joke
[dʒəuk]
n.笑话, 玩笑
v.说笑话, 开玩笑
例句与用法:
I'm sorry but I can't see the joke.
很抱歉,我看不出来有什么可笑的。
Can't you take a joke?
跟你开个玩笑你都受不了吗?
You must be joking.
你一定是在开玩笑吧。
He can't take a joke.
他开不得玩笑。
Are you joking with us?
你一定是在笑话我们吧?
It is no joke.
这可不是开玩笑的事。
词形变化:
副词: jokingly | 动词过去式: joked | 动词过去分词: joked | 动词现在分词: joking | 动词第三人称单数: jokes |
n.[C]
1. 玩笑, 戏谑
You have taken my little joke too much to heart.
你把我的小玩笑太当真了。
2. 笑柄, 笑料
He's the joke of the whole village.
他是全村的笑柄。
3. 无需认真对待的事情; 轻松的事; 容易的事
Being cold and hungry is no joke.
饥寒交迫可不是闹着玩的。
vi.
开玩笑[(+about/with)]
I'm only joking.
我只是开玩笑而已。
vt.
开……的玩笑, 戏弄
短语词组:
practical joke
1. 恶作剧
This is a practical joke.
这是恶作剧。
make a joke
1. 开玩笑
She was fond of making a joke.
她爱开玩笑。
play a joke on sb.
1. 戏弄某人
He used to play a joke on Jack.
他过去经常捉弄杰克。
joke
名词复数:jokes
过去式:joked
过去分词:joked
现在进行时:joking
词形变化:
副词: jokingly | 动词过去式: joked | 动词过去分词: joked | 动词现在分词: joking | 动词第三人称单数: jokes |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.玩笑; 嘲弄
jest
quip
banter
tease
同义参见:
gag
roast
footle
fool
play
monkey
lark2
kid
cartoon
joke[dʒəuk]n.1.■笑话;戏谑;玩笑2.■笑柄;笑料3.■有趣(或可笑)之处4.■不需要认真对待的事;轻松的事vi.1.■说笑话;开玩笑:I was only joking.我只不过是在开玩笑。vt.1.■和…开玩笑;取笑:I don't like the way he jokes me.我不喜欢他取笑我的那样子。2.■通过说笑造成某种局面;以说笑得到(赏赐等):Nobody can joke it away.没有人可以对那事一笑了之。a standing joke笑柄;笑料beyond a joke[口语]并非戏言;需要严肃对待的事crack a joke开玩笑;讲笑话in joke闹着玩地;开玩笑地joke of the village笑柄;引起极大乐趣的人joking apart(或 aside)[口语]言归正传;说正经的make a joke开玩笑;讲笑话make a joke about someone(或 something)拿某人(或某事)开玩笑play a joke on someone同某人开玩笑play a joke on something拿某事开玩笑The joke is on someone.某人捉弄别人不成反而捉弄了自己。the joke of the village(或 town)笑柄;引起极大乐趣的人(或事件)变形vi.jokedjoking
jokejoke[dʒəuk]n.1.■笑话2.■笑料, 笑柄3.■可笑之事(物); 鸡毛蒜皮; 空话4.■过于容易的事She said this in a joke.她说这话是开玩笑的。The test was a joke to the whole class.全班都认为那次考试题出得太容易了。
词性变化joke[dʒəuk]vi.1.■说笑话, 开玩笑joke with sb.与某人开玩笑He is only joking.他只不过是开玩笑。joke[dʒəuk]vt.1.■拿...开玩笑; 取笑; 愚弄, 戏弄2.■以说笑话取得(赏赐等)
继承用法jokebookn.1.■笑话集
参考词汇joke;jest;都含“玩笑”、“笑话”的意思。1.■joke 指“任何能使人发笑取乐的话、小故事或恶作剧等”, 如:He loves a joke, a good joke.他喜欢笑话, 好笑话。2.■jest 是正式用语, 主要指“开玩笑或戏弄的话语”, 如:They made a jest of his ignorance.他们笑话他无知。
noun
- a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline
笑话
she was in a mood to tell jokes.
