chortle
n
loud chuckle of pleasure or amusement 大聲的笑; 咯咯的笑. chortle, v [I]
utter a chortle 哈哈大笑; 咯咯笑
chortle with delight at a joke 讓笑話逗得哈哈大笑. chortle, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Chuckle and chortle both indicate laughing with pleasure and satisfaction. *chuckle和chortle均指因高興和滿足而笑. Chuckling is usually quiet and may be a response to private thoughts or reading *chuckling通常是低聲或無聲的, 也可為獨自思考和閱讀的反應
He chuckled to himself when he remembered the trick he'd played on them. 他想起捉弄他們的事就忍俊不禁. Chortling is usually louder and more public *chortling通常聲音較大, 而且多是當眾的
When I told them what had happened to me, they all chortled with mirth. 我把我的事告訴他們以後, 他們咯咯地笑起來了.
?? 擴展釋義
*['t??:tl]vi. 咯咯笑n. 咯咯的歡笑(聲)
?? 同為「GRE」詞匯
crestn. 山頂;羽毛飾;雞冠;(動物的)頸脊;
vt. 加上頂飾;到達…的頂部;形成冠毛狀頂部;到達頂部;
vi. 到達絕頂;形成浪峰;達到頂點;