chortle
大学
vi. 咯咯笑 n. 咯咯的欢笑(声)
发音
US
/ˈt͡ʃɔɹtəl/
US
/ˈt͡ʃɔɹɾɫ̩/
AU
词形变化
chortles
复数
chortles
chortled
chortles
三单
chortling
chortling
现在分词
chortled
过去式
chortled
过去分词
教材释义与例句
名词
得意的高笑
动词
咯咯笑
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.
He frequently interrupted himself with chortles while he told us his favorite joke.
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2.
A similar sounding vocalisation of various birds.
v.
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1.
To laugh with a chortle or chortles.
不及物The old fellow chortled as he recalled his youthful adventures.
词汇关系
词源
Perhaps a blend of chuckle + snort. Coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, completed in 1855 but only introduced to the public in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass.
来源：wiktionary