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jokeHdVEJk, $dVoJkvIf you joke, you say amusing things.说笑话;开玩笑They joked and laughed as they looked at the photos, remembering the times they'd spent together as children. [I]他们看着那些照片，回忆着小时候共同度过的时光，说说笑笑。The situation is much more serious than you think, so please don't joke about it. [I]情况比你想的严重得多，所以请别拿这开玩笑。She did so much voluntary work that her friends used to joke that she earned her living in her spare time. [+ that clause]她做了那么多志愿工作，以致她的朋友们过去常开玩笑地说她在业余时间挣钱。"I didn't expect to be out so soon", he joked as he left the hospital, after spending nine months in there. [+ clause]“我没想到这么快就出院了，”九个月后他出院时开玩笑说。If you think that someone is joking when they say something, you think that they do not really mean it.在开玩笑Everyone thought he was joking when he said the project had to be finished by June, but in fact he was completely serious. [I]他说这个项目必须在六月前完成时，大家都认为他在开玩笑，可实际上他很认真。She wasn't joking (= She was serious)when she said she was going to move out of the house by the end of the week. [I]她说本周末要搬出这幢房子是很认真的。If you say (I'm) only joking, you mean that you said something in a way which was not serious.只是在开玩笑"Did you really mean it when you said you were going on holiday without me?" "Don't worry, I was only joking!"“你说你不打算和我一起去度假，是真的吗?”“别着急，我只是在开玩笑！”If you say joking apart/aside, you want to start speaking seriously about something after everyone has made jokes and laughed about it.言归正传，说正经的Joking apart, what do you really think of your new job?言归正传，你到底对你的新工作怎么看?If you say you're joking in answer to something surprising that someone has said, you mean you have difficulty believing them.你一定是在开玩笑吧"I've just been given a scholarship to study in the States. " "You're joking! That's great news!"“我刚获得了去美国读书的奖学金。”“你一定是在开玩笑吧！太棒了！”If you say you must be joking/you've got to be joking in answer to something that someone has said, you mean that you do not believe they said it seriously, or you think it is a ridiculous thing to say.你一定是在开玩笑吧"Are you getting a new car this year?" "You must be joking! I can't afford to pay my bills, let alone buy a new car!"“你今年要买辆新汽车吗?”“ 你一定是在开玩笑，我连帐单都付不起，别说买新车了！”You've got to be joking if you think I'm going to stand in the rain watching you play rugby!如果你以为我会站在雨里看你打英式橄榄球，你一定是在开玩笑吧。
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