| 单词 | giggle |
| 释义 | gig·gle1 /ˈɡɪɡəl/ ●○○ (giggled, giggling) verb [intransitive] LAUGHto laugh quickly, quietly, and in a high voice, because something is funny or because you are nervous or embarrassed 咯咯笑，傻笑 If you can’t stop giggling you’ll have to leave the room. 如果你再咯咯地笑个不停，就给我离开屋子。► see thesaurus at laugh→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusgiggle• But Lesley-Jane certainly did, and she started to giggle.• Will the handsome minister save you? they giggled.• What are you two girls giggling about?• And Maggie had giggled and had indeed been comforted.• She giggled and pouted as he chatted to her.• Linda and Christina were giggling at some private joke.• She giggled nervously and went bright pink.• He was giggling with pleasure and could not get the words out at first.giggle2 ●○○ noun 1 [countable]LAUGH a quick, quiet, high-sounding laugh 咯咯笑，傻笑 ‘Catch me if you can, ’ she said with a giggle. “你来抓我呀。”她咯咯地笑着说。 Vicky suppressed a nervous giggle. 薇姬忍住了她紧张的傻笑。 He looked so ridiculous I got the giggles (=started to giggle). 他看上去太滑稽了，逗得我咯咯直笑。 Soon the whole group had the giggles. 很快，组里所有的人都咯咯笑了起来。 Margaret was seized by a fit of the giggles (=she could not stop giggling). 玛格丽特忍不住咯咯笑了起来。give somebody the giggles (=make someone start giggling) 使某人咯咯发笑2 a giggle British English informalFUNNY something that you think is fun to do that will not hurt anyone or anything 趣事，好玩的事 Go on, it’ll be a giggle! 来吧，很好玩的！n COLLOCATIONSverbsget the giggles (=start to giggle)Now every time he looks at me I get the giggles.have the giggles (=laugh in a way that is difficult to control)The girls had the giggles, and couldn’t stop laughing.give a giggle (=to laugh)She gave a little giggle.give somebody the giggles (=make someone laugh)The way he was waving his arms around gave us the giggles.stifle/suppress a giggle (=try to not laugh)Britta covered her mouth to stifle a giggle.collapse/dissolve into giggles (= start laughing a lot)Victor tickled the little boy, who dissolved into giggles.phrasesa fit of (the) giggles (=a short time when you laugh a lot in a way you cannot control)The boys collapsed in a fit of giggles.adjectivesa nervous giggleShe gave a nervous giggle before answering.a hysterical giggle (=that someone cannot control)The children were all in hysterical giggles.a high-pitched giggleThe young man gave a high-pitched giggle.Examples from the Corpusgiggle• It had something of a giggle to it.• Zen and Crystal put their hands on her tummy and giggle when they feel the baby moving.• A fourth, after asking if it were April the first, collapsed into giggles and hung up.• a nervous giggle• She collapsed in a fit of giggles.• There were a few smothered giggles from the girls sitting by the pool.• Wary sufferers will have learned to suffer silently lest they raise stifled giggles rather than sympathy.• I stuck one on my forehead for an afternoon, received a good many curious stares from colleagues, and got the giggles.• In the pew opposite Willie were two ginger-haired girls trying to smother their giggles.• The thought of him being ten years old made the children want to giggle but they bit the giggles back.nervous giggle• A few mouths dropped open and then there were a few nervous giggles.• A sob rose in his throat, blending with an incredulous, nervous giggle framed by his lips.Origin giggle1 (1500-1600) From the soundgig·gle1 verbgiggle2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable quietly, and laugh a Corpus quickly, in to |
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