"snicker" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 偷笑
• 暗笑

Definition

在暗中或小聲地笑，通常指某事好笑但不適合公開大笑時使用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於半正式用法，表示小聲暗笑，帶些嘲笑或偷偷的意思。常和 'snicker at' 搭配（偷偷嘲笑某人或事）。比 'laugh' 安靜，比 'sneer' 文雅。英式英語更常用 'snigger'。

Examples

The children began to snicker during class.

孩子們在課堂上開始**偷笑**。

Don't snicker at your brother.

不要**偷笑**你哥哥。

She tried not to snicker when she saw the funny hat.

她看到那頂滑稽的帽子時努力不讓自己**偷笑**。

I heard someone snicker behind me during the meeting.

我在會議期間聽到有人在我身後**偷笑**。

They couldn't help but snicker at the joke.

他們忍不住對那個笑話**偷笑**。

Whenever the teacher made a mistake, a few students would snicker.

每當老師出錯時，總有幾位學生會**偷笑**。