joke

n.笑话，玩笑；笑柄，笑料

vt.& vi.开玩笑；戏弄；闹着玩；说着玩

noun

1. 笑话；玩笑
   something that you say or do to make people laugh, for example a funny story that you tell
   1. I can't tell jokes .
      我不会讲笑话。
   2. She's always cracking jokes .
      她总爱说笑话。
   3. They often make jokes at each other's expense.
      他们经常相互取笑。
   4. I didn't get the joke (= understand it) .
      我不明白这有什么好笑的。
   5. I wish he wouldn't tell dirty jokes (= about sex) .
      但愿他别开下流的玩笑。
   6. I only did it as a joke (= it was not meant seriously) .
      我只是开个玩笑而已。
2. 荒唐可笑的人（或事物、局面）；笑料；笑柄
   a person, thing or situation that is ridiculous or annoying and cannot be taken seriously
   1. This latest pay offer is a joke.
      最近这次提出的报酬简直是开玩笑。

verb

1. 说笑话；开玩笑
   to say sth to make people laugh; to tell a funny story
   1. She was laughing and joking with the children.
      她同孩子们一起嘻嘻哈哈地说笑话。
   2. They 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。
   3. ‘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。
2. 闹着玩；说着玩
   to say sth that is not true because you think it is funny
   1. 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。
   2. She joked that she only loved him for his money.
      她开玩笑说她只爱他的钱。

n. 玩笑，笑话；笑柄 vt. 开…的玩笑 vi. 开玩笑 n. (Joke)人名；(英)乔克；(塞)约凯

名词复数形式:jokes 现在分词:joking 过去式:joked 第三人称单数:jokes 过去分词:joked

joke 玩笑

来自拉丁语iocus,玩乐，玩耍，词源同jeopardy,jocular.来自PIE*yek,说。引申词义开玩笑，逗乐。

1. Liz meant it as a joke but it fell flat
   利兹本想开个玩笑，结果却没有达到效果。
2. Did you get that joke, Ann? I'll explain later
   安，听懂那个笑话了吗？我过会儿会解释。
3. 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。
4. No one told worse jokes than Claus.
   克劳斯讲的笑话糟糕透了。
5. She would joke about her appearance
   她会拿自己的长相开玩笑。
6. Lorna was laughing and joking with Trevor
   洛娜边笑边和特雷弗打趣。
7. 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。
8. 'Well, a beautiful spring Thursday would probably be a nice day to be buried on,' Nancy joked.
   “嗯，一个美丽的春天的周四可能是个下葬的好日子。”南希开玩笑说。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. '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。
12. It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke
    这真荒谬，简直是可悲、可笑。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 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。”
16. 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。
17. 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？
18. '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。”
19. '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？”
20. You're joking. Are you serious?
    你准是在开玩笑。你是认真的吗？
21. 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！
22. The joke got a big laugh, which encouraged me to continue.
    我的笑话引来哄堂大笑，这使我深受鼓舞，继续往下讲。
23. It was a joke, of course, but surely a rum sort of joke?
    这当然是个玩笑，但是这个玩笑也太奇怪了吧？
24. The song turned into a running joke between him and the press.
    这首歌一时成了他和媒体之间的一个笑料。
25. If I hear one more joke about my hair, I shall scream
    如果我再听到有人拿我的头发开玩笑，我就会尖叫。
26. His friends say he was always quick to tell a joke
    他的朋友们说，以前他讲笑话总是张嘴就来。
27. Whoever thought up that joke?
    到底是谁想出的这个笑话？
28. That's only a joke.
    那只不过是句玩笑话。
29. Her bad cooking has become the neighbourhood joke.
    她那糟糕的烹调技术成了邻居的笑料。
30. He loves a joke.
    他喜欢笑话。