今天為大家?guī)?lái)的是chuckle, giggle, grin, jeer, laugh, sneer這一組易混淆英語(yǔ)詞匯辨析。它們都和“笑”有關(guān)，而且之間的差別也相對(duì)較明顯。
1.Chuckle
When you chuckle, you laugh quietly.
多指因得意或領(lǐng)會(huì)到某事中的趣味而暗自發(fā)笑。
例句：
I could hear him chuckling to himself as he read his book.
他看書時(shí)，我能聽(tīng)見(jiàn)他在輕聲發(fā)笑。
The banker chuckled and said, 'Of course not.'
銀行家暗自發(fā)笑并說(shuō)道：“當(dāng)然不?！?/p>
2.Giggle
If someone giggles, they laugh in a childlike way, because they are amused, nervous, or embarrassed.
多指女人和孩子由于緊張、被逗樂(lè)、尷尬時(shí)所發(fā)出的笑聲。
例句：
The children couldn't stop giggling at the teacher's high-pitched voice.
教師的嗓音很高，孩子們都不禁咯咯地笑起來(lái)。
I was so nervous I got the giggles.
我很緊張，不禁傻笑起來(lái)。
3.Grin
When you grin, you smile broadly.
指人因高興、滿足、輕蔑等咧開(kāi)嘴露齒地笑。
例句：
He grins, delighted at the memory.
想到往事，他開(kāi)心地咧嘴笑了起來(lái)。
They grinned with pleasure when I gave them the sweets.
當(dāng)我給他們糖果時(shí)，他們高興地咧開(kāi)嘴笑了。
4.Jeer
To jeer at someone means to say or shout rude and insulting things to them to show that you do not like or respect them.
其同義詞是mock，通常以jeer at詞組使用。
例句：
Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others.
不要嘲笑別人的錯(cuò)誤或不幸。
His motorcade was jeered by angry residents.
他的車隊(duì)遭到憤怒的當(dāng)?shù)鼐用竦某爸S。
5.Laugh
When you laugh, you make a sound with your throat while smiling and show that you are happy or amused. People also sometimes laugh when they feel nervous or are being unfriendly.
用于一般的笑或出聲的大笑。
例句：
We tried to laugh the girl out of that slight accident.
我們?cè)噲D以談笑的方式使女孩忘掉那起小事故。
不過(guò)，laugh還有另一個(gè)意思：“嘲笑；譏笑”，與jeer同義，通常是laugh at：
If people laugh at someone or something, they mock them or make jokes about them.
例句：
I thought they were laughing at me because I was ugly.
我覺(jué)得他們嘲笑我是因?yàn)槲议L(zhǎng)得丑。
6.Sneer
If you sneer at someone or something, you express your contempt for them by the expression on your face or by what you say.
指以語(yǔ)言、表情和聲調(diào)表示輕蔑或嘲弄。
例句：
There is too great a readiness to sneer at anything the Opposition does.
對(duì)反對(duì)黨的任何舉動(dòng)都想加以嘲笑的心理過(guò)于急切了。