laugh off
Phrasal Verb
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★☆ Common
Neutral
의미: To dismiss with humour
一笑了之，用玩笑带过
Tomarse a broma, quitarle hierro
笑い飛ばす、冗談で済ます
웃어넘기다, 농담으로 무마하다
To treat something as a joke to make it seem less important.
把某事当作玩笑来处理，使其看起来不那么重要。用幽默化解严肃性。
Tratar algo como una broma para restarle importancia. Usar el humor para quitar seriedad.
何かを冗談として扱い、大したことではないように見せること。ユーモアで深刻さを和らげること。
무언가를 농담처럼 취급하여 덜 중요하게 보이도록 하다.
Base verb: laugh
Particle: off
Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle
예문
- She laughed off the mistake. 她把错误一笑了之Se tomó el error a broma彼女はその間違いを笑い飛ばした그녀는 그 실수를 웃어넘겼다.
- He laughed it off. 他一笑置之Le quitó hierro彼は笑い飛ばした그는 웃어넘겼다.
- You can't just laugh it off. 你不能就这么一笑了之No puedes simplemente tomártelo a broma笑い飛ばすだけじゃダメだよ그냥 웃어넘길 수만은 없어.
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사용 가이드
맥락: humour, dismissing, coping
어조: light-hearted
✓ 올바른 표현
- Laugh it off一笑了之Tómatelo a broma笑い飛ばせ웃어넘기다
기원과 역사
From using laughter to dismiss.
문화적 배경
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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