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Laughter is the sound or act of laughing, often associated with amusement or happiness. It can also refer to the feeling of fun and merriment experienced during laughter.

Laughter is the sound or act of laughing, often associated with amusement or happiness. It can also refer to the feeling of fun and merriment experienced during laughter.

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/lɑ͟ːftə(r), læ̱f-/
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]笑声 Laughter is the sound of people laughing, for example because they are amused or happy.
  • Their laughter filled the corridor...

    整个走廊都回荡着他们的笑声。

  • He delivered the line perfectly, and everybody roared with laughter.

    那句台词他拿捏得恰到好处,引得众人哈哈大笑。

  • ...hysterical laughter.

    歇斯底里的笑声

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]笑;快乐 Laughter is the fact of laughing, or the feeling of fun and amusement that you have when you are laughing.
  • Pantomime is about bringing laughter to thousands...

    圣诞童话剧旨在把欢笑带给千千万万的人。

  • My interests: eating out, fun nights in, music and laughter.

    我的爱好是:到外面上馆子,晚上在家娱乐,听音乐,寻乐子。


Oxford laugh·ter / ˈlɑːftə(r) ; NAmE ˈlæftər / noun [uncountable ] the act or sound of laughing 笑;笑声 to roar with laughter 放声大笑 tears/gales/peals/shrieks of laughter 笑得流眼泪;阵阵笑声;哈哈大笑;阵阵尖声大笑 to burst/dissolve into laughter 突然╱情不自禁大笑起来 a house full of laughter (= with a happy atmosphere) 充满欢声笑语的房子 IDIOMsee
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laugh·ter / ˈlɑːftə(r) ; NAmE ˈlæftər /
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laughterlaugh‧ter /ˈlɑːftə $ ˈlæftər/ ●●● W3 noun [uncountable]
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when people laugh, or the sound of people laughing:  Foster joined in the laughter. He looked shocked, then burst into laughter (=started laughing).roar/scream/shriek with laughter (=laugh very loudly) Audiences roared with laughter. He shook with laughter.peals/gales/howls etc of laughter (=loud laughs) The comment brought peals of laughter from her classmates.COLLOCATIONSverbsburst into laughter (=suddenly start laughing)· Flora burst into laughter when I told her the joke.roar with laughter (=laugh very noisily)· The crowd roared with laughter.scream/shriek with laughter (=laugh very noisily and with a high voice)· The children shrieked with laughter as they watched the clown.shake with laughter· They were shaking with laughter and couldn't even speak.meet/greet something with laughter (=react to something by laughing)· Her remarks were greeted with mocking laughter.the laughter dies (down) (=stops)· The laughter died instantly as Robert walked in.phrasespeals/hoots/gales of laughter (=a lot of loud laughter)· This idea was greeted with hoots of laughter.a fit of laughter (=a period in which you laugh uncontrollably)· Her funny stories had us in fits of laughter.a burst of laughter (=a short period of loud laughter)· There was a loud burst of laughter behind me.adjectiveshysterical laughter (=laughter that is out of control because someone is very excited, nervous etc)· She burst into hysterical laughter.helpless laughter (=that someone cannot control)· The audience were in fits of helpless laughter.nervous laughter (=because someone is nervous and not sure how to react)· Nervous laughter greeted her remarks.raucous laughter (=loud and rough-sounding)· His attempt to explain was greeted with raucous laughter.suppressed laughter (=when someone tries not to laugh)· He began to shake with suppressed laughter.
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