joke

美 [dʒoʊk]英 [dʒəʊk]
  • n.笑话;玩笑;笑柄;笑料
  • v.开玩笑;说笑话;闹着玩;说着玩
  • 网络板;讲笑话

复数:jokes 现在分词:joking 过去式:joked

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joke

n. v.

1.笑话;玩笑something that you say or do to make people laugh, for example a funny story that you tell

2.[sing](informal)荒唐可笑的人(或事物、局面);笑料;笑柄a person, thing or situation that is ridiculous or annoying and cannot be taken seriously

IDM

be/get beyond a joke

超出开玩笑的限度(令人恼火或无法接受)to become annoying and no longer acceptable

be no joke

不是轻而易举的事;不是好玩的to be difficult or unpleasant

the jokes on sb

开玩笑开到自己身上了;作弄别人反而捉弄到自己头上used to say that sb who tried to make another person look ridiculous now looks ridiculous instead

make a joke of sth

拿某事开玩笑;以某事为笑柄to laugh about sth that is serious or should be taken seriously

take a joke

经得起玩笑话;开得起玩笑to be able to laugh at a joke against yourself

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