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n.

vt.& vi.

  • 易混淆的单词：Joke  

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1. N-COUNT 玩笑；笑话 A joke is something that is said or done to make you laugh, for example a funny story. 

  • He debated whether to make a joke about shooting rabbits, but decided against it...

    他心里琢磨是否该开个有关打兔子的玩笑，但决定还是算了。

  • No one told worse jokes than Claus.

    克劳斯讲的笑话糟糕透了。

2. VERB 讲笑话；开玩笑 If you joke, you tell funny stories or say amusing things. 

  • She would joke about her appearance...

    她会拿自己的长相开玩笑。

  • Lorna was laughing and joking with Trevor...

    洛娜边笑边和特雷弗打趣。

  • The project was taking so long that Stephen joked that it would never be finished...

    这个项目花了很长的时间，斯蒂芬甚至打趣说它永远都没有结束的那一天。

3. N-COUNT 恶作剧；捉弄人的玩笑 A joke is something untrue that you tell another person in order to amuse yourself. 

  • It was probably just a joke to them, but it wasn't funny to me.

    对他们而言，那可能仅仅是个恶作剧，但对我来说，它一点也不好笑。

4. VERB 开玩笑；搞恶作剧 If you joke, you tell someone something that is not true in order to amuse yourself. 

  • Don't get defensive, Charlie. I was only joking...

    别这么大戒心，查理。我只不过是开开玩笑。

  • 'I wish you made as much fuss of me,' Vera joked.

    “我倒真希望你也能这么好好地关心我一下，”薇拉打趣道。

5. N-SING 荒唐可笑的事（或人）；笑料；笑柄 If you say that something or someone is a joke, you think they are ridiculous and do not deserve respect. 

  • It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke...

    这真荒谬，简直是可悲、可笑。

  • The police investigation was a joke. A total cover-up.

    警方的调查简直荒唐可笑，完全是在掩盖真相。

6. PHRASE （恼人或令人担心的事）不可理喻，使人无法接受 If you say that an annoying or worrying situation is beyond a joke, you are emphasizing that it is worse than you think is fair or reasonable. 

  • Giving an arsonist a lighter is beyond a joke...

    把打火机交给纵火犯简直是不可理喻。

  • I'm not afraid of a fair fight but this is beginning to get beyond a joke.

    “我不怕公平地打上一架，但是这玩笑有点儿开过头了。”

7. PHRASE 拿（严肃或悲惨的事情）开玩笑；对…一笑置之 If you make a joke of something, you laugh at it even though it is in fact rather serious or sad. 

  • I wish I had your courage, Michael, to make a joke of it like that.

    我真希望能有你那样的勇气，迈克尔，能把事情那么一笑置之。

8. PHRASE 不是轻而易举的事；不是闹着玩的 If you describe a situation as no joke, you are emphasizing that it is very difficult or unpleasant. 

  • Two hours on a bus is no joke, is it?

    在公交车上坐上两个小时可不轻松，对吧？

9. PHRASE 对…开玩笑；戏弄 If you say that the joke is on a particular person, you mean that they have been made to look very foolish by something. 

  • 'For once,' he said, 'the joke's on me. And it's not very funny.'

    “他说：“这一次玩笑反而开到自己身上来了。这一点儿也不好玩。”

10. PHRASE 开不起玩笑；经不起玩笑话 If you say that someone cannot take a joke, you are criticizing them for getting upset or angry at something you think is funny. 

  • 'What's the matter with you, Simon?' Curly said. 'Can't you take a joke?'

    “西蒙，你怎么回事？”柯利说。“你难道开不起玩笑么？”

11. CONVENTION （用于表示吃惊或认为不可理喻）你一定是在开玩笑吧 You say you're joking or you must be joking to someone when they have just told you something that is so surprising or unreasonable that you find it difficult to believe. 

  • You're joking. Are you serious?...

    你准是在开玩笑。你是认真的吗？

  • One hundred and forty quid for a pair of headphones, you've got to be joking!

    一副耳机140英镑，你不是在开玩笑吧！

Noun

1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter;

  • "he told a very funny joke"
  • "he knows a million gags"
  • "thanks for the laugh"
  • "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"
  • "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"

2. activity characterized by good humor

3. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

4. a triviality not to be taken seriously;

  • "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
Verb

1. tell a joke; speak humorously;

  • "He often jokes even when he appears serious"

2. act in a funny or teasing way

1. He loves a joke, a good joke.
他喜欢笑话，好笑话。

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2. A Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.
俄国人可能看不出会使英国人笑出泪来的笑话有什么可笑之处。

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3. After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.
每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。

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4. And then he told a sick joke about two people in a wheelchair.
然后，他讲了一个两个人坐在轮椅里的笑话，但那并不使人发笑。

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5. Being a foreigner, he did not catch on the joke.
他是个外国人，未能理解这个笑话的含意。

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6. But that's the best joke in the play; let's keep it in.
但那是整部戏中最精彩的一个笑话，就保留着吧。

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7. Come on, lighten up! It was only a joke.
喂，别紧张！这只不过是开玩笑。

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8. Don't carry [push] the joke too far at others.
开人玩笑不要太过分。

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9. Each clown capped the last joke of the other.
丑角的笑话一个比一个好。

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10. George started the ball rolling at the party by telling a joke.
乔治讲了个笑话为晚会揭开序幕。

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11. He cackled after each joke.
每讲完一个笑话，他就呵呵地笑起来。

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12. He can't take a joke.
他经不起开玩笑。

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13. He ducked a question with a joke.
他用笑话回避问题。

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14. He ended off his talk with a joke.
他以一个笑话结束了谈话。

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15. He is a man with an inborn love of joke.
他是一个生来就喜欢开玩笑的人。

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16. He laughed heartily at his own joke.
他被自己的笑话逗得开怀大笑。

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17. He loves a joke.
他喜欢笑话。

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18. Henry played a joke on John, and next day John got back at him.
亨利拿约翰开玩笑，第二天约翰就对他进行了报复。

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19. Her bad cooking has become the neighbourhood joke.
她那糟糕的烹调技术成了邻居的笑料。

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20. His cheerful joke made us forget our weariness.
他讲的令人愉快的笑话使我们忘记了疲劳。

来自《简明英汉词典》