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

• Please, this is important, don't laugh it off.
  请注意，这点很重要，不要一笑了之。
• He is sophisticated enough to laugh things off and let bygones be bygones.
  他成熟老练，对事一笑了之，既往不咎。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• An actor has to learn to laugh off bad reviews.
  演员需学会能对贬斥性评论一笑置之的本事。
• You might laugh this off as an unrealistic proverb.
  你可能把这句话当做不实的谚语一笑置之。
• Most of the time he can laugh it off, but not always.
  大多数时间他能对此一笑而过，但也并不总能这么洒脱。
• 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。