| 词汇 | joke |
| 释义 | joke noun uk/dʒəʊk/ us/dʒoʊk/ (FUNNY) B1 [ C ]笑话;玩笑 something, such as a funny story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh Did I tell you the joke about the chicken crossing the road? 我跟你讲过小鸡过马路的笑话吗？ She spent the evening cracking (= telling) jokes and telling funny stories. 她一晚上都在说笑话，讲逗乐的故事。 She tied his shoelaces together for a joke. 她跟他开玩笑，把他的鞋带系在了一起。 I hope Rob doesn't tell any of his dirty jokes (= jokes about sex) when my mother's here. 我希望我母亲在场时罗布不要讲黄色笑话。 He tried to do a comedy routine, but all his jokes fell flat (= no one laughed at them). 他试着演一个搞笑节目，但他的笑话都不好笑。 Don't you get (= understand) the joke? 你没听懂这个笑话吗？
(BAD/SILLY) C1 [ S ] informal荒唐可笑的人（或事物） a person or thing that is very bad or silly Our new teacher's a joke - he can't even control the class. 我们的新老师有点儿荒唐可笑——他连课堂都控制不了。 The new software is a complete joke - it keeps crashing. 这个新软件真让人笑掉大牙——总是不断地出毛病。 The test was a joke (= was very easy) - everyone finished in less than an hour. 考试容易极了——大家不到一个小时就做完了。 Idioms be no jokeidiom informal 不是闹着玩儿的；不是轻而易举的事 to be serious or difficult It's no joke driving on icy roads. 在冰雪路面上开车不是件轻松的事。 get/go beyond a jokeidiom 超出开玩笑的限度，开始令人恼火 to start to become annoying or worrying I don't mind helping her out occasionally, but this is getting beyond a joke. 我不介意时不时帮她一下，但现在这变得有些让人烦了。 the joke is on someoneidiom informal 玩笑反而开到（某人）自己头上 If you say that the joke is on a particular person, you mean that that person has tried to make someone else look silly but has made himself or herself look silly instead. make a joke of somethingidiom 对…付之一笑，一笑置之 to laugh at something although it is serious or important He tried to make a joke of the fact that he hadn't passed the test. 他没有通过考试，他试图对此一笑了之。 take a jokeidiom 经得起玩笑话，开得起玩笑 to laugh when someone says something funny about you and not be offended What's the matter? Can't you take a joke? 怎么了？难道你连个玩笑都开不起？ joke verb [ I ] uk/dʒəʊk/ us/dʒoʊk/ B1 说笑话 to say funny things They joked and laughed as they looked at the photos. 他们看着照片，边开玩笑边大笑。 It's more serious than you think, so please don't joke about it. 这比你想象的严重，请不要再对此开玩笑了。 [ + speech ] "I didn't expect to be out so soon", he joked, after spending nine months in hospital. “我没想到能这么快出院，”他9个月后出院时开玩笑地说道。 B1 开玩笑 If you think that someone is joking, you think that they do not really mean what they say. I thought he was joking when he said Helen was pregnant, but she really is. 他说海伦怀孕时我以为他在开玩笑，但她确实怀孕了。 She wasn't joking (= she was serious) when she said she was going to move out of the house. 她说本周末将搬出这幢房子是认真的。
Idioms joking apart/asideidiom 言归正传，说正经的 said when you want to start speaking seriously about something after making jokes and laughing about it Joking apart, will you be able to manage on your own? 言归正传，你自己能应付得了吗？ only joking!idiom 只是在开玩笑！ said when you mean that something you said was not intended to be serious Think I'll leave you with the kids while I go for a beer - only joking! 想想我去喝啤酒而留下你和孩子们在一起——开个玩笑而已！ you must be jokingidiom (also you've got to be joking)B1 （表示不相信或觉得荒谬）你一定是在开玩笑吧 said in answer to something that someone has said, meaning that you do not believe they need said it seriously, or you think it is a stupid thing to say You've got to be joking if you think I'm going to stand in the rain watching you play tennis! 你以为我会站在雨中看你打网球，你准是在开玩笑吧！ you're joking!idiom B1 （表示吃惊或不相信）你是在开玩笑吧！ something you say to show that you are surprised by what someone has said, or do not believe it is true "Hey, Maria's leaving." "You're joking!" “嘿，玛丽亚要走了。”“你在开玩笑吧！” |
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