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guffaw

/guh-faw, guh-/US // gʌˈfɔ, gə- //UK // (ɡʌˈfɔː) //

狂笑,哄堂大笑,欢笑声,哄笑

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to laugh loudly and boisterously.

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Examples

  • She has said that she fell in love with the guffaw and started to pursue its owner, a fellow Princeton grad.

  • The perfect amount of raunchy shock value to color a guffaw with a gasp.

  • Even those who support union with Russia guffaw when asked whether the referendum will be above board.

  • Hitting the sidewalk, I let out an unexpected guffaw as the subdead abomination trod over my body without even taking notice!

  • When the Booker Prize was launched as the “British Goncourt” in 1969, it was met by a universal guffaw.

  • She had an incredible laugh—something between a giggle and a guffaw.

  • At this the crowd roared with laughter, and now was the first shade of good-nature mixed with the guffaw.

  • Then luckily somebody laughed; and a general guffaw saved the situation.

  • Politely veiled laughter greeted this sally, except from Dr. Wilson, who burst into an open guffaw.

  • Smith opened his head, and emitted as large a guffaw as he ever allowed himself to indulge in.

  • He gazed at Betty, then at the two dogs, uttered a light guffaw, and vanished round the corner.