| 单词 | chuckle |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['tʃʌkl] |
| 解释 | v.轻声地笑 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 轻声地笑 (to laugh softly in a low tone) 【考】 chuckle : laughing / whisper : speaking(轻声笑比笑小声/轻 声说比说小声) 【记】 比较：chortle(哈哈 大笑); grin(露齿笑); guffaw(哄堂大笑) 【例】 The comedian couldn't get even a chuckle out of the audience. |
| 字源 | chuckle (v.) 1590s, frequentative of Middle English chukken "make a clucking noise" (late 14c.), of echoic origin. It originally meant "noisy laughter." Related: Chuckled; chuckling. chuckle (n.) 1754, from chuckle (v.). |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 轻声地笑; (象母鸡一样)咯咯笑 【例】She chuckled at the story 她听了这个故事后轻声地笑了. 【记】ch吃, ch吃, le乐－吃吃的乐chu处, 乐: 处女的乐－轻声的笑, 因为要保持矜持－咯咯笑, 因为要勾引别人chuck = chick小鸡, le乐: 小鸡的乐－咯咯笑 【区】chortle(v 哈哈大笑); grin(v 露齿笑); guffaw(v 哄堂大笑) 【类】chuckle: laughing = whisper: speaking轻笑比笑声小 = 耳语比说声小 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】笑的象声；音：插口，(妹妹)插口笑(着说) |
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