titter

US [ˈtɪtər]
UK [ˈtɪtə(r)]
  • n.傻笑；窃笑；〈美〉(不懂事的)小姑娘
  • v.（尤指紧张或尴尬地）傻笑；窃笑
  • Web偷笑；嗤嗤地笑；嗤笑
Plural Form：titters  Present Participle：tittering  Past Tense：tittered  

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titter
v.
1.
（尤指紧张或尴尬地）傻笑，嗤嗤地笑；窃笑to laugh quietly, especially in a nervous or embarrassed way

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AllAll,傻笑傻笑,窃笑窃笑,〈美〉小姑娘〈美〉小姑娘,偷笑偷笑,嗤嗤地笑嗤嗤地笑,嗤笑嗤笑
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1.
He made a sad business of drawing with his unsteady hand, and a smothered titter rippled over the house.
他的手老是发抖，结果画得很糟糕，于是全场发出了一片憋住的嗤笑声。
tā de shǒu lǎo shì fā dǒu , jié guǒ huà de hěn zāo gāo , yú shì quán chǎng fā chū le yī piàn biē zhù de chī xiào shēng 。
2.
On Sunday evenings we used to be permitted to play, if we did not make much noise; now a mere titter is sufficient to send us into corners.
星期天的晚上，只要我们不弄出太多的声音，我们是可以玩的。但是现在，哪怕是一点点笑声都足够让我们被赶到角落里去。
xīng qī tiān de wǎn shang , zhǐ yào wǒ men bù nòng chū tài duō de shēng yīn , wǒ men shì kě yǐ wán de 。 dàn shì xiàn zài , nǎ pà shì yì diǎn diǎn xiào shēng dōu zú gòu ràng wǒ men bèi gǎn dào jiǎo luò lǐ qù 。
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3.
A loud laugh from behind Tess's back, in the shade of the garden, united with the titter within the room.
从苔丝身后的园子阴暗处传来一阵哈哈大笑，笑声同屋内的嬉笑声交织在一起。
cóng tái sī shēn hòu de yuán zǐ yīn àn chù chuán lái yí zhèn hā hā dà xiào , xiào shēng tóng wū nèi de xī xiào shēng jiāo zhī zài yì qǐ 。
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4.
There was an indrawn breath of horror from the audience and then the anxious and everlasting titter .
观众中传出了因恐怖而倒吸气的声音，然后便是焦急的不停的窃笑。
guān zhòng zhōng chuán chū le yīn kǒng bù ér dào xī qì de shēng yīn , rán hòu biàn shì jiāo jí de bù tíng de qiè xiào 。
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5.
Seeing him standing there nonchalantly buttoning his fly as he gives her orders I begin to titter.
看着他满不在乎地站着系裤扣，一边还吩咐她做这做那，我不禁吃吃笑了。
kàn zhe tā mǎn bú zài hu de zhàn zhe xì kù kòu , yì biān hái fēn fù tā zuò zhè zuò nà , wǒ bù jīn chī chī xiào le 。
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6.
He told me that with a titter .
他笑着告诉了我。
tā xiào zhe gào su le wǒ 。
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7.
This exchange makes professional philosophers titter, because their daily work is far removed from the production of sage utterances.
这样的交流让哲学家们窃笑，因为他们的日常工作远离了圣人般的说话方式。
zhè yàng de jiāo liú ràng zhé xué jiā men qiè xiào , yīn wèi tā men de rì cháng gōng zuò yuǎn lí le shèng rén bān de shuō huà fāng shì 。
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8.
"Doesn't she look weird! " Gudrun heard some girls titter behind her. And she could have killed them.
“她看起来是不是很奇怪！”，顾娟听见一些女孩在背地里窃笑。她真想杀了她们。
" tā kàn qǐ lái shì bu shì hěn qí guài ! " , gù juān tīng jiàn yì xiē nǚ hái zài bèi dì li qiè xiào 。 tā zhēn xiǎng shā le tā men 。
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9.
Future generations may perhaps titter at today's attitudes too.
我们的后代也许也会嘲笑今天我们的态度。
wǒ men de hòu dài yě xǔ yě huì cháo xiào jīn tiān wǒ men de tài du 。
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10.
As a result, he has been dismissed as a minor playwright, who managed for a short time to make Victorian audiences titter.
因此，他一直被人们当作一个二流的剧作家而忘却了，这个剧作家，还曾使维多利亚时期的观众窃笑了一阵。
yīn cǐ , tā yì zhí bèi rén men dāng zuò yī gè èr liú de jù zuò jiā ér wàng què le , zhè ge jù zuò jiā , hái céng shǐ wéi duō lì yà shí qī de guān zhòng qiè xiào le yí zhèn 。
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