笑，除了laugh和smile，你还能想到哪些词？

傻笑、狂笑、偷笑……英文里表达笑的词其实非常丰富，我们让欧美男神来示范一下各种笑法，生动形象又养眼，保证让你立刻记住这些单词。

 

 smile 微笑

Smile是一个概括性的表述（general term），可以表达各种心情愉悦的笑容。注意，它只表达面部表情（facial expression），不包括笑声（vocal expression）。

▌表情

the corners of your mouth curve up
嘴角上扬

you sometimes show your teeth
有时露出牙齿

▌情绪

being pleased, amused，or friendly
愉悦、被逗乐，或者友好

▌例句

When Jensen saw me, he smiled and winked at me.
詹森见到我时，笑着朝我眨了眨眼。

 

laugh 出声的笑

Laugh也是一个general term，但有发出笑声的含义，它可以是各种笑声和笑容的组合。

▌表情

The mouth is opened a bit more to let air in and out, the voice is then heard.
嘴张得稍大一些，气流进出，声音可闻。

While laughing, the body also makes slight shaking movements.
Laugh的时候，身体可能也会跟着轻轻颤抖。

▌情绪

happy or amused
开心，被逗乐

People also sometimes laugh when they feel nervous or are being unfriendly.
人们在感觉紧张或者不友好的时候，也有可能大笑出声。

▌例句

Hiddleston gave a deep rumbling laugh at his own joke.
抖森对自己讲的笑话报以朗声大笑。

 

beam 笑容满面

▌表情

you have a big smile on your face
脸上绽开大大的笑容

smile radiantly
灿烂的笑容

▌情绪

You are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
你因为某些事而感觉到幸福、愉悦、骄傲。

▌例句

a beaming face 笑容满面

Joseph's entire face beamed with happiness.
囧瑟夫的脸上洋溢着幸福的笑容。

 

 grin 露齿而笑

▌表情

smile broadly and show teeth
咧嘴笑，露出牙齿

turning up the corners of the mouth
嘴角上扬

▌情绪

usually shows pleasure or amusement
通常表达愉快、开心的心情

has mischievous hidden connotations
带些淘气的意味

▌例句

Benedict was grinning like an idiot when telling his mum that he had been nominated for an Oscar.
卷福告诉妈妈他被提名奥斯卡的时候，笑得像个傻瓜。

 

 smirk 得意地笑

▌表情

an asymetric smile, with one corner of the mouth turned up
非对称的笑容，一边嘴角上翘

▌情绪

smugness or scorn
得意或轻蔑

▌例句

Sherlock deduced the man's occupation in 5 seconds and smirked.
夏洛克5秒钟就推理出这人的职业，他得意一笑。

 

 chuckle 轻声笑

▌表情&声音

laugh quietly or with restraint
轻声地笑，克制地笑

making a little bit of a clucking sound
轻轻发出咯咯声

▌情绪

restrained amusement
被逗乐了，但是控制情绪

▌例句

Brad Pitt chuckled to himself.
布拉德·皮特忍俊不禁，暗自轻声。

 

guffaw 狂笑、哄笑

▌表情&声音

a burst of loud hearty laughter
开怀大笑，发出很大笑声

laugh boisterously
笑得很喧闹

▌情绪

unrestrained
纵情的

▌例句

Leonardo managed to keep a straight face for a minute before he let loose with a loud guffaw.
小李子的正经脸还没坚持一分钟，就绷不住狂笑起来。

 

 giggle 咯咯傻笑

▌表情

a foolish or nervous laugh
傻气或紧张的笑

slight shaking of the body
浑身轻轻颤抖

often with the hand covering the mouth
常用手遮着嘴

▌情绪

amused, nervous, or embarrassed
被逗乐、紧张或尴尬

tends to be associated with silliness
这个词通常和傻气联系起来

▌例句

"We can't giggle, it's a crime scene. Stop it," said John Watson.
华生说，“我们不能这样傻笑，这是犯罪现场，快别笑了。”

 

snicker 窃笑、坏笑

▌表情

laugh briefly, often secretly (hand over mouth)
转瞬即逝的笑，通常是偷偷地笑（手捂着嘴）

laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous manner
笑得不太克制，不太得体

a sly or disrespectful laugh
狡猾、不礼貌的笑

▌情绪

sarcastical
讽刺的

▌例句

I looked at Jude, on the seat next to me; I thought I had heard him snicker.
我看着在我旁边座位上的裘德·洛，我觉得我刚刚听见他偷笑了。

 

 chortle 欢笑

▌表情

Chuckle gleefully
高兴地咯咯笑

laugh in a breathy, gleeful way
开心着笑，带着气喘

an explosive vocal sound
爆发出的笑声

▌情绪

with pleasure, amused
愉悦，被逗乐

mirth
欢乐

▌例句

Matt Bomer chortled gently at his joke.
听了他的笑话，孔雀轻声欢笑起来。

 

sneer 冷笑

▌表情

a slight raising of one corner of the upper lip
上嘴唇的一角翘起

▌情绪

to show that you have no respect for sb
表示你不尊重某人

contempt
轻蔑

▌例句

A faint sneer of satisfaction crossed Snape’s face.
斯内普教授的脸上掠过一丝得意的冷笑。

 

 titter 尴尬偷笑

▌表情

to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way
克制的，难为情的，或做作的笑

▌情绪

from nervousness or embarrassment
因为紧张或尴尬而笑

or in ill-suppressed amusement
或没掩饰好的开心

▌例句

Merlin began to titter nervously.
梅林紧张地低笑起来。

 

 simper 痴笑

▌表情&情绪

to smile in a silly and annoying way
傻气而讨人厌的笑法

Smile affectedly or derisively
笑得忸怩作态，或带些嘲讽

▌例句

Sebastian simpered at the beautiful young girl.
384对着那个漂亮姑娘嬉笑起来。