她想讲些笑话。
■a trick played on someone for fun
玩笑
■[in sing.](informal)a person or thing that is ridiculously inadequate
(非正式)荒唐可笑的人(或事)
public transport is a joke.
公共交通真让人笑掉大牙。
- [no obj.]make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly
开玩笑;幽默地(或轻率地)谈论
she could laugh and joke with her colleagues.
她可以和同事一起笑,一起开玩笑。
[with direct speech]‘It's OK, we're not related’, she joked.
“还好,我们互不相干”,她诙谐地说道。
■[with obj.](archaic)poke fun at
(古)取笑,嘲笑,嘲弄
he was pretending to joke his daughter.
他假装嘲弄他的女儿。
be no joke
- (informal)be a serious matter or difficult undertaking
(非正式)严肃的事;不轻松的事;困难的事
trying to shop with three children in tow is no joke.
要带着三个孩子去买东西可不是件轻松的事。
- (informal)become (or be) something that is serious or worrying
(非正式)(变成)严肃的事,令人担心的事
this rain's getting beyond a joke.
这场雨越来越让人担心了。
- laugh or be humorous about (something that is not funny in itself)
对(并不好笑的事)以笑(或幽默地)对待,一笑置之
jokey
( jokier, jokiest)
adjective(jokier, jokiest)
- (亦作joky)
adverb
jokiness
noun
jokingly
adverb
语源
- late 17th cent. (originally slang): perhaps from Latin jocus 'jest, wordplay'
joke
名词 joke:
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
activity characterized by good humor
同义词:jest, jocularity
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
同义词:antic, prank, trick, caper, put-on
a triviality not to be taken seriously
动词 joke:
tell a joke; speak humorously
同义词:jest
act in a funny or teasing way
同义词:jest
joke
■"On Floor Nine, we research into the instruments that do the research" - Mr Henderson's little joke.
"在第九楼,我们研究做研究用的仪器,"--亨德森先生开的小玩笑。
■A joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.
一个与礼貌谈话不相协调的玩笑。
■A subtle joke is always a good icebreaker.
一个巧妙的笑话总能打破冷场的局面。
■A very funny joke may relieve you of a whole day's fatigue.
一则非常滑稽的笑话可以使你消除一天的疲劳。
■Do not treat this serious matter as a joke.
不要把这件严肃的事情当作笑料。
■Don't play a joke on her. She is deaf.
不要捉弄她,她是个聋子。
■Don't joke now. She's terribly upset.
不要说笑话了。她心里烦得要命。
■Maybe he was happy it was an April Fool joke.
不过,他心里也许暗暗庆幸,好在这只是一个愚人节的恶作剧。
■The host tell a joke to his guest to break the ice.
主人为了打破僵局,给客人讲了个笑话。
■Smith was laughing up his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would be a joke.
乔接电话时,史密斯在偷笑,因为他知道那是一个开玩笑的电话。
■Henry's worn-out joke lacks spice for anyone.
亨利的老掉牙的笑话谁听起来也乏味。
■He ended off his speech with a joke.
他以一个笑话结束了讲话。
■He ended off his talk with a joke.
他以笑话结束了他的讲话。
■Their reaction to the joke is to laugh.
他们对这个笑话的反应是笑。
■They played a joke on me.
他们开我的玩笑。
■As a joke, they douse him with a bucket of water.
他们开玩笑,把一桶水泼到他身上了。
■They speak up freely, they laugh and joke.
他们畅所欲言,说笑逗闹。
■They finally realized that the whole thing was a joke.
他们终於意识到整个事情是场玩笑。
■They dunked her in the swimming-pool as a joke.
