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L0067500 (lăf, läf)v. laughed, laugh·ing, laughs v.intr.1. To express certain emotions, especially mirth or delight, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements.2. To show or feel amusement or good humor: an experience we would laugh about later on.3. a. To feel or express derision or contempt; mock: I had to laugh when I saw who my opponent was.b. To feel a triumphant or exultant sense of well-being: You won't be laughing when the truth comes out.4. To produce sounds resembling laughter: parrots laughing and chattering in the trees.v.tr.1. To affect or influence by laughter: laughed the speaker off the stage; laughed the proposal down.2. To say with a laugh: He laughed his delight at the victory.n.1. a. The act of laughing.b. The sound of laughing; laughter.2. Informal Something amusing, absurd, or contemptible; a joke: The solution they recommended was a laugh.3. often laughs Informal Fun; amusement: went along just for laughs.Phrasal Verbs: laugh at To treat lightly; scoff at: a daredevil who laughed at danger. laugh off (or away) To dismiss as ridiculously or laughably trivial: laughed off any suggestion that her career was over.Idioms: laugh all the way to the bank To take glee in making money, especially from activity that others consider to be unimpressive or unlikely to turn a profit. laugh out of the other side of (one's) mouth To see one's good fortune turn to bad; suffer a humbling reversal.laugh up/in (one's) sleeve To rejoice or exult in secret, as at another's error or defeat.

[Middle English laughen, from Old English hlæhhan, probably ultimately of imitative origin.]

laugh′er n.laugh′ing·ly adv.

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laugh at - subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"blackguard, guy, jest at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast, ribbemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"tease - mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"lampoon, satirise, satirize - ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"debunk, expose - expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"stultify - cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"

laugh

verb1. To express amusement, mirth, or scorn by smiling and emitting loud, inarticulate sounds:cachinnate, cackle, guffaw.Informal: heehaw.Idioms: die laughing, laugh one's head off, roll in the aisles, split one's sides.2. To make fun or make fun of:deride, gibe, jeer, jest, mock, ridicule, scoff, scout, twit.Chiefly British: quiz.Idiom: poke fun at.noun1. An act of laughing:cachinnation, cackle, guffaw, laughter.Informal: heehaw.2. Informal. Something or someone uproariously funny or absurd:absurdity.Informal: hoot, joke, scream.Slang: gas, howl, panic, riot.Idiom: a laugh a minute.

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(laːf) verb to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc. We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played.笑 noun an act or sound of laughing. He gave a laugh; a loud laugh.笑ˈlaughable adjective1. ridiculous or deserving scorn. Her attempts at drawing were laughable.可笑的2. amusing; comical. 有趣的，好笑的 ˈlaughably adverb可笑地ˈlaughingly adverb as a joke. She suggested laughingly that he should try it himself.带着笑地ˈlaughter noun the act or sound of laughing. We could hear laughter / the sound of laughter from the next room.笑声ˈlaughing-stock noun someone who is laughed at. If I wear that hat, I'll be a laughing-stock.笑柄laugh at to make it obvious that one regards something or someone as humorous, ridiculous or deserving scorn. Everyone will laugh at me if I wear that dress!; The others laughed at his fears.嘲笑

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1. Literally, to react to something with laughter. To my great relief, everyone laughed at my joke.2. To ridicule or deride someone or something with laughter. Don't laugh at me, that was a serious suggestion!3. To scoff at or dismiss something as insignificant. She the kind of person who laughs at rules and thinks they're just meant to be broken.See also: laugh

laugh at someone or something

to chuckle or giggle loudly at someone or something, perhaps in ridicule. Thank goodness, the audience laughed at all my jokes. Don't laugh at me! I'm doing my best! Everyone laughed at the love scene because it was so badly done.See also: laugh

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Treat lightly, scoff at. For example, He said the other children all laughed at his jacket, or They stopped laughing at his theory when it proved to be correct. [Late 1300s] See also: laugh

laugh at

v.1. To laugh in response to something intended to be humorous: I always laugh at that TV show.2. To mock or make fun of someone or something: They laughed at me when I said I wanted to become an astronaut.3. To treat someone or something lightly; scoff at someone or something: That daredevil laughs at danger.See also: laugh

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verb subject to laughter or ridicule

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