吧，”他轻声笑着说。
grammar · medium
易错句子Everyone chuckled his funny story.
正确表达Everyone chuckled at his funny story.
chuckle 是不及物动词，不能像中文“笑某事”那样直接带宾语；要表示“因某事而笑”，被逗笑的对象前必须加介词 at，所以是 chuckled at his funny story。
grammar · medium
易错句子When I told him the news, he just chuckle and said nothing.
正确表达When I told him the news, he just chuckled and said nothing.
中文动词没有时态变化，过去的事情靠时间词表示；英语叙述已发生的事必须用过去式。chuckle 的过去式是 chuckled，因此从句里的谓语要写成 chuckled 而不是原形 chuckle。
grammar · medium
易错句子She chuckleed at the joke and went on reading.
正确表达She chuckled at the joke and went on reading.
chuckle 以不发音的字母 e 结尾，加 -ed 时先去掉这个 e，直接写成 chuckled，不能按一般规则拼成 chuckleed。
独自轻笑起来；暗自发笑
She chuckled to herself as she reread the old note.
她重读那张旧字条时暗自轻笑。
轻声笑；低声轻笑
He chuckled softly at her joke.
听了她的笑话，他轻声笑了。
对……轻声发笑
The whole audience chuckled at his dry wit.
全场观众都被他冷面幽默逗得轻声发笑。
压低声音偷笑
He chuckled under his breath during the meeting.
开会时他压低声音偷笑。
觉得好笑而轻声笑
She chuckled with amusement at the puppy's antics.
她看着小狗的滑稽动作，觉得好笑地轻声笑起来。
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He chuckled nervously when the interviewer mentioned his mistake.
面试官提到他的失误时，他紧张地轻笑了一声。