45 LAUGH: 笑

45 LAUGH: 笑

詞組講解

1. laugh sth. off / laugh off sth. *** 一笑而過，一笑置之，不在意

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：笑著［走開（off）］

例 Though Henderson seems to laugh off the danger of the climb, the rest know that an experienced climber like him is totally aware of it.

2. laugh up one's sleeve / laugh in one's sleeve 〔beard〕 ** 偷笑；在心里樂

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：藏在自己的［袖子sleeve）］［里（in）］笑

例 Behind their false compliments, the arrogant bastards were laughing up their sleeves.

參考譯文

1. 盡管亨德森看起來對登山的危險不太在意，但是其他人都知道像他這么有經(jīng)驗的登山者肯定已經(jīng)意識到危險了。

2. 在虛假的恭維背后，這些傲慢的混蛋都在偷笑呢。