他们跟她开玩笑,把她往游泳池里浸了一下。
■The joke clicked with them and they all laughed.
他们都听懂了这个笑话并放声大笑。
■He often carries the short fuse in his pocket and joke about it afterwards.
他动不动就发火,可是过后又把它当笑话说。
■He winked at me to show that he was playing a joke on the others.
他向我眨了眨一只眼,意思是他正在开别人的玩笑。
■He just roared when he heard that joke!
他听了那笑话就哈哈地笑起来.
■She burst out laughing at the joke.
他听到那个笑话突然哈哈大笑起来。
■When with them,he could never resist making a joke.
他和他们在一起时,总禁不住要说说笑话。
■He is playing a joke on me.
他在和我开玩笑。
■He is so facetious that he turn everything into a joke.
他好开玩笑,把一切都变成戏谑。
■He chuckled softly at his own joke.
他对自己那句俏皮话嗤嗤窃笑。
■He tried to solemnize himself to tell the joke.
他尽力使自己严肃起来讲那个笑话。
■He can't take a joke.
他开不得玩笑。
■His joke really creased me (with laughter).
他开的玩笑真使我捧腹大笑。
■He saw the joke quickly and joined in the general merriment.
他很快就领悟到了其中的幽默,于是和大家一起欢笑起来。
■His attempts at cooking are a complete joke.
他总也做不好饭,这事成了个笑话。
■He put a shovelful of snow in Kate's bed as a practical joke.
他把一铲雪放在凯特的床上,以此来开玩笑。
■He treated his mistake as a joke.
他把他的错误当作玩笑看待。
■He was treating the whole thing as a joke.
他把整个事情当作区区小事。
■He repeated the joke but it missed fire the second time.
他把笑话又说了一遍,可是第二次就没有赢得笑声。
■He treated the idea as a joke.
他把这个意见当作开玩笑。
■He lugged the joke into his speech.
他把这个笑话硬扯进他的讲话里。
■He filled a gap in the conversation by telling a joke.
他插了一则笑话,使谈话不致中断。
■He is a man with an inborn love of joke.
他是一个生来就喜欢开玩笑的人。
■He's the joke of the whole village.
他是全村的笑柄。
■He ended off his speech by telling a very funny joke.
他最後讲了一个非常滑稽的笑话结束了讲话。
■He grin at me, as if sharing a secret joke.
他朝我龇牙一笑,好像彼此会心领略一个笑话。
■He didn't see the joke.
他没听懂这个笑话。
■He missed the point of my joke.
他没有听懂我讲的笑话。
■He closed his speech with a funny joke.
他用一则有趣的笑话结束了演讲。
■His bad behavior is beyond a joke.
他的不良行为超出了开玩笑的范围。
■His colleagues regard him as a joke.
他的同事们把他当作取笑的对象。
■His meanness has become something of a standing joke.
他的小气已成了经常引人发笑的笑料。
practical joke
1. 恶作剧
This is a practical joke.
这是恶作剧。
make a joke
1. 开玩笑
She was fond of making a joke.
她爱开玩笑。
play a joke on sb.
1. 戏弄某人
He used to play a joke on Jack.
他过去经常捉弄杰克。
习惯用语A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend.1.■[谚] 戏谑永远不能化敌为友, 反而常常失去朋友。be but a joke1.■只不过是开玩笑, 完全是句空话beyond a joke1.■(通常和动词be, go连用)超出开玩笑的限度blue jokes1.■下流的笑话broad jokes1.■下流的笑话crack a joke1.■说笑话cut a joke1.■说笑话make a joke1.■说笑话have a joke1.■说笑话, 开玩笑in joke1.■闹着玩地no joke1.■不是闹着玩的, 不容易的事play a joke on sb.1.■开某人玩笑practical joke1.■恶作剧put a joke on sb.1.■[美]开某人玩笑stock joke1.■陈腐的笑话take a joke1.■经得起被人开玩笑