I/T usually progressive mainly spoken to say something that is not true , especially as a joke 蒙骗；（尤指）开玩笑 | He said that? You’ re kidding me. 他是这么说的吗？你别糊弄我了。 |
| just/only kidding Just kidding. Don’ t worry. 只是玩笑而已，别担心。 |
| | 1a | used for saying that you are telling the truth 我可没蒙你；我可是说正经的 | |
| | 1b | used for emphasizing that something is true 不骗你；我说的是真话 | | He was three hours late for the meeting; no kidding! 他开会迟到了3个小时，不骗你！ | |
| | 1c | used for saying that you do not believe or agree with what someone is saying 你是在开玩笑吗？你是说真的吗？ | | ‘Let’ s meet in the park.’ ‘Are you kidding? In this weather?’ “我们公园见吧。”“你是说真的吗？在这种鬼天气里?” | |
| | 1d | to make yourself believe something that is not true 欺骗自己；自欺 | | Consumers may be kidding themselves about how much they’ ll spend. 消费者在要花多少钱这个问题上可能是在自欺。 | |
| | 1e | used for saying that someone wants you to believe something , but everyone knows it is not true 想蒙谁呀？ | | Professional businesswoman? Who is she kidding? 女实业家？她想蒙谁呀？ | |