joke

[dʒəuk]

n.笑话, 玩笑
v.说笑话, 开玩笑

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

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  lark  kid  cartoon  

英英释义

名词 joke:

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

同义词：gag, laugh, jest, jape

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

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。

补充

jokejoke英:[dʒəuk] 美:[dʒok]n.1.笑话, 玩笑2.可笑的人、事物、情形His colleagues regard him as a joke.他的同事们把他当作取笑的对象。vt. & vi.1.开玩笑, 戏弄Don't be upset; I was only joking.不要生气, 我只是开玩笑。

例句

1. Did you hear the joke about the giraffe with a sore throat?你听过那个长颈鹿嗓子疼的笑话吗？ 2. He debated whether to make a joke about shooting rabbits, but decided against it.他考虑是否要说个关于猎兔子的笑话, 但还是决定不说了。 3. No one told worse jokes than Claus.谁讲的笑话都没有克劳斯的糟糕。 4. He claimed his stunt was just a joke that backfired.他说自己的特技表演只不过是一个出了岔子的玩笑。 5. It was probably just a joke to them, but it wasn't funny to me.这对他们来说可能只是一个玩笑, 但对我来说一点也不好笑。 6. Every April the first he would play a different joke on us.每年四月一号他都会对我们搞不同的恶作剧。 7. The guy is an absolute joke.这家伙就是个彻头彻尾的笑话。 8. The police investigation was a joke. A total cover-up.警方调查就是荒唐事, 完全是为了掩盖罪行。 9. It is a joke of genetics that clever women are more likely to have children of average intelligence than children of their own intelligence.聪明女人更有可能生下智力平常而非与其智力相当的孩子, 这真是一个遗传学的笑话。 10. My photography skills are a joke.我的摄影技术简直让人笑话。 11. Two hours on a bus is no joke.坐两个小时公交车可不是闹着玩儿的。 12. The flashy display of wealth by this couple has gone beyond a joke.这对夫妇的庸俗的炫富行为有些过火了。 13. I'm not afraid of a fair fight but this is beginning to get beyond a joke.我不怕公平竞争, 但是这有些过头了。 14. He has no sense of humour and cannot take a joke.他没有幽默感, 开不起玩笑。 15. What's the matter with you? Can you not take a joke?你怎么回事啊？开不起玩笑吗？ 16. I tried to make a joke of the incident.我试着对这件事一笑了之。 17. '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我自己身上来了。这可不怎么好玩。” 18. Don't get defensive, Charlie. I was only joking.别较真, 查利。我只是开玩笑。 19. Lorna was laughing and joking with Trevor.洛娜边笑边和特雷弗打趣。 20. She would joke about her appearance.她会拿她的外表开玩笑。 21. They never joked about sex in front of the children.他们从不在孩子面前说黄色笑话。 22. 'I wish you made as much fuss of me,' Vera joked.“我希望你也能为我这么大惊小怪。”维拉开玩笑地说。 23. 'Well, a beautiful spring Thursday would probably be a nice day to be buried on,' Nancy joked.“嗯, 美丽春天的一个星期四倒是一个下葬的好日子。”南希开玩笑说。 24. The project was taking so long that Stephen joked that it would never be finished.项目花费的时间特别长, 斯蒂芬开玩笑说大概永远也结不了项了。 25. Ben joked him about it.本拿这件事戏弄他。 26. One hundred and forty quid for a pair of headphones. You've got to be joking!140英镑买副耳机, 你是在开玩笑吧！ 27. I was only joking.我只不过是在开玩笑。 28. I don't like the way he jokes me.我不喜欢他取笑我的那样子。 29. Nobody can joke it away.没有人可以对那事一笑了之。 30. she was in a mood to tell jokes.她想讲些笑话。 31. public transport is a joke.公共交通真让人笑掉大牙。 32. she could laugh and joke with her colleagues.她可以和同事一起笑，一起开玩笑。 33. [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。 34. he was pretending to joke his daughter.他假装嘲弄他的女儿。 35. 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。 36. this rain's getting beyond a joke.这场雨越来越让人担心了。 37. to tell/crack jokes说笑话 38. a dirty joke (= about sex)下流的笑话 39. The salary he was offered was a joke!只给他这么少的薪金，简直是开玩笑！ 40. The trouble with Pete is he can't take a joke.皮特的问题是，他开不起玩笑。 41. She spent the evening laughing and joking with her old friends.她整个晚上跟老朋友们在一起说说笑笑。 42. I never joke about religion.我从不拿宗教开玩笑。 43. "She meant it as a joke, but many people took her seriously."她本想开个玩笑，很多人却当真了。 44. Is this your idea of a joke? [=do you think that what you are saying/doing is funny?]你觉得这很好笑吗？ 45. They played a harmless joke on him.他们跟他开了个无伤大雅的玩笑。 46. They are always making jokes about his car.他们总是拿他的车开玩笑。 47. "He thought he could embarrass us, but now the joke is on him. [=he is the one who looks foolish]"他本以为会使我们难堪，现在他自己倒成了笑柄。 48. He just can't take a joke. [=he does not like it when other people make jokes about him]他就是开不起玩笑。 49. I heard a funny joke yesterday.昨天我听到一个有趣的笑话。 50. the punch line of a joke笑话里的妙语 51. She's always cracking/telling jokes.她总爱说笑话。 52. I didn't get/understand the joke.我不明白这有什么好笑的。 53. an inside joke [=a joke that is understood only by people with special knowledge about something]圈内笑话 54. That exam was a joke.那场考试很荒唐。 55. Their product became a joke in the industry.他们的产品在业内成了笑柄。 56. He's in danger of becoming a national joke.他恐怕要成为全民笑柄。 57. It's no joke to be lost in the woods. = Being lost in the woods is no joke. [=being lost in the woods is a serious situation]在树林中迷路可不是闹着玩的。 58. My friends would joke about the uniform I had to wear at work.朋友们总是拿我上班时不得不穿的那件制服开玩笑。 59. She joked about the possibility of losing her job.她开玩笑说自己可能会失业。 60. "I thought he was joking when he said he might quit, but it turned out that he really meant it."他说可能会辞职，我当时以为他是在开玩笑，结果他却是认真的。 61. Don't take it seriously: I was only joking.别当真，我不过是在开玩笑。 62. She spent a few minutes joking with reporters after giving her speech.演讲结束后，她和记者们说笑了一会儿。 63. “The report is to be done by tomorrow.” “You're joking.” = “You must be joking.” [=you must be kidding; what you say is very surprising or hard to believe]“这篇报告最迟明天完成。”“你一定是在开玩笑吧。” 64. It's no joking matter. [=it is no joke; it is a serious matter]这不是闹着玩的。 65. She joked that she could always get work as a truck driver if she lost her job.她开玩笑说如果自己失业了，总还能当个卡车司机。 66. "It looks like this is a job for Superman! But joking aside, this is a serious problem and we're going to need help."这看上去是超人才做得了的工作啊！不过说真的，这活可不轻松，我们需要帮助。 67. She spoke jokingly about the possibility of losing her job.她开玩笑说自己可能会失业。