【laughter音标】 英[ˈlɑ:ftə(r)] 美[ˈlæftər]
【单词释义】 laughter是什么意思：
n.[U]笑，笑声；〈古〉好笑的事；〈美俚〉力量悬殊得可笑的体育比赛；大笑
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【关联词/派生词】
laugh vi.笑；发笑 n.笑；笑声
【laughter形近词/近似词】
daughter n.女儿
granddaughter n.（外）孙女
slaughter n.屠宰（动物）；屠杀 vt.屠宰（动物）；屠杀，残杀，杀戮
【单词例句】
◇ The woman screamed and tried to hit it with the tongs, and the children tumbled over one another in trying to catch it, and they screamed with laughter.
女人尖声地叫起来，拿着火钳要打它。小孩们挤做一团，想抓住这小鸭。他们又是笑，又是叫！
---- The Ugly Duckling
◇ According to an actress, his acting was so convincing and amusing that everybody couldn’t help bursting into laughter.
据一名女演员所说，他的表演是如此地令人信服而又逗人发笑的，以致在场的所有人都忍不住大笑起来。
---- Chaplin - A Great Master of Humour
◇ The ending was that the insects disappeared from the whole zone. When told that it was a loss to humans, the farmers burst into laughter and responded, "Our real loss is our decreasing income."
结果是，这种昆虫从这整个地区都消失了。当被告知说这是整个人类的损失时，农民们都突然大笑着回应道：“我们减少的收入才是我们真正的损失呢！”
---- Wildlife Protection
◇ The old adage that "laughter is the best medicine" may contain an element of truth when it comes to heart health.
老话说“笑是最好的良药”，这句话在心脏健康方面也许是有道理的。
---- Study finds laughter is good for heart health
◇ Suddenly, a tiny voice, "I go to!" You see, it is little rabbit. In the beginning, the meeting is still very quiet, after a while, erupted out of the rolling thunder laughter.
突然，一个细小的声音传了出来，“我去！”大家一看，原来是小兔子。一开始，会场还很安静，过了一会儿，全场爆发出了滚雷般的笑声。