chuckle

['tʃʌkl]

v. 轻声笑, 咯咯笑, 暗自笑
n. 轻声笑, 咯咯笑

例句与用法：

What are you chuckling about?

你独自笑什么?

He chuckled (to himself) as he read the newpaper.

他看报时暗暗(独自)发笑。

She gave a chuckle of delight.

她高兴得笑出声来。

I could hear him chuckling to himself as he read that funny article.

我听到他一边念那篇有趣的文章一边轻轻地笑。

词形变化：

形容词: chucklesome | 副词: chucklingly | 名词: chuckler | 动词过去式: chuckled | 动词过去分词: chuckled | 动词现在分词: chuckling | 动词第三人称单数: chuckles |

详细释义：

vi.

1. 咯咯地笑; 暗自发笑

They were chuckling over the photographs.

他们看着照片, 咯咯地笑了起来。

2. (鸡)咕咕地叫

vt.

轻声笑着表示

The father chuckled approval of what the son did.

父亲轻声笑着表示赞许儿子的所作所为。

n.[C]

1. 咯咯声; 咕咕声

2. 轻笑声; 窃笑

He shook his head with a soft chuckle.

他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。