laugh
/ˈlæf/KK
變化形
laughing
laughs
laughed
laughed
1.
笑;發出笑聲
因覺得有趣、開心、尷尬或其他情緒而發出笑聲。例:弟弟看到那段搞笑影片時一直笑。
用法:常接介系詞片語,如「因某事而笑」或「和某人一起笑」。也可接子句,表示聽到或看到某事時發笑。
We laughed after Dad told a joke at dinner.
爸爸在晚餐時講了一個笑話後,我們笑了。
We laughed when the teacher showed an old class photo.
老師展示一張舊的班級照片時,我們笑了。
2.
笑聲;一陣笑
一次笑的動作或聲音。例:聽到客廳傳來一陣笑聲,我知道家人在看綜藝節目。
用法:常與 have、give、hear 等動詞搭配。較泛指的「笑聲」也常用不可數名詞 laughter。
She laughs when she is happy.
她開心時會笑。
After a busy week, we laughed and cooked dinner at home.
忙了一週後,我們在家笑著煮晚餐。
還有 2 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
3.
嘲笑;取笑;對……一笑置之
對某人或某事發笑,可能只是覺得有趣,也可能帶有嘲弄或看不起的意思。例:不要嘲笑同學的口音。
用法:不可省略「at」而直接把人或事物放在 laugh 後面。若要表示「和某人一起笑」,用 laugh with,不用 laugh at。
The children laughed when the puppy ran after its tail.
小狗追著自己的尾巴跑時,孩子們笑了。
You can laugh when you do a small thing wrong.
當你做錯一件小事時,你可以笑一笑。
4.
有趣的人或事;好玩的事
指很有趣、能逗人發笑的人或事情;也可用來說某人很會帶來歡樂。例:你叔叔在家庭聚會上總是很有趣。
用法:「be a laugh」表示「很有趣、很好玩」;「for laughs」表示「只是為了好玩或逗人笑」。
They told a joke to make people laugh, not to hurt them.
他們講了一個笑話,想讓大家笑,不是想傷害大家。
The game was easy, but my family had a good laugh.
這個遊戲很容易,但我的家人都笑得很開心。
常見錯誤
Please do not laugh to him.
Please do not laugh at him./Please do not laugh with him.
I laughed with him because of his mistake.
I laughed at him because of his mistake./I laughed with him after he made a joke.
She is very laugh.
She is very funny./She is a laugh.
Everyone laughed the joke.
Everyone laughed at the joke./The joke made everyone laugh.
相關字詞
學習提示
・想表達「讓某人發笑」時,用 make+人+laugh,例如「那個表演讓孩子們笑了」。
・laugh at 有時只是「對某事覺得好笑」,但 laugh at a person 常可能被理解為嘲笑。想強調友善互動時,優先用 laugh with。
・「笑」作泛指名詞時,laughter 往往比 laugh 更自然,例如「房間裡充滿笑聲」。