Giggle is a verb meaning to laugh in a childlike way due to amusement, nervousness, or embarrassment; it can also be a noun for a slight laugh, uncontrollable giggling, or something amusing.
[VERB 动词]咯咯地笑；傻笑 If someone giggles, they laugh in a childlike way, because they are amused, nervous, or embarrassed.
[V]
[V with quote]
[V-ing]
Both girls began to giggle...
两个女孩都咯咯地笑了起来。
'I beg your pardon?' she giggled.
“您可以重复一遍吗？”她咯咯地笑着说。
...a giggling little girl.
咯咯笑的小女孩
Giggle is also a noun.
She gave a little giggle.
她咯咯地笑了一声。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]傻笑 If you say that someone has the giggles, you mean they cannot stop giggling.
[the N]
I was so nervous I got the giggles...
我紧张得傻笑起来。
She had a fit of the giggles.
她咯咯地笑个不停。
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[N-SING 单数名词]趣事；玩笑 If you say that something is a giggle, you mean it is fun or is amusing.
[a N]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
I might buy one for a friend's birthday as a giggle.
我可能会买一件送给朋友当生日礼物，逗他开心。
Oxford
gig·gle/ˈɡɪɡl; NAmEˈɡɪɡl/
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gigglegigglesgiggledgigglingverb[intransitive , transitive ]giggle(at/about sb/sth) |(+ speech)to laugh in a silly way because you are amused, embarrassed or nervous （因感到有趣、窘迫或紧张而）咯咯地笑，傻笑◆The girls giggled at the joke.女孩子们给这笑话逗得咯咯笑。◆They giggled nervously as they waited for their turn.他们排队等候时紧张地傻笑着。noun1[countable ]a slight silly repeated laugh 咯咯笑；傻笑◆She gave a nervous giggle.她发出紧张的傻笑。◆Matt collapsed into giggles and hung up the phone.马特突然咯咯笑起来，然后挂断了电话。2[singular ]( BrE) ( informal) a thing that you think is amusing 趣事；玩笑；可笑的事◆We only did it for a giggle.我们做那件事只是开个玩笑而已。3the giggles[plural ]( informal) continuous gigglingthat you cannot control or stop 止不住的咯咯笑◆I get the giggleswhen I'm nervous. 我紧张时就不停地咯咯大笑。◆She had a fit of the gigglesand had to leave the room. 她突然咯咯笑了起来，不得不走出房间。gig·gle/ˈɡɪɡl; NAmEˈɡɪɡl/
LDC
giggle1 verb
giggle2 noun
gigglegig‧gle1 /ˈɡɪɡəl/ ●○○ (past tense and past participle giggled, present participle giggling) verb [intransitive]
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to laugh quickly, quietly, and in a high voice, because something is funny or because you are nervous or embarrassed: If you can’t stop giggling you’ll have to leave the room.► see thesaurus at
laugh
giggle1 verb
giggle2 noun
gigglegiggle2 ●○○ noun
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1[countable] a quick, quiet, high-sounding laugh: ‘Catch me if you can,’ she said with a giggle. Vicky suppressed a nervous giggle. He looked so ridiculous I got the giggles (=started to giggle). Soon the whole group had the giggles. Margaret was seized by a fit of the giggles (=she could not stop giggling).give somebody the giggles (=make someone start giggling)2a giggle British English informal something that you think is fun to do that will not hurt anyone or anything: Go on, it’ll be a giggle!COLLOCATIONSverbsget the giggles (=start to giggle)· Now every time he looks at me I get the giggles.have the giggles (=laugh in a way that is difficult to control)· The girls had the giggles, and couldn’t stop laughing.give a giggle (=to laugh)· She gave a little giggle.give somebody the giggles (=make someone laugh)· The way he was waving his arms around gave us the giggles.stifle/suppress a giggle (=try to not laugh)· Britta covered her mouth to stifle a giggle.collapse/dissolve into giggles (=start laughing a lot)· Victor tickled the little boy, who dissolved into giggles.phrasesa fit of (the) giggles (=a short time when you laugh a lot in a way you cannot control)· The boys collapsed in a fit of giggles.adjectivesa nervous giggle· She gave a nervous giggle before answering.a hysterical giggle (=that someone cannot control)· The children were all in hysterical giggles.a high-pitched giggle· The young man gave a high-pitched giggle.
WDF
giggle
[ˈgɪgl]giggled, giggling, giggles
CET6TEM4考研GREIELTS
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v7473
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VERB14828
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NOUN15539
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giggles[906] giggling[1129]
咯咯地笑(41%)，咯咯笑(34%)，趣事(25%)
n.吃吃的笑
vt.咯咯地笑着说
vi.傻笑；咯咯地笑
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