titter

英 [ˈtɪtə(r)] 美 [ˈtɪtər]

v.  (尤指紧张或尴尬地)傻笑,嗤嗤地笑,窃笑
n.  短促而神经质的笑

过去式:tittered复数:titters现在分词:tittering第三人称单数:titters过去分词:tittered

BNC.26548 / COCA.26516



牛津词典

verb

  1. (尤指紧张或尴尬地)傻笑,嗤嗤地笑,窃笑
    to laugh quietly, especially in a nervous or embarrassed way

    柯林斯词典

    1. VERB (尤指窘迫时)干笑,傻笑,窃笑,哧哧地笑
      If someone titters, they give a short nervous laugh, especially when they are embarrassed about something.
      1. Mention sex therapy and most people will titter in embarrassment.
        提及性治疗,大多数人会尴尬地偷笑。
      2. Titter is also a noun.
      3. Mollie gave an uneasy little titter.
        莫莉不自在地轻声干笑了一下。

    双语例句

    1. Mention sex therapy and most people will titter in embarrassment.
      提及性治疗,大多数人会尴尬地偷笑。
    2. Fortune: there are plenty of places online for consumers to voice their complaints online& yelp, Facebook, and titter to name a few.
      《财富》:网络上有许多地方可以让消费者投诉和抱怨,比如Yelp、Facebook和Twitter。
    3. 12-29 There was an indrawn breath of horror from the audience and then the anxious and everlasting titter.
      观众里传来因恐怖而倒吸气的声音,然后便是一直不停的不安的窃笑声。
    4. A loud laugh from behind Tess's back, in the shade of the garden, united with the titter within the room.
      从苔丝身后的园子阴暗处传来一阵哈哈大笑,笑声同屋内的嬉笑声交织在一起。
    5. On Sunday evenings we used to be permitted to play, if we did not make much noise; now a mere titter is sufficient to send us into comers!
      从前一到星期天晚上,还准许我们玩玩,只要我们不太吵,现在我们只要偷偷一笑,就得罚站墙角啦!
    6. He allowed himself a little titter at my expense.
      他竟拿我窃笑了一番。
    7. The curtain went down on a titter and some groans.
      幕在嗤笑和哼哈声中落下。
    8. Enhanced Immune Effet of the Bursin on Mammals ⅱ. Effect of the Bursin with Different Dosages on the Titter of Antibody against Hog Cholera Virus Vaccine
      囊素对哺乳动物免疫促进作用的研究Ⅱ.不同剂量囊素对猪瘟疫苗接种猪抗体水平的影响

    英英释义

    noun

    1. a nervous restrained laugh

      verb

      1. laugh nervously
        1. The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom

        Synonym:    giggle