单词 | practical joke |
释义 | practical jokeWord family nounpracticalismpracticalistpracticalitypracticalnesspractical jokeadverbpracticallyadjectivepractical ˌpractical ˈjoke noun [countableC] JOKEa trick that is intended to give someone a surprise or shock, or to make them look stupid 恶作剧 —practical joker noun [countableC] Examples from the Corpus practical joke• Two weeks ago firemen freed a woman after a practical joke ended in her unable to release herself.• Baker said that he thought the incident was a practical joke that had backfired.• Suspecting some bizarre practical joke, Charlotte marched up to the front door and rang the bell.• At first I thought it was an enormous practical joke.• Had he been brought here as some kind of practical joke? |
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