joke的意思和读音

joke

: [dʒoʊk] : [dʒəʊk]

n.

v.

jokes  joking  joked  

adj.+n.practical joke,sick joke,silly joke

v.+n.tell joke,crack joke

n.witticism,shaggy-dog story,prank,trick,butt

v.kid,pull somebody's leg,pretend,mess around,mess about

joken.— see alsojocular

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

I can't tell jokes .

She's always cracking jokes .

They often make jokes at each other's expense.

I didn't get the joke(= understand it) .

I wish he wouldn't tell dirty jokes(= about sex) .

I only did it as a joke(= it was not meant seriously) .

2.[sing](informal));a person, thing or situation that is ridiculous or annoying and cannot be taken seriously

This latest pay offer is a joke.

IDMbe/get beyond a joketo become annoying and no longer acceptable

It's no joke trying to find a job these days.

be no joketo be difficult or unpleasant

It's no joke trying to find a job these days.

the jokes on sb(informal)used to say that sb who tried to make another person look ridiculous now looks ridiculous insteadmake a joke of sthto laugh about sth that is serious or should be taken seriously

The trouble with her is she can't take a joke.

take a joketo be able to laugh at a joke against yourself

The trouble with her is she can't take a joke.

v.

1.[i][t]to say sth to make people laugh; to tell a funny story

She was laughing and joking with the children.

They often joked about all the things that could go wrong.

‘I cooked it myself, so be careful!’ he joked.“!”

2.[i][t]to say sth that is not true because you think it is funny

I didn't mean that─I was only joking .

She joked that she only loved him for his money.

IDMjoking apart/asideused to show that you are now being serious after you have said sth funny

No way am I doing that. You must be joking!/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>

She's going out with Dan? You're joking!/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>

youre jokingyou must be joking(informal)/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>used to show that you are very surprised at what sb has just said

No way am I doing that. You must be joking!/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>

She's going out with Dan? You're joking!/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>

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v.1.;2....,,3.()

n.1.something you say or do that is intended to make people laugh; a short story that is funny at the end. The last line of the joke is called the punchline2.something that is funny; something that is so bad or silly that it annoys you

v.1.to say things that are intended to make someone laugh

1. a little bit ; joke ; never ; ...

2. 27.( Similar to Love) 31.( Joke) 32.( Ray of Love) ...

3. 〖 over;above;beyond〗 joke;jest〗 〖 atfirst〗 ...

4. snowy adj. joke v. might v.aux. ...

5. job joke v. journey ...

6. yell joke ,, zink ...

8. /taunt  /t /joke  /j /reply /r ...

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1.In a society that celebrates spending and credit, this behavior is usually looked upon as a joke rather than a serious problem.

2.This does not seem to legend, just a joke Bale.

3.In the early days of mobile phones, the advertising slogan "It doesn't cost much to keep in touch" was a bit of a joke.广

4.He grinned at me, as if sharing a secret joke.齿

5.The dentist did not know that it was a joke and tried to explain.

6.John played a joke on Henry, and the next day Henry got back at him.2

7.He shouldn't have been angry with me for what I said, for it was nothing more than a joke.

8.I do not know why in my friends around like a joke to say he is a farmer, but it did affect me.

9.As for the name-changing of Chen's family, it is just a joke. How much influence can "Chen Low-carbon" have on the public?,“

10.As he would not be setting off for another three weeks, he treated this as a very good joke.