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

• ( 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。
• 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。
• It was an embarrassing situation, but she managed to laugh it off.
  那个场面很尴尬，可她一笑摆脱了窘境。
• He tried to laugh off his embarrassing situation.
  他试图笑一笑，摆脱尴尬的局面。
• Jack was caught cheating, but tried to laugh it off.
  杰克作弊被抓，但是他企图借笑来逃过斥责。
• 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。
• He could only laugh off the spilled dinner.
  他只能对打翻的晚餐一笑置之。
• 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。
• Please, this is important, don't laugh it off.
  请注意，这点很重要，不要一笑了之。