laugh off

英 [lɑːf ɒf]

美 [læf ɔːf]

对…一笑置之; 对…付之一笑

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 对…一笑置之；笑言以对
  If youlaugh offa difficult or serious situation, you try to suggest that it is amusing and unimportant, for example by making a joke about it.
  1. The couple laughed off rumours that their marriage was in trouble...
     夫妻两人对他们婚姻出现问题的谣言一笑置之。
  2. Whilst I used to laugh it off, I'm now getting irritated by it.
     这种事情我从前会付之一笑，但现在开始觉得挺烦的。

英英释义

verb

• deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it
  1. She laughs away all these problems
  Synonym:laugh away

双语例句

• The couple laughed off rumours that their marriage was in trouble
  夫妻两人对他们婚姻出现问题的谣言一笑置之。
• Whilst I used to laugh it off, I'm now getting irritated by it.
  这种事情我从前会付之一笑，但现在开始觉得挺烦的。
• Memories open eyes one eye closed one eye to laugh it off, stay in the imagination of the nasty-nice book yesterday.
  回忆睁一只眼闭一只眼的一笑而过，停留在想象昨日书本上的笑里藏刀。
• The girl was brave enough to laugh off her pain.
  这姑娘很勇敢，把痛不当回事。
• Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said.
  有人也许会对此一笑了之，或者责备这孩子的不懂事，有人甚至不把她的话放在心上。
• Surely they can't laugh off a loss of& 100.
  当然，他们不能对100英镑的损失一笑了之。
• We could but laugh off his suspicions.
  我们只好以笑声来排除他的疑心。
• ( He's not above likening the coal-industry spin to the handiwork of Goebbels.) If it were anyone else, Wall Street would probably laugh him off.
  （他未能免俗地将煤炭业的宣传比作是戈培尔的造势之作）。如果换成别人，华尔街很可能对此一笑置之。
• I think you can just be entertained and laugh her off, he said.
  我认为娱乐娱乐，笑话笑话她就行了，他说。
• Just think of it I Ike that and laugh it off.
  想想看，笑笑就过去了。