chortle happily 开心地笑
chortle with delight 高兴地笑
let out a chortle 发出轻笑声
a joyful chortle 愉快的笑声
quiet chortles 轻声笑
1. She chortles when she reads funny stories.
她读有趣的故事时会开心地笑。
2. The child chortles with joy after receiving the gift.
孩子收到礼物后高兴地笑了。
3. He chortles at the clever joke from his friend.
他听到朋友的巧妙笑话后开心地笑了。
A: Why is Tom laughing so quietly?
A：汤姆为什么笑得这么轻声？
B: He is reading a funny book and chortles every few minutes.
B：他正在看一本有趣的书，每隔几分钟就会笑起来。
1) 表示愉快、轻松的笑声
2) 常用于描述看到有趣事物时的反应
3) 可表示带有满足感或得意意味的笑
4) 来源于Lewis Carroll创造的混合词，结合了laugh和chuckle的感觉
1. 开心地轻笑；愉快地笑
e.g. She chortles whenever she hears that story.
她每次听到那个故事都会开心地笑。
2. 愉快或满足的笑声
e.g. We heard his chortles from the next room.
我们听到了他从隔壁房间传来的笑声。
verb
1. To laugh quietly in a happy or amused way.
2. To make a joyful, chuckling sound.
Synonym: chuckle, giggle, laugh