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chortle
n
loud chuckle of pleasure or amusement 大声的笑; 咯咯的笑. chortle, v [I]
utter a chortle 哈哈大笑; 咯咯笑
chortle with delight at a joke 让笑话逗得哈哈大笑. chortle, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Chuckle and chortle both indicate laughing with pleasure and satisfaction. *chuckle和chortle均指因高兴和满足而笑. Chuckling is usually quiet and may be a response to private thoughts or reading *chuckling通常是低声或无声的, 也可为独自思考和阅读的反应
He chuckled to himself when he remembered the trick he´d played on them. 他想起捉弄他们的事就忍俊不禁. Chortling is usually louder and more public *chortling通常声音较大, 而且多是当众的
When I told them what had happened to me, they all chortled with mirth. 我把我的事告诉他们以後, 他们咯咯地笑起来了.
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