laughing
present participle oflaugh
| 单词 | laughing |
| 释义 | laughing present participle oflaugh laugh verb[I] uk/lɑːf/us/læf/A2 tosmilewhile makingsoundswithyourvoicethat show youthinksomething isfunnyor you arehappy: They laughedatherjokes. I couldn'tstoplaughing. I said he'd have to give atalkand he laughednervously. She's sofunny- she reallymakesme laugh. It's veryrarethat abookis so good youactuallylaughoutloud. It was sofunny, Iburstoutlaughing(= laughedsuddenlyandloudly). I laughedtillIcried. to laugh
Laughing and smiling
Idiomsbe laughed out of court be laughing be laughing all the way to the bank be laughing on the other side ofyourface be no laughing matter don't make me laugh! he who laughs last, laughs longest/best laughyourhead off laugh insomeone'sface laugh like a drain laugh upyoursleeve you've got to laugh Phrasal verbslaugh atsomeone/something laughsomethingoff Examplesoflaughinglaughing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Species-typical vocalizations such as crying andlaughingare under minimal conscious control and are poor candidates for behavioral shaping. From theCambridge English Corpus The whole book is a sad caricature of the kind of unselective suspicion of motives which has made psychoanalysis increasingly alaughing-stock amongst psychiatrists. From theCambridge English Corpus Pathologicallaughingand crying following stroke: validation of a measurement scale and a double-blind treatment study. From theCambridge English Corpus The performers continued, taking no notice, but the spectators could not helplaughingmerrily. From theCambridge English Corpus Laughingin the face of adversity is an essential feature of the maintenance of culture. From theCambridge English Corpus During the anatomy demonstrations, experiments, and discussions, nobody was to disturb the lecturers or the auditors by talking,laughing, or otherwise making a noise. From theCambridge English Corpus Further analysis revealed that all subjects (patients and controls) were susceptible regarding humour (minimumlaughingfrequency=3). From theCambridge English Corpus Ten weeks later a significant increase oflaughingfrequency and initial velocity duringlaughingwas found. From theCambridge English Corpus She is alwayslaughingand telling experiences and anecdotes. From theCambridge English Corpus Alaughingyoung man modestly covers his mouth with his hand, but a buxom young woman laughs openly, showing her teeth. From theCambridge English Corpus She was accused oflaughingwith her brother at the king's ballads, calling them foolish. From theCambridge English Corpus Laughinghumans chop an outward breath into a series of short (1/15 second), vowel-like blasts ("ha") that repeat about every 1/5 second ("ha-ha"). From theCambridge English Corpus Although crying andlaughingdiffer greatly in function and social context, they nicely complement each other and contribute to infant survival and development. From theCambridge English Corpus Later, she watches the same younger brotherlaughinggleefully as his truck rolls off the shelf each time he sets it there. From theCambridge English Corpus Crying andlaughingboth develop very early in life; crying is already present at birth, whilelaughingemerges about four months later. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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