cackle
n
1 [U] loud clucking noise that a hen makes after laying an egg (母鸡生蛋後的)咯咯叫声
the cackle of hens/geese 母鸡[母鹅]的咯咯叫声.
2 [C] loud raucous or silly laugh 哈哈大笑; 咯咯大笑; 傻笑
The old woman gave a loud cackle. 老太太咯咯地笑起来了.
3 [U] noisy chatter 高声谈话.
4 (idm 习语) cut the `cackle (infml 口) stop talking about irrelevant or unimportant matters 少说废话. cackle, v [I, Ip]
1 (of a hen) make a cackle (指母鸡)咯咯叫.
2 (of a person) laugh or chatter noisily (指人)高声谈笑
cackling on for hours 高声谈笑半天.