| 释义 |
joke /dʒəʊk/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 笑话；有趣可笑(之处)；玩笑
tell a joke 讲笑话
have a joke with sb. 同某人说笑话
I don't see (或 get) the joke. 我不明白有什么好笑的地方。
What's the joke? 笑什么?
exchange jokes with sb. 跟某人互相开玩笑
He can't take a joke. 他这个人开不起玩笑。
2. 〈口〉荒唐可笑的事情(或人、局面等)；笑柄，笑料
That guy is a joke. How can he edit a book when he can't even spell! 那家伙真让人笑掉大牙，他连拼写也不行怎么能编书呢!
Cavalry resistance to armour was a mere joke. 用骑兵抵抗装甲部队实在荒唐可笑。
He's the joke of the whole town. 他是全镇的笑柄。
3. 〈口〉[常用于否定句中]无需认真对待的事情；轻松的事；容易的事
It is no joke to be lost in the desert. 在沙漠里迷路可不是闹着玩的。
It's no joke carrying a heavy suitcase nearly two miles. 提着重箱子走上近2英里路可不轻松。
That exam was a joke. 那次考试简直是儿戏。
II ❶ vi.
说笑话；开玩笑
“I'm not joking with you,” he said. 他说：“我不是跟你说笑话。”
Cancer is nothing to joke about. 对癌症可开不得玩笑。
❷ vt.
1. 〈古〉取笑，耻笑；跟…开玩笑
“Are you joking me?” he shouted. “你是在笑话我吧?” 他叫喊道。
2. 靠说笑话得到；开玩笑使
The comedian joked coins from audience. 那喜剧演员靠插科打诨赢得观众钱币。
I can't joke it away. 那事我无法一笑了之。
[< L jocus jest] phr. a standing joke 笑柄，老让人笑话的事物 beyond a joke 〈口〉并非戏言一句，使人极为难堪恼火 crack a joke 开个玩笑；讲句笑话 in joke 闹着玩 (似)地 joking apart (或 aside) 〈口〉[用作插入语]言归正传，说正经的 make a joke ＝ crack a joke
make a joke about sb.（sth.）拿某人（某事）开玩笑
play a joke on sb. 同某人开玩笑
play a joke on sth. 拿某事开玩笑
Someone was playing a low joke on our ignorance. 有人在拿我们的无知开卑劣的玩笑。
The joke is on sb. (在自以为聪明开他人玩笑之后)被戏弄的反而是某人自己。
You are (或 have got to be, must be) joking. 你一定是在开玩笑吧。 |