英语词汇“to turn the laugh upon a person”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to turn the laugh upon (also on, against) a person: to turn the situation to a person's disadvantage, esp. by making him or her an object of ridicule.

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1668 J. Glanvill Plus Ultra viii. 60 Experience turns the laugh upon the confident incredulity of the Scoffer.

1757 ‘L. Lively’ Merry Fellow I. 280 This unexpected answer turned the laugh upon the duke, who never after attempted to be witty on so serious a subject.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 153 He..found no great difficulty in turning the laugh upon the aggressor.

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 790/1 Sydney Smith has turned the laugh against the Bishop most triumphantly and guffawingly.

1857 M. Reid Young Yägers xxvii. 248 I'll turn the laugh upon the whole of them—that I shall.

1922 McClure's Mag. Apr. 16/3 I would turn the laugh on Sol Rosenblum and I would do it with the truth.

1994 A. Green Tennis, Anyone? 4 Priscilla. I'll do anything to get back at those guys who laughed at me. Dad. That's the spirit. Turn the laugh on them.

单词	to turn the laugh upon a person
释义	> as lemmas to turn the laugh upon (also on, against) a person a. to turn the laugh upon (also on, against) a person: to turn the situation to a person's disadvantage, esp. by making him or her an object of ridicule. ΚΠ 1668 J. Glanvill Plus Ultra viii. 60 Experience turns the laugh upon the confident incredulity of the Scoffer. 1757 ‘L. Lively’ Merry Fellow I. 280 This unexpected answer turned the laugh upon the duke, who never after attempted to be witty on so serious a subject. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 153 He..found no great difficulty in turning the laugh upon the aggressor. 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 790/1 Sydney Smith has turned the laugh against the Bishop most triumphantly and guffawingly. 1857 M. Reid Young Yägers xxvii. 248 I'll turn the laugh upon the whole of them—that I shall. 1922 McClure's Mag. Apr. 16/3 I would turn the laugh on Sol Rosenblum and I would do it with the truth. 1994 A. Green Tennis, Anyone? 4 Priscilla. I'll do anything to get back at those guys who laughed at me. Dad. That's the spirit. Turn the laugh on them. extracted from laughn. < as lemmas
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