laughing

laughing — verb

1. to produce short, repeating sounds through your open mouth when something strike

1.動詞不及物A2
釋義

to produce short, repeating sounds through your open mouth when something strikes you as entertaining or when you are pleased

例句

Ziad laughed so hard at the joke that he nearly fell off his chair.

laugh + at + [source of amusement]

The children were laughing as they chased each other around the garden.

laugh + as/while + [activity]

同義詞
  • chuckle

    a quieter, softer laugh, often to oneself

  • giggle

    a high-pitched, repeated laugh, often from children or nervousness

  • guffaw

    a very loud and hearty laugh, more forceful than laugh

反義詞
  • cry

    the opposite emotional response, showing sadness instead of amusement

  • sob

    weep noisily, opposite to the happy sound of laughter

文法句型

laugh + at/about/with

用法筆記

Frequently used with a prepositional phrase introduced by at, about, or with to show the cause or target of the laughter.

常見錯誤

❌She laughed him when he told the story.
✅She laughed at him when he told the story.
💡laugh is intransitive and requires a preposition (usually at) before the object.
❌He was laughing of the funny video.
✅He was laughing at the funny video.
💡Use at, not of, to indicate the thing that causes laughter.

laughing — adjective