jokes

英 [dʒəʊks]

美 [dʒoʊks]

n.  笑话; 玩笑; 荒唐可笑的人(或事物、局面); 笑料; 笑柄
v.  说笑话; 开玩笑; 闹着玩; 说着玩
joke的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 玩笑；笑话
  Ajokeis something that is said or done to make you laugh, for example a funny story.
  1. He debated whether to make a joke about shooting rabbits, but decided against it...
     他心里琢磨是否该开个有关打兔子的玩笑，但决定还是算了。
  2. No one told worse jokes than Claus.
     克劳斯讲的笑话糟糕透了。
• VERB 讲笑话；开玩笑
  If youjoke, you tell funny stories or say amusing things.
  1. She would joke about her appearance...
     她会拿自己的长相开玩笑。
  2. Lorna was laughing and joking with Trevor...
     洛娜边笑边和特雷弗打趣。
  3. The project was taking so long that Stephen joked that it would never be finished...
     这个项目花了很长的时间，斯蒂芬甚至打趣说它永远都没有结束的那一天。
  4. 'Well, a beautiful spring Thursday would probably be a nice day to be buried on,' Nancy joked.
     “嗯，一个美丽的春天的周四可能是个下葬的好日子。”南希开玩笑说。
• N-COUNT 恶作剧；捉弄人的玩笑
  Ajokeis something untrue that you tell another person in order to amuse yourself.
  1. It was probably just a joke to them, but it wasn't funny to me.
     对他们而言，那可能仅仅是个恶作剧，但对我来说，它一点也不好笑。
• VERB 开玩笑；搞恶作剧
  If youjoke, you tell someone something that is not true in order to amuse yourself.
  1. Don't get defensive, Charlie. I was only joking...
     别这么大戒心，查理。我只不过是开开玩笑。
  2. 'I wish you made as much fuss of me,' Vera joked.
     “我倒真希望你也能这么好好地关心我一下，”薇拉打趣道。
• N-SING 荒唐可笑的事（或人）；笑料；笑柄
  If you say that something or someone isa joke, you think they are ridiculous and do not deserve respect.
  1. It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke...
     这真荒谬，简直是可悲、可笑。
  2. The police investigation was a joke. A total cover-up.
     警方的调查简直荒唐可笑，完全是在掩盖真相。
• PHRASE （恼人或令人担心的事）不可理喻，使人无法接受
  If you say that an annoying or worrying situation isbeyond a joke, you are emphasizing that it is worse than you think is fair or reasonable.
  1. Giving an arsonist a lighter is beyond a joke...
     把打火机交给纵火犯简直是不可理喻。
  2. I'm not afraid of a fair fight but this is beginning to get beyond a joke.
     “我不怕公平地打上一架，但是这玩笑有点儿开过头了。”
• PHRASE 拿（严肃或悲惨的事情）开玩笑；对…一笑置之
  If youmake a joke ofsomething, you laugh at it even though it is in fact rather serious or sad.
  1. I wish I had your courage, Michael, to make a joke of it like that.
     我真希望能有你那样的勇气，迈克尔，能把事情那么一笑置之。
• PHRASE 不是轻而易举的事；不是闹着玩的
  If you describe a situation asno joke, you are emphasizing that it is very difficult or unpleasant.
  1. Two hours on a bus is no joke, is it?
     在公交车上坐上两个小时可不轻松，对吧？
• PHRASE 对…开玩笑；戏弄
  If you say thatthe joke is ona particular person, you mean that they have been made to look very foolish by something.
  1. 'For once,' he said, 'the joke's on me. And it's not very funny.'
     “他说：“这一次玩笑反而开到自己身上来了。这一点儿也不好玩。”
• PHRASE 开不起玩笑；经不起玩笑话
  If you say that someonecannot take a joke, you are criticizing them for getting upset or angry at something you think is funny.
  1. 'What's the matter with you, Simon?' Curly said. 'Can't you take a joke?'
     “西蒙，你怎么回事？”柯利说。“你难道开不起玩笑么？”
• CONVENTION （用于表示吃惊或认为不可理喻）你一定是在开玩笑吧
  You sayyou're jokingoryou must be jokingto someone when they have just told you something that is so surprising or unreasonable that you find it difficult to believe.
  1. You're joking. Are you serious?...
     你准是在开玩笑。你是认真的吗？
  2. One hundred and forty quid for a pair of headphones, you've got to be joking!
     一副耳机140英镑，你不是在开玩笑吧！

双语例句

• That damned Farrel made some nasty jokes here about Mr. Lane.
  那个该死的法雷尔开了些关于莱恩先生的下流玩笑。
• He does all kinds of accents, he can do jokes — he could be a stand-up comic
  他会模仿各种口音，还会讲笑话——他可以当个独角喜剧演员。
• His jokes amused the crying child.
  他的笑话逗笑了那个正哭闹的孩子。
• He camped it up, he told bad taste jokes and endless anecdotes with no point at all.
  他耍宝逗乐，讲荤段子，没完没了地说一堆毫无头绪的八卦。
• He cracked jokes and talked about beer and girls.
  他爱说笑话，喜欢谈论啤酒和姑娘。
• The British don't laugh at the same jokes as the French
  法国人觉得好笑的笑话，英国人不一定会笑。
• I don't know how often I heard the same awful jokes
  这种千篇一律的烂笑话我不知道听过多少回了。
• The conversation was enlivened with jokes.
  笑话使谈话变得活泼。
• Fred keeps cracking rude jokes with the guests
  弗雷德不停地和客人们开着粗俗的玩笑。
• He had a bellyful of practical jokes.
  他搞恶作剧已经搞够了。