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

• 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。
• We could but laugh off his suspicions.
  我们只好以笑声来排除他的疑心。
• 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。
• ( 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Just think of it I Ike that and laugh it off.
  想想看，笑笑就过去了。
• 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。
• Search for the humor or irony in the situation and laugh it off.
  以幽默或讽刺的方式一笑了之。
• He could only laugh off the spilled dinner.
  他只能对打翻的晚餐一笑置之。