付之一笑 meaning in Chinese
laugh at ...; brush aside with a smile; dismiss [carry off] with a laugh; grain and bear it; laugh and forget about it; laugh away; laugh it off as a joke; laugh out of court; simply laughed; smile away [at] ..
Examples
- He heard the news with a philosophical smile .
他听到那消息后若无其事地付之一笑。 - She was even able to smile at the contrast between her vivid expectations and the flat reality .
把她那热烈的期望和平板的现实加以对照，她甚至可以付之一笑。 - When the parisian answered the question, with a pitying smile, in the affirmative, they would look at one another incredulously and shake their heads .
如果巴黎人付之一笑，回答说是的，他们便把脑袋一侧，互相瞪着眼，现出满脸不相信的神气。 - He heard the news with a philosophical smile
他听到那消息若无其事地付之一笑 - Tyrant they yelled so easily , i laugh
他们动不动就叫他暴君我对此只有付之一笑