查看原文
其他

各种笑的英文表达,男神给你示范如何精确地笑

2016-02-18 双语君 中国日报网双语新闻

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。


1
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。


2
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。


3
beam 笑容满面

读音  [biːm] 



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。


4
grin 露齿而笑

读音 [grɪn] 


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。


5
smirk 得意地笑

读音 [smɜːk]



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。


6
chuckle 轻声笑

读音 ['tʃʌk(ə)l] 



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。


7
guffaw  狂笑、哄笑

读音 [ɡʌ'fɔ:]



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。


8
giggle 咯咯傻笑

读音 ['gɪg(ə)l] 



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。”


9
snicker 窃笑、坏笑

读音 ['snɪkə]



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。


10
chortle 欢笑

读音 ['tʃɔːt(ə)l]



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。


11
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。


12
titter 尴尬偷笑

读音 ['tɪtə]



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。


13
simper 痴笑

读音 ['sɪmpə]



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。



(编辑:左卓 秦区区<实习>)


中国日报网双语新闻

(ID:chinadaily_mobile)

为您的英语保鲜

长按可关注本微信号

您可能也对以下帖子感兴趣

文章有问题?点此查看未经处理的缓存