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

• And he gets to bring truth to the old saying that the streets of New York City are paved with gold. You might laugh this off as an unrealistic proverb.
  他的经历证明了一句老话：纽约的街道是黄金铺就的。你可能把这句话当做不实的谚语一笑置之。
• He tried to laugh off his embarrassing situation.
  他试图笑一笑，摆脱尴尬的局面。
• ( 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。
• Jack was caught cheating, but tried to laugh it off.
  杰克作弊被抓，但是他企图借笑来逃过斥责。
• I thought that I would laugh my head off, but I had to stop because my sides hurt.
  我以为我会笑的前仰后合的，但我不停下来，我的身体两侧很痛。
• 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。
• An actor has to learn to laugh off bad reviews.
  演员需学会能对贬斥性评论一笑置之的本事。
• We could but laugh off his suspicions.
  我们只好以笑声来排除他的疑心。
• Surely they cannot laugh off a loss of& 100.
  当然他们不能用笑来逃避100镑的损失。
• It was an embarrassing situation, but she managed to laugh it off.
  那个场面很尴尬，可她一笑摆脱了窘境。