chortle with delight 高兴地轻笑
chortle softly 轻声窃笑
begin chortling 开始轻笑
chortle at sb 对某人发笑
chortle aloud 大声轻笑
1. She was chortling at the funny story.
她被这个有趣的故事逗得轻声发笑。
2. The children kept chortling during the game.
孩子们在游戏中一直开心地笑着。
3. He couldn’t stop chortling after hearing the joke.
听到笑话后他忍不住一直轻笑。
4. The audience was chortling at the comedian’s performance.
观众被喜剧演员的表演逗得发笑。
5. She sat there chortling quietly to herself.
她坐在那里独自轻声窃笑。
A: Why are you chortling like that?
A：你为什么这样轻声笑？
B: I was just remembering something really funny.
B：我只是想起了一件非常好笑的事。
1) 轻声愉快地笑
2) 带有得意或调皮意味的笑
3) 因有趣或开心而抑制不住的笑
1. 轻声愉快地笑；窃笑
e.g.
He was chortling at the joke.
他被这个笑话逗得轻笑。
2. 得意地笑；开心地发笑
e.g.
She chortled with delight at the news.
她听到消息后开心地笑了起来。
verb
1. To laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; a mix of chuckle and snort.
Synonym: chuckle, giggle, snicker