joke

[US]/dʒəʊk/
[UK]/dʒok/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 玩笑,笑话;笑柄
vt. 开…的玩笑
vi. 开玩笑
Word Forms
过去式joked
复数jokes
现在分词joking
过去分词joked
第三人称单数jokes

Phrases & Collocations

crack a joke

讲个笑话

joke around

开玩笑

practical joke

恶作剧

make a joke

开玩笑,讲笑话

as a joke

开玩笑

no joke

不是开玩笑的事;不是轻松的事

in joke

开玩笑

beyond a joke

[口语]并非戏言;需要严肃对待的事

play a joke

开玩笑

bad joke

冷笑话

Example Sentences

The joke is overdone.

玩笑开得过火。

greet a joke with laughter.

对笑话报以笑声

play a joke on a friend.

对朋友开玩笑

Their reaction to the joke is to laugh.

他们对这个笑话的反应是笑。

that's a joke in very bad taste.

那是个庸俗的笑话。

take a joke in good part.

善意地开玩笑

That joke didn't rate a laugh.

那个笑话不值得一笑。

The joke is a nasty hit at him.

这个玩笑对他而言是个恶毒的讽刺。

I’m afraid that joke was lost on me.

恐怕我没有领会那个笑话。

The jokes fell flat.

玩笑毫无效果

snigger at a rude joke

听了粗鄙的笑话暗笑

The jokes get yaks.

那笑话引人发笑。

a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.

一个与礼貌谈话不相协调的玩笑

spicy jokes and suggestive songs.

低俗的笑话和挑逗色情的歌曲。

untoward jokes and racial remarks.

不合宜的玩笑和有关种族的评论。

a joke that was vieux jeu even in my day.

在我那时代也得算是老掉牙的笑话。

The test was a joke to the whole class.

全班都认为那次考试题出得太容易了。

It’s no joke living on such a small income.

靠这点微薄的收入生活可不是件容易的事。

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