"snickering" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 偷偷地笑
• 竊笑

Definition

用小聲、偷偷的方式笑，通常因為覺得搞笑或取笑某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於非正式或普通場合，表示壓抑、帶點嘲諷的小聲笑，常和 at someone/something 一起用。不適合用來形容大聲的笑。

Examples

The students were snickering during class.

學生們在上課時**偷偷地笑**。

She started snickering when she saw the funny picture.

她看到有趣的圖片時開始**竊笑**。

Stop snickering at your brother.

別再對你哥哥**偷偷地笑**了。

I heard some snickering behind me when I tripped.

我絆倒時，聽到後面有**偷偷的竊笑**。

The group was snickering at the joke, trying not to get caught.

那羣人在聽到笑話時**偷偷地笑**，怕被發現。

He kept snickering during the meeting, which was really distracting.

他開會時一直在**竊笑**，讓人分心。