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laugh.iconlaugh : 声を立てる笑いを表す一般的な語で, 幸せや面白さを感じて笑う場合に用いるが, 人を馬鹿にして笑うことも表す
smile.icon smile : 声を立てずにっこりほほ笑んで, 喜びや友好を表すが, 笑顔で承認や激励を表現する場合にも用いられる
grin.icon grin : 歯を見せてにやりと笑うことを指し, 軽蔑･悪意を表現することも可能
giggle.icon giggle : 子供や女性が可笑しさ恥ずかしさから, 高い声で繰り返し笑う場合に用いる
chuckle.icon chuckle : 〘主に書〙 で, 笑いを隠そうとしてくっくっと笑うことを表し, 男性が主語となることが多い
sneer.icon sneer : 敬意を払わず, 人を見下して冷笑するときに使い, 〘主に書〙 で好まれる
verb no object
make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of contempt or derision: 生き生きとした楽しさや、ときに軽蔑や嘲笑の本能的な表現する顔や体の自然な音や動きを作る
〈人が〉(声を立てて)笑う; 【光景･話を】(見て･聞いて)笑う;
e.g. she couldn't help laughing at his jokes : 彼女は彼のジョークに笑わざるをえなかった。
can't help doing
e.g. he laughed out loud : 彼女は大声で笑った。
e.g. with direct speech : she laughed, “Not a chance.”. 彼女は「絶対ありえない」と笑った。
(laugh at) ridicule; scorn. : 軽蔑、嘲笑
【人を】(からかって)あざ笑う, 嘲笑する;
(laugh something off) dismiss something embarrassing, unfortunate, or potentially serious by treating it in a lighthearted way or making a joke of it. : 愉快なやり方で暑かったりジョークにすることで、困惑するような、あるいは不運な、ありは潜在的に深刻なものを取り上げない
【問題などを】軽視する «at»
(be laughing) informal be in a fortunate or successful position: 幸運、またはうまくいった状況にいる
e.g. if next year's model is as successful, Ford will be laughing. : もし翌年のモデルが成功するなら、フォードは笑っているだろう。
noun
1. an act of laughing: 笑う行為
〖通例a ～〗 «…に対する» 笑い; 笑い声 «at» (→ laughter)
e.g. she gave a loud, silly laugh. : 彼女は大声でふざけた笑いをした。
2. (a laugh) informal something that causes laughter; a source of fun, amusement, or derision: 笑いを引き起こすもの; 楽しさ、おかしさ、嘲りの源
｟くだけて｠ 笑わせる物(事); お笑い草.
e.g. she decided to play along with him for a laugh : 彼女は楽しさのために彼と合わせることを決めた。
e.g. that's a laugh, the idea of you cooking a meal! : あなたが食事を作るというアイデアはお笑い草だ。
a person who is good fun or amusing company: 面白い人間、または楽しい会社
(一緒にいて)愉快な人, おもしろい人
e.g. I like Peter—he's a good laugh. : 私はペーターが好きだ。あいつは面白い。
PHRASES
laugh all the way to the bank
informal make a great deal of money very easily.
have the last laugh
be finally vindicated, thus confounding earlier skepticism.
laugh one's head off
laugh heartily or uncontrollably.
laugh in someone's face
show open contempt for someone by laughing rudely at them in their presence:
e.g. figurative :
e.g. vandals and muggers who laugh in the face of the law.
the laugh is on me (or you, him, etc.)
the tables are turned and now the other person is the one who appears ridiculous:
e.g. all the critics had laughed at him—well, the laugh was on them now.
laugh like a drain
British informal laugh raucously.
a laugh a minute
very funny:
e.g. it's a laugh a minute when Lois gets together with her dad.
laugh someone/something out of court
British dismiss with contempt as being obviously ridiculous.
laugh oneself silly (or sick)
laugh uncontrollably or for a long time.
laugh something to scorn
dated ridicule something.
laugh up one's sleeve
be secretly or inwardly amused.
no laughing matter
something serious that should not be joked about:
e.g. heavy snoring is no laughing matter.
play something for laughs
(of a performer) try to arouse laughter in an audience, especially in inappropriate circumstances.
laugh out of the other side of one's mouth (British laugh out of the other side of one's face)
be discomfited after feeling satisfaction or confidence about something:
e.g. you'd be laughing out the other side of your mouth if we were sitting in jail right now.
ORIGIN
Old English hlæhhan, hliehhan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lachen, also to laughter.