laughter
gb/lˈæftɚ/ us/lˈæftɚ/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1100
nevetés
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A2
1
nevetés
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone]'s laughter
Her laughter filled the room with warmth.
A nevetése melegséggel töltötte meg a szobát.
The comedian’s jokes brought loud laughter from the audience.
A humorista viccei hangos nevetést váltottak ki a közönségből.
He tried to hide his laughter during the meeting.
Their shared laughter made the evening special.
I could hear children’s laughter from the playground.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
We heard loud laughter from the next room.
Hangos nevetést hallottunk a szomszéd szobából.
The baby’s laughter made everyone smile.
A baba nevetése mindenkit mosolyra fakasztott.
Her laughter is very beautiful.
They could not stop their laughter.
Laughter came from the kitchen.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'laughter' (the sound) with 'laugh' (the verb or countable noun for individual instances). 'Laughter' is uncountable and not used in plural form.
Σημασία
The act or sound of laughing
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
burst of laughter
|roar of laughter
|loud laughter
|nervous laughter
|ringing laughter
Συνώνυμα
giggle (A lighter, often higher-pitched form of laughter, sometimes nervous or playful.)
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chuckle (A quiet, restrained kind of laughter.)
Αντώνυμα
silence (The absence of sound, which contrasts with the noise of laughter.)
Θέματα
emotions
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
The sound people make when they think something is funny or are happy.
The action or sound made when someone laughs, usually in response to something funny or joyful.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
laughter
IPA
GB/lˈæftɚ/
US/lˈæftɚ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
laughter (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (laughter)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: laughter
- Plural: laughter, laughters
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
laughters
noun
Core family
laugh
verb A1
Advanced or less common
laughable
adjective
laughably
adverb
Εκφράσεις
die of laughter
1/dˈaɪ əv lˈæftɚ/
idiom
informal
Laugh extremely hard
To laugh so much that it feels like you might die (not literal).
Παραδείγματα
- We were dying of laughter during the comedy.
- She nearly died of laughter when she saw the video.
laughter is the best medicine
1/lˈæftɚ ˈɪz ðə bˈɛst mˈɛdɪsən/
idiom
Laughing improves mood or health
Laughing can make you feel better and healthier.
Παραδείγματα
- They say laughter is the best medicine for stress.
- For a bad day, remember that laughter is the best medicine.
burst into laughter
1/bˈɚst ˈɪntu lˈæftɚ/
fixed phrase
suddenly start laughing
To start laughing suddenly, often together with other people.
Παραδείγματα
- The children burst into laughter when the clown fell over.
- The whole class burst into laughter when the lights went out.
- She burst into laughter at his silly joke.
- The audience burst into laughter at his first joke.
in stitches
1/ˈɪn stˈɪt͡ʃɪz/
idiom
informal
laughing very hard
laughing a lot and very strongly, often so much that your body hurts a little
Παραδείγματα
- The comedian had the whole audience in stitches.
- Her story about the vacation disaster left us in stitches.
- That video was so funny it had me in stitches.
in stitches
2/ˈɪn stˈɪt͡ʃɪz/
idiom
informal
Unable to stop laughing
Laughing so much that you cannot stop.
Παραδείγματα
- His jokes had us all in stitches.
- We were in stitches watching that movie.
roar with laughter
1/ɹˈɔɹ wˈɪθ lˈæftɚ/
idiom
Laugh very loudly
To laugh in a very loud way.
Παραδείγματα
- The audience roared with laughter throughout the show.
- He roared with laughter at her witty remark.
roar with laughter
2/ɹˈɔɹ wˈɪθ lˈæftɚ/
idiom
Laugh very loudly and strongly
To laugh very loudly and strongly because something is very funny.
Παραδείγματα
- The whole class roared with laughter when he made a silly face.
- She told such a funny story that we all roared with laughter.