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laughingly

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++laugh·ing·ly /ˈlɑːfɪŋli $ ˈlæ-/ adverb  1 STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEif something is laughingly called something, the name is a joke, or is not suitable 开玩笑地;荒唐可笑地 The news network was laughingly referred to as the ‘Disaster Channel’. 这个新闻网络被戏称为灾难频道2. LAUGHif you do something laughingly, you are laughing while you do it 带笑地,笑着
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laughinglySeveral other women laughingly agreed.Critics laughingly called CNN "Chicken Noodle News."
laugh·ing·ly adverbChineseSyllable
laughingly called a something, name is Corpus is something joke, if the


laughingly
laughingly /ˈlɑːfɪŋli $ ˈlæ-/ adverb
 Word Family: noun: laugh, laughter; adverb: laughably, laughingly; verb: laugh; adjective: laughable
1. if something is laughingly called something, the name is a joke, or is not suitable:
    The news network was laughingly referred to as the ‘Disaster Channel’.
2. if you do something laughingly, you are laughing while you do it


laugh·ing·lyBrE /ˈlɑːfɪŋli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlæfɪŋli/ 🔊 adverbin an amused way 带笑地;笑着He laughingly agreed. 他笑着同意了。🔊🔊used to show that you think a particular word is not at all a suitable way of describing something and therefore seems ridiculous (表示用词)荒唐可笑I finally reached what we laughingly call civilization. 我终于到了我们戏称为文明之地的地方。🔊🔊


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