joke

/dʒəʊk/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6
一句话记住

笑话；玩笑；开玩笑；说笑话

释义与例句

n. 笑话；玩笑
something said or done to make people laugh, especially a short funny story
  1. He told us a joke about two penguins.
    他给我们讲了一个关于两只企鹅的笑话。
  2. Her comment was meant as a joke.
    她的话本来只是开个玩笑。
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  1. Nobody laughed at his joke.
    没有人被他的笑话逗笑。
v. 开玩笑；说笑话
to say things that are intended to be funny and not serious
  1. I was only joking when I said I would resign.
    我说要辞职只是开玩笑。
  2. They joked about the terrible weather.
    他们拿糟糕的天气开玩笑。
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  1. You must be joking if you think I will pay that much.
    如果你以为我会付那么多钱，那你一定是在开玩笑。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 “讲笑话”用 tell a joke，不用 say a joke；表明并非认真可说 I was only joking。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • jokingly 开玩笑地
    副词，表示以非认真、逗趣的方式说话。
同义词
  • jest 玩笑；俏皮话
    joke 是最常用的普通词；jest 较正式或带文学色彩，常见于 in jest（开玩笑地）。
    His remark was made in jest. 他的话是开玩笑说的。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • fun 乐趣；有趣的人或事
    joke 是可数名词，指笑话或玩笑；fun 通常不可数，指快乐、娱乐或有趣的体验。
    We had great fun at the beach. 我们在海滩玩得非常开心。
常见搭配
  • tell a joke 讲笑话
    My uncle always tells a joke at family gatherings. 我叔叔在家庭聚会上总会讲个笑话。
  • make a joke about 拿……开玩笑
    She made a joke about her own terrible cooking. 她拿自己糟糕的厨艺开了个玩笑。
  • just joking 只是开玩笑
    Do not be upset; I was just joking. 别生气，我只是开玩笑。