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单词 practical joke
释义
practical joke
noun[C]
uk
/ˌpræk.tɪ.kəl ˈdʒəʊk/us
/ˌpræk.tɪ.kəl ˈdʒoʊk/
ajokethat makes someoneseemsillyandinvolvesaphysicalactionratherthan words:
恶作剧
Shegluedher boss'scupandsaucertogether as apracticaljoke.她搞恶作剧，把老板的茶杯和托碟粘在一起。
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practical joker
(Definition ofpractical jokefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

practical joke| American Dictionary

practical joke
noun[C]
us
/ˈpræk·tɪ·kəl ˈjoʊk/
a jokeintendedto make someoneseemfoolishthatinvolvesaphysicalactionratherthan words:
Shegluedthecupandsaucertogether as a practical joke.
(Definition ofpractical jokefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpractical joke

practical joke
He admitted that the signal had been apracticaljoke.
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Is this apracticaljoke?
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In fact, no one had been responsible; it was apracticaljoke.
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It is only funny to the kind of mind which thinks apracticaljokeis funny.
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It would be a rather effectivepracticaljoke, though deplorable.
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The acts appear to have been meaningless, and were probably done as apracticaljoke.
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They cannot ask us to accept these four clauses as anything but a hugepracticaljoke.
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Anything short of that will be a costly and riskypracticaljoke.
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I am happy to say that this kind ofpracticaljokehas been insured against and cannot be repeated.
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He put through a telephone call to 999 and asked for an ambulance—that was his idea of apracticaljoke.
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The acts apear to have been meaningless, and were probably done as apracticaljoke.
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It was all apracticaljoke.
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It was apracticaljoke.
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He is seen sporadically throughout the remainder of the series, usually appearing with a crude remark or playing apracticaljoke.
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This became the inspiration for his laterpracticaljokefilms.
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