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
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柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 玩笑；笑话
    A joke is 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。
  2. VERB 讲笑话；开玩笑
    If you joke, 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。
  3. N-COUNT 恶作剧；捉弄人的玩笑
    A joke is 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。
  4. VERB 开玩笑；搞恶作剧
    If you joke, 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。
  5. N-SING 荒唐可笑的事（或人）；笑料；笑柄
    If you say that something or someone is a 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。
  6. 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 is beyond 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。”
  7. PHRASE 拿（严肃或悲惨的事情）开玩笑；对…一笑置之
    If you make a joke of something, 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。
  8. PHRASE 不是轻而易举的事；不是闹着玩的
    If you describe a situation as no 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？
  9. PHRASE 对…开玩笑；戏弄
    If you say that the joke is on a 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。”
  10. PHRASE 开不起玩笑；经不起玩笑话
    If you say that someone cannot 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？”
  11. CONVENTION （用于表示吃惊或认为不可理喻）你一定是在开玩笑吧
    You say you're joking or you must be joking to 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！
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双语例句

  1. I'm going to write good jokes and become a good comedian
    我打算写一些精彩的笑话，成为出色的喜剧作家。
  2. He is still the butt of cruel jokes about his humble origins.
    他仍然因出身低微而被人无情嘲笑。
  3. 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。
  4. He cracked jokes and talked about beer and girls.
    他爱说笑话，喜欢谈论啤酒和姑娘。
  5. They told dirty jokes and sang raucous ballads
    他们说着荤段子，哼着不着调的小曲儿。
  6. No one told worse jokes than Claus.
    克劳斯讲的笑话糟糕透了。
  7. 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。
  8. As always he is liberal with his jokes
    像平时一样，他出口就是笑话。
  9. 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。
  10. 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。
  11. He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.
    他喜欢拿人开玩笑。
  12. He perks up and jokes with them.
    他很活跃，还和他们开玩笑。
  13. Racist jokes come from wanting to put down other kinds of people we feel threatened by.
    开种族主义色彩的玩笑是因为我们想羞辱那些对我们构成了威胁的其他种族。
  14. 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。
  15. Jokes can be a form of self-defence.
    开玩笑可以是一种自我保护。
  16. 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。
  17. The speaker strung together a series of jokes.
    演说者讲了一连串的笑话。
  18. Do women really share such stupid jokes? We suspect not.
    女人们真的会觉得如此愚蠢的笑话好笑吗？我们想不会。
  19. The women laughed coarsely at some vulgar jokes
    那些女人听了一些下流的笑话后粗俗地大笑。
  20. You will not make jokes about him. He has been very good to me
    别开他的玩笑，他一直对我很好。
  21. The jokes he told were quite off colour.
    他说的笑话很下流。
  22. The speaker played to the gallery by indulging in vulgar jokes.
    为了哗众取宠，那位演讲者大讲特讲粗俗的笑话。
  23. His crazy ideas made him the target of their jokes.
    他的古怪使他成为他们取笑的对象。
  24. The conversation was enlivened with jokes.
    笑话使谈话变得活泼。
  25. His jokes were somewhat farfetched.
    他的笑话有些牵强附会。
  26. The speaker was clearly playing to the gallery when he uttered so many doubtful jokes.
    演说者讲了这么多似是而非的笑话，显然是迎合低级趣味。
  27. His jokes amused the crying child.
    他的笑话逗笑了那个正哭闹的孩子。
  28. The child is very naughty and likes to play practical jokes.
    这孩子很淘气，喜欢恶作剧。
  29. He larded his lecture with many jokes.
    他在讲座中加进了许多笑话。
  30. He had a bellyful of practical jokes.
    他搞恶作剧已经搞够了。
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