joke
noun
uk/dʒəʊk/us/dʒoʊk/jokenoun(FUNNY)
B1[C]
something, such as afunnystoryortrick, that is said or done inorderto makepeoplelaugh:
笑话；玩笑Did Itellyou the joke about thechickencrossingtheroad?我跟你讲过小鸡过马路的笑话吗？
Shespenttheeveningcracking(=telling)jokes andtellingfunnystories.她一晚上都在说笑话，讲逗乐的故事。
Shetiedhisshoelacestogetherfor ajoke.她跟他开玩笑，把他的鞋带系在了一起。
IhopeRob doesn'ttellany of hisdirtyjokes(= jokes aboutsex)when my mother's here.我希望我母亲在场时罗布不要讲黄色笑话。
Hetriedto do acomedyroutine, but all his jokesfellflat(= no onelaughedat them).他试着演一个搞笑节目，但他的笑话都不好笑。
Don't youget(=understand)the joke?你没听懂这个笑话吗？
- Hetriedtocheereveryone up bytellinga joke.
- That's anoldjoke - I'veheardit about a thousandtimes.
- Why does no oneeverlaughat my jokes?
- Do youknowanyfunnyjokes?
- AChristmascrackerusuallycontainsapaperhat, a joke and anovelty.
Humour & humorous
- amusingly
- barrel
- blackly
- bone dryidiom
- bring
- broadness
- facetious
- hilarious
- jocular
- joker
- jokester
- non-serious
- photobomb
- photobombing
- playfully
- playfulness
- rib-tickling
- ridiculous
- uproarious
- wag
jokenoun(BAD/SILLY)
C1[S]informal
apersonor thing that is verybadorsilly:
荒唐可笑的人（或事物）Our new teacher's a joke - he can'tevencontroltheclass.我们的新老师有点儿荒唐可笑——他连课堂都控制不了。
The newsoftwareis acompletejoke - itkeepscrashing.这个新软件真让人笑掉大牙——总是不断地出毛病。
Thetestwas a joke(= was veryeasy)- everyonefinishedin less than anhour.考试容易极了——大家不到一个小时就做完了。
Mocking and taunting
- caricature
- deride
- derision
- derisive
- derisively
- grief
- haze
- lampoon
- laugh insomeone'sfaceidiom
- layyourselfopen to ridiculeidiom
- make a mockery ofsomethingidiom
- make a monkey out ofsomeoneidiom
- mimic
- mimicry
- mock
- ridicule
- sardonic
- sardonically
- scoff
- scoffer
Idioms
be no joke
get/go beyond a joke
the joke is onsomeone
make a joke ofsomething
take a joke
joke
verb[I]
uk/dʒəʊk/us/dʒoʊk/B1
to sayfunnythings:
说笑话They joked andlaughedas theylookedat thephotos.他们看着照片，边开玩笑边大笑。
It's moreseriousthan youthink, sopleasedon't jokeaboutit.这比你想象的严重，请不要再对此开玩笑了。
[+ speech]"I didn'texpectto be out sosoon", he joked, afterspendingninemonthsinhospital.“我没想到能这么快出院，”他9个月后出院时开玩笑地说道。
B1
If youthinkthat someone is joking, youthinkthat they do not reallymeanwhat they say:
开玩笑Ithoughthe was joking when he said Helen waspregnant, but she really is.他说海伦怀孕时我以为他在开玩笑，但她确实怀孕了。
She wasn't joking(= she wasserious)when she said she was going tomoveout of thehouse.她说本周末将搬出这幢房子是认真的。
to tease someone
- teaseThe boys teased her mercilessly on the playground.
- jokeI've lost your passport. Only joking!
- kidI'm sorry, I forgot to get you a birthday present. Just kidding!
- pull someone's legIs that really your car or are you pulling my leg?
- ribHis brothers were ribbing him about his new girlfriend.
- make fun ofThe other children made fun of him because he wore glasses.
- Ithoughtshe was joking but she wasdeadlyserious.
- Justblowoff hiscomments, he's only joking.
- ThenormallydourMr James wasphotographedsmilingand joking withfriends.
- He jokes about it now, but at thetimeit was veryserious.
- Don't joke about it! It's notfunny.
Humour & humorous
- amusingly
- barrel
- blackly
- bone dryidiom
- bring
- broadness
- facetious
- hilarious
- jocular
- joker
- jokester
- non-serious
- photobomb
- photobombing
- playfully
- playfulness
- rib-tickling
- ridiculous
- uproarious
- wag
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Not believing
Idioms
joking apart/aside
only joking!
you must be joking
you're joking!
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