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| 1 | something you say or do that is intended to make people laugh 笑话；玩笑 |
| Is this some kind of stupid joke? 这是不是个愚蠢的玩笑？ |
| Greg sprayed her with water as a joke. 格雷格用水喷她，跟她开了个玩笑。 |
| make/crack a joke (=say something funny) The men all sat there drinking beer and cracking jokes. 说笑话 |
| play a joke on sb (=do something to trick someone) Stephen decided to play a joke on his teacher. 戏弄某人 |
| have a joke with sb (=not be serious in your behaviour towards them) Sorry – I was only having a little joke with you. 同某人开玩笑 |
| sb’ s idea of a joke (=an action that someone thinks is funny but you do not) Hiding my car keys was her idea of a joke. 某人所谓的玩笑 |
| | 1a | a short story that is funny at the end . The last line of the joke is called the punchline 笑话（故事） | | tell a joke Soon the kids relaxed and were laughing and telling jokes. 很快孩子们就不拘束了，大声笑着，讲着笑话。 | | +about He told us a great joke about a talking dog. 他给我们讲了个关于一只饶舌的狗的很好笑的笑话。 | | sick joke (=a very unpleasant joke) a sick joke about a dog in a microwave oven 令人恶心的笑话 | | get the joke (=understand why the story is funny) Sorry – I don’ t get the joke. Can you explain it? 理解好笑之处 | |
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| 2 | something that is funny 笑料；笑柄 |
| The nurses thought it was all a huge joke. 护士们认为这是件让人笑掉大牙的事。 |
| English wine is sometimes considered a bit of a joke. 英国葡萄酒有时被当作笑柄。 |
| | 2a | something that is so bad or silly it annoys you 荒唐可笑的事 | | That price is just a joke! 那样的价格简直是开玩笑！ | |
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| - | be no joke
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| to be very difficult or unpleasant |
| 不是闹着玩的 |
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| It’ s no joke bringing up two kids on your own. 独自养大两个孩子可不是闹着玩的。 |
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| - | can take a joke
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| if you can take a joke , you are able to laugh when someone makes a joke about you or does something to trick you |
| （被人开玩笑或捉弄时）能一笑置之 |
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| - | go/get beyond a joke
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| if a situation goes beyond a joke , it becomes annoying or makes you feel worried |
| 使人恼火；令人担忧 |
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| - | the joke is on sb
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| used for saying that someone who was trying to make someone else seem silly has made themselves look silly |
| 开玩笑开到自己身上了；被戏弄的反而是自己 |
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