laughter
英 ['lɑːftə]
美['læftɚ]
- n. 笑；笑声
考试真题
- But because hard laughter is difficult to sustain, a good laugh is unlikely to have measurable benefits the way, say, walking or jogging does.
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- In fact, instead of straining muscles to build them, as exercise does, laughter apparently accomplishes the opposite.
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- Laughter does produce short-term changes in the function of the heart and its blood vessels, boosting heart rate and oxygen consumption.
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- similarly, the physical act of laughter could improve mood.
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- Studies dating back to the 1930's indicate that laughter relaxes muscles, decreasing muscle tone for up to 45 minutes after the laugh dies down.
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- The room burst into laughter; the man looked puzzled and hurt.
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