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 ability to laugh things off and recognize when the intent was not to offend may help you get ahead.
  一笑置之和识别非侵犯意图的能力可以帮你获得提升。
• 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。
• When he tried to laugh it off, Jose became furious and they fought.
  他想把这件事一笑置之，何塞火冒三丈，两人打了起来。
• ( 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nor are Parisians allowed to laugh off their codes.
  巴黎人也不能对自己的规矩一笑置之。
• 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。
• The girl was brave enough to laugh off her pain.
  这姑娘很勇敢，把痛不当回事。
• 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。