plural jokes
plural jokes
Learner's definition of JOKE
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a : something said or done to cause laughter玩笑 -
She meant it as a joke, but many people took her seriously.她本想开个玩笑，很多人却当真了。
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Is this your idea of a joke? [=do you think that what you are saying/doing is funny?]你觉得这很好笑吗？
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They played a harmless joke on him.他们跟他开了个无伤大雅的玩笑。
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They are always making jokes about his car.他们总是拿他的车开玩笑。
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He thought he could embarrass us, but now the joke is on him. [=he is the one who looks foolish]他本以为会使我们难堪，现在他自己倒成了笑柄。
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He just can't take a joke. [=he does not like it when other people make jokes about him]他就是开不起玩笑。
b : a brief story with a surprising and funny ending笑话 -
I heard a funny joke yesterday.昨天我听到一个有趣的笑话。
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the punch line of a joke笑话里的妙语
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She's always cracking/telling jokes.她总爱说笑话。
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I didn't get/understand the joke.我不明白这有什么好笑的。
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an inside joke [=a joke that is understood only by people with special knowledge about something]圈内笑话
— see also in-joke, practical joke 2
disapproving : someone or something that is not worth taking seriously荒唐可笑的人（或事）；笑柄；笑料 -
That exam was a joke.那场考试很荒唐。
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Their product became a joke in the industry.他们的产品在业内成了笑柄。
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He's in danger of becoming a national joke.他恐怕要成为全民笑柄。
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It's no joke to be lost in the woods. = Being lost in the woods is no joke. [=being lost in the woods is a serious situation]在树林中迷路可不是闹着玩的。
2 joke /ˈʤoʊk/ verb
jokes; joked; joking
jokes; joked; joking
Learner's definition of JOKE
: to say things that are meant to cause laughter : to make jokes about someone or something说笑话；开玩笑 [no object]
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My friends would joke about the uniform I had to wear at work.朋友们总是拿我上班时不得不穿的那件制服开玩笑。
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She joked about the possibility of losing her job.她开玩笑说自己可能会失业。
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I thought he was joking when he said he might quit, but it turned out that he really meant it.他说可能会辞职，我当时以为他是在开玩笑，结果他却是认真的。
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Don't take it seriously: I was only joking.别当真，我不过是在开玩笑。
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She spent a few minutes joking with reporters after giving her speech.演讲结束后，她和记者们说笑了一会儿。
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“The report is to be done by tomorrow.” “You're joking.” = “You must be joking.” [=you must be kidding; what you say is very surprising or hard to believe]“这篇报告最迟明天完成。”“你一定是在开玩笑吧。”
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It's no joking matter. [=it is no joke; it is a serious matter]这不是闹着玩的。
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joking aside
or British joking apart
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used to introduce a serious statement that follows a humorous statement言归正传；说正经的 — jokingly
/ˈʤoʊkɪŋli/ adverb [more jokingly; most jokingly]