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giggle
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🇺🇸 /ɡˈɪɡʌl/
giggle 主要指轻声、咯咯地笑,也可指一件好玩的事或恶作剧带来的乐趣。
💡 记忆钩子
想象一个人因为害羞、紧张或觉得好玩而忍不住发出细碎的“咯咯”笑声:这种笑声本身是 giggle,逗人发笑的好玩经历也可以说是 a giggle。
📝 学习建议
- 先记住核心义“咯咯地笑”,再掌握名词表示“好玩的事、乐趣”的非正式用法。
- 不要把 giggle 理解成所有类型的“笑”;它通常带有轻快、淘气、害羞或紧张的感觉。
📖 中文释义
noun
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core 咯咯笑声📖 指轻声、细碎、略显傻气或淘气的笑声,常出现在人害羞、紧张或觉得好玩时。它不是单纯的笑,而是带有一种忍不住发出的轻快声音。💡 常用 a giggle、giggles 或 a fit of giggles 表示一次或一阵笑声。可以说 someone let out a giggle,也可以说 someone was unable to stop the giggles。这个词较口语化,语气通常轻松,有时也暗示笑得不太成熟。A few giggles came from the back of the room.教室后面传来几声咯咯的笑声。She tried to hide her giggle behind her hand.她试图用手捂住自己的咯咯笑声。
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common 好玩的事;乐趣📖 非正式地指为了逗乐而做的事,或一段令人觉得有趣的经历;重点不在笑声本身,而在“做这件事只是为了好玩”。💡 最常见的搭配是 for giggles,放在句末或动词短语后,表示“为了好玩、图个乐”。这个用法很口语化,不能用于正式说明;不要把它理解成严肃的娱乐活动名称。informalWe tried the strange filter for giggles.我们试了试那个奇怪的滤镜,就是为了好玩。
giggles
plural
verb
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core 咯咯地笑📖 指发出细碎、轻快的笑声,常带有玩闹、害羞或紧张的意味。这个动作义和名词义的“咯咯笑声”直接相连:人发出这种笑声,就是 giggle。💡 常见句型是 someone giggled、giggle at something,或 giggle like a child;进行时 giggling 也很常用。它通常描述轻声而不太严肃的笑,不等于大声爽朗地笑。注意不要把 giggle at 自动理解为“嘲笑”,具体是否带嘲弄意味要看上下文。The children giggled when the magician pulled out the silly hat.魔术师拿出那顶滑稽的帽子时,孩子们咯咯地笑了起来。He giggled nervously before answering the question.他回答问题前紧张地咯咯笑了几声。
giggles
present,singular,third-person
giggling
participle,present
giggled
participle,past
giggled
past
📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 2 组
laugh nervously
同义词集:
giggle
titter
The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom
上位: express joy, express mirth, laugh
a foolish or nervous laugh
同义词集:
giggle
上位: laugh, laughter
🌳 词源
约16世纪初出现,可能源自模仿咯咯笑声的构词;也有人认为它与表示吱嘎声或笑声的日耳曼方言词有关。
Early 16th century, probably of imitative origin.
Or, perhaps a frequentative based on dialectal English gig (“to creak”), from Middle English gigen (“to make a creaking sound”) + -le; or perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin: compare Saterland Frisian güüchelje (“to giggle”), West Frisian giechelje (“to giggle”), Dutch giechelen (“to giggle”), German Low German giecheln (“to giggle”), dialectal German giggln, gigglen (“to giggle”), German gickeln (“to giggle”). All of these words are likely onomatopoeic as well. Also compare Alemannic German Guege (“fiddle”).
🔄 变式
giggled
past
giggles
plural
giggling
present
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