chortles

英 [ˈtʃɔːtlz] 美 [ˈtʃɔːrtlz]

v.  开怀大笑; 高兴得咯咯笑; 哈哈大笑
n.  哈哈大笑
chortle的第三人称单数和复数



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 哈哈笑;呵呵笑
    To chortle means to laugh in a way that shows you are very pleased.
    1. There was silence for a moment, then Larry began chortling like an idiot.
      先是一阵沉默,然后拉里像个白痴似的呵呵笑起来。
    2. Chortle is also a noun.
    3. He gave a chortle.
      他咯咯笑了笑。

双语例句

  1. The students may have got an E in their tests but they've been creating chortles on the internet since the site was created.
    学生们也许考试成绩只得了E,但是自从该网站成立后,他们就在网上为大家带来了笑声。
  2. Both laugh. A small crew of Helm's Deep survivors arrive. Pippin chortles like a loon.
    大家都笑了。一小队海尔姆深谷的幸存者抵达。皮平咯咯笑得像个傻瓜。
  3. Three yellow-billed blue magpies throw themselves into the air with startled chortles, fluttering their absurdly long tail feathers.
    三只黄嘴蓝鹃惊叫着飞到空中,拍打着它们奇长的尾羽。