人的表情(expression)非常豐富,光是「笑容」就有十多種。英文中以我們熟知的說法為 *** ile 和 laugh。 *** ile 指的是嘴角上揚,沒有發出笑聲的「微笑」,而 laugh 則是有發出笑聲的「大笑」。此外, *** ile 和 laugh 可以是動詞,也可以是名詞。除了 *** ile(微笑)和laugh(大笑)以外,妳還想到怎麽用英文說其他的「笑」嗎?壹起來學學怎麽用英文「笑出來」吧!
knowing *** ile / *** ile knowingly 會心壹笑My friend nodded and gave me a knowing *** ile.?我朋友對我點點頭,露出會心壹笑。
The o boys *** iled at each other knowingly.?那兩個男孩很有默契地相視而笑。
snicker (v.) 偷笑The students snickered behind the teacher’s back.?同學們在老師背後偷笑。
furtive *** ile 偷笑The shy little girl gave him a furtive *** ile.?那個害羞的小女孩對他偷笑。
laugh out loud 哈哈大笑I laughed out loud when I saw that funny video.?我看那部搞笑影片時笑翻了。
laugh heartily 哈哈大笑
The audience laughed heartily at the edian’s joke.?那名喜劇演員的笑話逗得觀眾哈哈大笑。
wry *** ile / *** ile wryly苦笑When I asked about Roger’s divorce, he just gave me a wry *** ile.?當我問及羅傑離婚的事,他只給我壹個苦笑。
He just *** iled wryly when I asked about his divorce.?我問他有關離婚的事,他只對我苦笑。
laugh bitterly 苦笑The man laughed bitterly as he talked about his troubled past.?說到自己不堪回首的往事,那名男子對我苦笑。
*** irk (v./n.) 假笑,得意地笑What are you *** irking about?妳為什麽笑得那麽賊?
Wipe that *** irk off your face!?卸下妳那虛假的笑容!
sneer (v./n.) 冷笑,輕蔑地笑Brad always sneers at the way I dress.?布萊德總是對我的穿著嗤之以鼻。
She looked at him with a sneer of disgust.?她壹臉厭惡地看著他冷笑。
giggle (v./n.) 傻笑,咯咯笑Jane always giggles when she gets nervous.?珍緊張時都會傻笑。
Monica’s annoying giggle is driving me crazy.?莫妮卡惱人的咯咯笑聲快把我逼瘋了。
chuckle (v./n.) 輕笑,暗自發笑Bill chuckled as he read the story.?比爾在讀那篇故事時暗自發笑。
That ic strip is always good for a chuckle.?那則連環漫畫總是令人發噱。