单词 | beyond a joke |
释义 | beyond a jokemainlyUK If something is beyond ajoke, it hasstoppedbeingfunnyand is now aseriousmatter: 超出开玩笑的限度;令人极为难堪(或恼火)I used tothinkhe wasfunny, but hisbehaviourhas now gone way beyond ajoke.我曾经以为他滑稽有趣,但他现在的行为已不是开玩笑的问题了。 Lacking humour
Examplesofbeyond a jokebeyond a joke The contemptuous way that we are being treated isbeyondajoke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has gone so farbeyondajokethat we accept it as a matter of course. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I share his views that matters have reached the point where the delay has gonebeyondajokeand has become unacceptable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, to dignify this concoction with the title of a scheme isbeyondajoke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have elevated the legal aspects of this matterbeyondajoke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The situation isbeyondajoke, and has been so for quite a long time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The present scale of wrong numbers and crossed lines is, to my mind,beyondajoke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It isbeyondajokeeven more so if the litigation in which one is involved is acutely anxious litigation involving children or family finances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The matter has gone farbeyondajoke, and perhaps the time for serious speeches has also passed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the term "fish farming"is much better and that"aquaculture" is really goingbeyondajoke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There will be so many assemblies in this country that it will bebeyondajoke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are certain matters which are carriedbeyondajoke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The matter is gettingbeyondajoke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The situation is gettingbeyondajoke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has now gotbeyondajoke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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