jokes
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A joke is something that is said or done to make you laugh, such as a funny story. 笑話(huà); 玩笑
No one told worse jokes than Claus. 沒(méi)人比克勞斯講笑話(huà)講得更糟。
2. V-I If you joke, you tell funny stories or say amusing things. 說(shuō)笑話(huà); 開(kāi)玩笑
She would joke about her appearance. 她會(huì)拿她的長(zhǎng)相開(kāi)玩笑。
Luanne was laughing and joking with Tritt. 露安妮邊笑邊和特里特開(kāi)著玩笑。
3. N-COUNT A joke is something untrue that you tell another person in order to amuse yourself. 說(shuō)著玩的把戲
It was probably just a joke to them, but it wasn't funny to me. 這對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)可能只是說(shuō)著玩，但對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)一點(diǎn)也不好笑。
4. V-I If you joke, you tell someone something that is not true in order to amuse yourself. 說(shuō)著玩
Don't get defensive, Charlie. I was only joking. 不要有戒心，查理。我只是說(shuō)著玩呢。
5. N-SING If you say that something or someone is a joke, you think they are ridiculous and do not deserve respect. 可笑的人或事[非正式]
It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke. 這真是荒唐、可悲、可笑。
6. PHRASE If you make a joke of something, you laugh at it even though it is in fact serious or sad. 拿…當(dāng)玩笑
I wish I had your courage, Michael, to make a joke of it like that. 我真希望能有你那般勇氣，邁克爾，那樣拿它當(dāng)玩笑。
7. PHRASE If you describe a situation as no joke, you are emphasizing that it is very difficult or unpleasant. 不是鬧著玩的[非正式]
Eight hours on a bus is no joke, is it. 坐８?jìng)€(gè)小時(shí)的公交車(chē)可不是鬧著玩兒的，對(duì)吧。
8. PHRASE If you say that the joke is on a particular person, you mean that they have been made to look very foolish by something. 玩笑開(kāi)在某人身上
"For once," he said, "the joke's on me. And it's not very funny."
“只一次，”他說(shuō)，“玩笑開(kāi)在了我身上。而且那并不是很有趣。”
9. CONVENTION 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. 你是在／你一定是在／你肯定是在開(kāi)玩笑[口語(yǔ)]
You're joking. Are you serious?
你在開(kāi)玩笑吧。你是認(rèn)真的嗎？
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