LOL has evolved into something much subtler and sophisticated and is used even when nothing is remotely amusing.

LOL 已经发展成为一种更加微妙复杂的东西，即使在没有什么好笑的时候也可以使用。

However, most young netizens consider this emoji as "Laugh to tears" or simply "LOL", which means "Laugh out loud".

然而，大多数年轻网民认为这个表情符号是“笑到流泪”或只是“LOL”，意思是“大笑”。

The OED defines LOL as an interjection "used chiefly in electronic communications… to draw attention to a joke or humorous statement, or to express amusement".

《牛津英语词典》将 LOL 定义为一个叹词，“主要用于电子通信……以引起对笑话和幽默语句的注意，或表示可笑”。

More and more people agree that expressions such as "LOL" and "hahaha" are making our speech more direct but less interesting and creative.

越来越多的人认为，像“LOL”和“哈哈哈”等表达方式让我们的言语变得更加直接，却少了一些趣味性和创造性。

The original use was typed by Wayne Pearson, in Calgary, who says he wrote the first ever LOL in reply to a gag by someone called "Sprout".

最初的用法是加拿大卡尔加里的 Wayne Pearson 输入的，他说他在回复一个名叫 “Sprout” 的笑话时第一次写下了 LOL。

Why did LOL infiltrate the language?

LOL为什么能渗入语言之中？

Lol. : Love you guys!

哈哈：爱你们哟！

But is "LOL" really a lazy, childish concoction?

但是LOL真地是懒惰、孩子气的混合物吗？

Another complains that lol "doesn't sound anything like laughter."

另一位抱怨lol“听起来并不像笑声。”

Maybe it's because under "expiration date" Hostess just prints "LOL."

可能是因为在快要过期的日子女主人会在上面印上“LOL”(开口大笑)。

So why has "LOL", above all other web phrases, become such a phenomenon?

为什么是LOL而不是其他网络短语成为这样一种现象？

LOL This girl gets OWNED after a POLICE OFFICER reads her STATUS MESSAGE.

真好笑，这个女孩在一名警察阅读了她的状态信息之后被占有了。

A further 11% is made up of his 363,000 followers replying "@stephenfry LOL!

还有11％的流量来自他363000个追随者答复他的这些状态更新：“@stephenfry 哈哈哈！”

LOL at a lolcat and your LOL gets logged for all time on your indelible activity record.

你在一张搞怪猫的图片下面哈哈了一下，你的这个哈哈就会被一直记录在你的活动记录里了，删不掉了。

Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi, aka @brokep on Twitter, commented that " Really, it's a bit LOL.

彼得·桑德-科尔米索皮，也就是Twitter上的用户“brokep”，评论说“这真有点搞笑。

For example, if I had my bike stolen, my friend might reply 'LOL'. It helps overcome an awkward moment.

例如，我的自行车被偷了，我的朋友可能回复我LOL，它有助于克服一个尴尬的时刻。

I can hardly imagine the effects you'd get by removing the word "lol" whenever it's used to end a sentence.

我很难想像删除用来中止一个句子的“lol”时所带来的影响。

Meaning gift of diamond: keep this because I will marry you, but if we are broke I will take it back, lol.

钻石怎么样?钻石的意义：保留这份礼物，因为我要嫁给你，但如果我们破产了我就要把它收回，哈哈。

But those laughing least of all are the language purists, who lament "LOL" as a hallmark of creeping illiteracy.

但是这些笑声不合语言纯正癖者胃口，他们将LOL作为遍地蔓延的文盲的一个标志。

The messages often contain grammatical errors, they don't make sense or they are littered with acronyms like LOL.

Facebook上的信息往往包含语法错误，根本讲不通，或者充斥着首字母缩写，比如lol。

The messages often contain grammatical errors, they don’t make sense or they are littered with acronyms like LOL .

Facebook 上的信息往往包含语法错误，根本讲不通，或者充斥着首字母缩写，比如LOL。

I'm all for bastardisation of the language, but with lol, that thing you thought was rubbish really is rubbish".

我认为其完全是语言的混蛋化（bastardisation），但是像lol，你认为它是垃圾它真地就是垃圾。