laugh at

笑う

人や物事がおかしくて笑う。

やさしい英語で： To laugh because someone or something is funny.

• We laughed at his joke.
• The children are laughing at the silly cartoon.
• What are you laughing at?

使い方： laugh at someone/something (Everyone laughed at the funny story.)

よく使う表現： laugh at jokes, laugh at something, laugh at stories

嘲笑う、ばかにする

相手を愚かで尊重する価値がないように扱い、からかったりする。

やさしい英語で： To treat someone as silly or not worth respecting, often by making fun of them.

• Do not laugh at me.
• Some classmates laughed at his accent.
• She hated being laughed at when she made mistakes.

使い方： laugh at someone/something (The boys laughed at her old shoes.)

類義語： mock, make fun of, ridicule

よく使う表現： laugh at someone, laugh at mistakes, laugh at accents

意に介さない、軽視する

物事を重要でない、または心配するほどの力がないとみなす。

やさしい英語で： To treat something as unimportant or too weak to worry about.

• He laughs at danger.
• The company laughed at the threat of a tiny fine.
• Experienced climbers do not laugh at weather warnings.

使い方： laugh at something (Rich offenders may laugh at such small fines.)

類義語： dismiss, disregard, scoff at

よく使う表現： laugh at danger, laugh at threats, laugh at something