Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1021
laugh
笑声；笑
The sound or act of laughing; the sound people make when they find something funny.
- 1.
An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
人类特有的欢乐表情；笑时发出的声音；笑声。
- 2.
the sound of laughing
笑声
- 3.
Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
引人发笑或令人轻蔑的事物。
- 4.
a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
笑容
- 5.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
笑话
笑容；笑话；引人发笑的事物；笑柄；人类特有的欢乐表情；笑时发出的声音；笑声。；笑声
In use
Her laugh was so infectious that everyone in the room started smiling.
He gave a loud laugh at the comedian's joke.
I could hear the laughs of children playing in the park.
his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision
thanks for the laugh
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
Connections
Collocations
- a hearty laugh
- 发自内心的笑
- He gave a hearty laugh at the joke.听到这个笑话，他发出了发自内心的笑。
- a nervous laugh
- 紧张的笑
- She responded with a nervous laugh.她以紧张的笑回应。
- share a laugh
- 一起笑
- They shared a laugh over the old photos.他们看着旧照片一起笑了。
- have a laugh
- 笑一笑
- Let's have a laugh and forget our troubles.让我们笑一笑，忘掉烦恼。
- a laugh track
- 笑声轨道
- The sitcom uses a canned laugh track.这部情景喜剧使用了预录的笑声轨道。
- get a laugh
- 引人发笑
Learner notes
Memory Tip
laugh 谐音'拉夫'，想象拉夫在大笑。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 日常交谈、文学描写、笑话与逸闻；说明：“laugh”作“笑声”义时为中性词，广泛用于口语和书面语，无特定语域限制。
Grammar Note
常与不定冠词a连用，如a laugh
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words listed share the 'augh' spelling pattern with 'laugh', but their pronunciations vary: 'laugh' has /læf/, while 'cough' has /kɔf/, 'rough' and 'tough' have /rʌf/, 'bough' has /baʊ/, 'though' has /ðoʊ/, and 'enough' has /ɪˈnʌf/. None are perfect rhymes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.