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🔑 jokeBrE /dʒəʊk/NAmE /dʒoʊk/ noun🔑 something that you say or do to make people laugh, for example a funny story that you tell 笑话;玩笑◆I can't tell jokes. 我不会讲笑话。◆She's always cracking jokes. 她总爱说笑话。◆They often make jokes at each other's expense. 他们经常相互取笑。◆I didn't get the joke (= understand it). 我不明白这有什么好笑的。◆I wish he wouldn't tell dirty jokes (= about sex). 但愿他别开下流的玩笑。◆I only did it as a joke (= it was not meant seriously). 我只是开个玩笑而已。 ➡ see also in-joke, practical joke caricature, comedy, funny, joke, parody, pun, sketch, slapstick, spoof, take-off [sing.] (informal) a person, thing or situation that is ridiculous or annoying and cannot be taken seriously 荒唐可笑的人(或事物、局面);笑料;笑柄◆This latest pay offer is a joke. 最近这次提出的报酬简直是开玩笑。 ➡ see also jocular ●be/get beyond a ˈjoketo become annoying and no longer acceptable 超出开玩笑的限度(令人恼火或无法接受)●be no ˈjoketo be difficult or unpleasant 不是轻而易举的事;不是好玩的◆It's no joke trying to find a job these days. 这些日子想找工作可不是件容易事。●the joke's on ˈsb(informal) used to say that sb who tried to make another person look ridiculous now looks ridiculous instead 开玩笑开到自己身上了;捉弄别人反而捉弄到自己头上●make a ˈjoke of sthto laugh about sth that is serious or should be taken seriously 拿某事开玩笑;以某事为笑柄●take a ˈjoketo be able to laugh at a joke against yourself 经得起玩笑话;开得起玩笑◆The trouble with her is she can't take a joke. 她的问题在于开不起玩笑。 🔑 jokeBrE /dʒəʊk/NAmE /dʒoʊk/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they joke BrE /dʒəʊk/ NAmE /dʒoʊk/present simple - he / she / it jokes BrE /dʒəʊks/ NAmE /dʒoʊks/past simple joked BrE /dʒəʊkt/ NAmE /dʒoʊkt/past participle joked BrE /dʒəʊkt/ NAmE /dʒoʊkt/ -ing form joking BrE /ˈdʒəʊkɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈdʒoʊkɪŋ/~ (with sb) (about sth) 🔑 [I, T] to say sth to make people laugh; to tell a funny story 说笑话;开玩笑◆She was laughing and joking with the children. 她同孩子们一起嘻嘻哈哈地说笑话。◆~ about sthThey often joked about all the things that could go wrong. 凡是可能出错的事他们都常拿来开玩笑。◆+ speech'I cooked it myself, so be careful!' he joked. “我亲自下厨做的,所以要小心点哟!” 他开玩笑说。🔑 [I, T] to say sth that is not true because you think it is funny 闹着玩;说着玩◆I didn't mean that—I was only joking. 我并没有那个意思,我只是说着玩儿的。◆~ that…She joked that she only loved him for his money. 她开玩笑说她只爱他的钱。 ●ˌjoking aˈpart(BrE) ●ˌjoking aˈside(BrE, NAmE) used to show that you are now being serious after you have said sth funny 言归正传;说正经的●you're ˈjoking 🔑●you must be ˈjoking 🔑(informal) used to show that you are very surprised at what sb has just said (对某人所说的话表示吃惊)你一定是在开玩笑吧◆No way am I doing that. You must be joking! 我决不可能做那样的事。你一定是在开玩笑吧!◆She's going out with Dan? You're joking! 她在同丹谈恋爱?你是在开玩笑吧! |