jokes

基本解釋

joke的基本意思是“笑話,玩笑”,指引人發(fā)笑的談話或故事,也指供人當(dāng)作笑料的事情?？捎米骺蓴?shù)名詞,也可用作不可數(shù)名詞。
joke作“可笑的人、事物、情形”解時,多用于單數(shù)形式,可與不定冠詞連用。

joke作動詞時意思是“開玩笑”“取笑”,不僅指“言”,而且還指“行”,是不及物動詞,常用于進(jìn)行體。
“和某人開玩笑”是joke with sb; “拿某事開玩笑”是joke about sth; “拿某事和某人開玩笑”是joke with sb about sth。習(xí)語You must be〔have got to be〕 joking的意思是“你一定是(在)開玩笑”。

A joke is something that is said or done to make you laugh, such as a funny story.
If you joke, you tell funny stories or say amusing things.
A joke is something untrue that you tell another person in order to amuse yourself.
If you joke, you tell someone something that is not true in order to amuse yourself.
If you say that something or someone is a joke, you think they are ridiculous and do not deserve respect.
If you make a joke of something, you laugh at it even though it is in fact serious or sad.
If you describe a situation as no joke, you are emphasizing that it is very difficult or unpleasant.
If you say that the joke is on a particular person, you mean that they have been made to look very foolish by something.
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.

笑話
In present study, firstly, two confused definitions, namely, humor and jokes will be distinguished.
本文首先將對幽默和笑話這兩個容易混淆的概念以示例加以區(qū)別。