Laugh - English Vocabulary

Meaning 1：laugh (Laugh)

Laugh 🔊

/læf/

v./n.

To make the happy sounds and movements with your face that show you find something funny or joyful.

laugh 🔊

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/læf/

v./n.

To produce the sound and facial movements that show you find something funny or joyful.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'hliehhan', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'lachen' and German 'lachen'.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine 'Laugh' as 'Loud Ha Ha' - the sound of pure joy escaping your mouth.

📖 Example

The children laugh happily while playing in the park. 🔊 The children laugh happily while playing in the park.

🔗 Collocations

laugh at – to make fun of someone or something

laugh out loud – to laugh with a loud, audible sound

have a laugh – to enjoy oneself and share amusement

🔄 Synonyms

chuckle (v.) – to laugh quietly or to oneself

giggle (v.) – to laugh in a light, silly way

snicker (v.) – to laugh in a suppressed, disrespectful way

🚫 Antonyms

cry (v.) – to shed tears as an expression of sadness or pain

frown (v.) – to wrinkle one's forehead as a sign of displeasure

🌱 Derivatives

laughter (n.) – the act or sound of laughing

laughable (adj.) – deserving of laughter; ridiculous

laughingly (adv.) – in a manner that suggests amusement

📖 Cultural Story

Laughter is a universal human expression; in many cultures, it's considered contagious and healthy. The word likely originated as an imitation of the sound of laughter itself.