giggle
['gɪg.l] verb intransitive
ADVANCED
■to laugh repeatedly in a quiet but uncontrolled way, often at something silly or rude or when you are nervous （因为感到有趣、窘迫或紧张而）咯咯地笑，傻笑•Stop that giggling at the back!别在后面傻笑！
['gɪg.l] noun
LAUGHTER 笑
countable
■a nervous or silly laugh （紧张的）咯咯笑；傻笑•There were a few nervous giggles from people in the audience.观众中有人发出几声紧张的笑声。 •I caught Roz having a giggle over some of Janet's awful poetry.罗兹读着珍妮特糟糕的诗篇咯咯地笑出声来，正好被我听到。 the giggles [plural] informal
■when you can't stop giggling 止不住的咯咯笑•I often used to get/have the giggles in lectures when I was at college.上大学时，我经常在课堂上咯咯傻笑个不停。
['gɪg.l] noun
FUNNY SITUATION 有趣的情况
only singular UK informal
■something which is funny, often when it involves laughing at someone else 趣事；玩笑•Just for a giggle, we hid his trousers while he was in the water.他在水里的时候，我们把他的裤子藏了起来，这纯粹为了好玩。 |