titter

英 [ˈtɪtə(r)]

美 [ˈtɪtər]

v.  (尤指紧张或尴尬地)傻笑，嗤嗤地笑，窃笑
n.  短促而神经质的笑

过去式：tittered　复数：titters　现在分词：tittering　第三人称单数：titters　过去分词：tittered　

BNC.26548 / COCA.26516

牛津词典

verb

• （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

柯林斯词典

• VERB (尤指窘迫时)干笑，傻笑，窃笑，哧哧地笑
  If someonetitters, they give a short nervous laugh, especially when they are embarrassed about something.
  1. Mention sex therapy and most people will titter in embarrassment.
     提及性治疗，大多数人会尴尬地偷笑。
  2. Titteris also a noun.
     
  3. Mollie gave an uneasy little titter.
     莫莉不自在地轻声干笑了一下。

英英释义

noun

• a nervous restrained laugh

verb

• laugh nervously
  1. The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom
  Synonym:giggle

双语例句

• 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 comers!
  从前一到星期天晚上，还准许我们玩玩，只要我们不太吵，现在我们只要偷偷一笑，就得罚站墙角啦！
• 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。
• The curtain went down on a titter and some groans.
  幕在嗤笑和哼哈声中落下。
• Enhanced Immune Effet of the Bursin on Mammals ⅱ. Effect of the Bursin with Different Dosages on the Titter of Antibody against Hog Cholera Virus Vaccine
  囊素对哺乳动物免疫促进作用的研究Ⅱ.不同剂量囊素对猪瘟疫苗接种猪抗体水平的影响
• Mention sex therapy and most people will titter in embarrassment.
  提及性治疗，大多数人会尴尬地偷笑。
• 12-29 There was an indrawn breath of horror from the audience and then the anxious and everlasting titter.
  观众里传来因恐怖而倒吸气的声音，然后便是一直不停的不安的窃笑声。
• Fortune: there are plenty of places online for consumers to voice their complaints online& yelp, Facebook, and titter to name a few.
  《财富》：网络上有许多地方可以让消费者投诉和抱怨，比如Yelp、Facebook和Twitter。
• He allowed himself a little titter at my expense.
  他竟拿我窃笑了一番。