joke是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 something, such as a funny story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh -- 笑话；玩笑

  • Did I tell you the joke about the chicken crossing the road? 我跟你讲过小鸡过马路的笑话吗？

  • She spent the evening cracking (= telling) jokes and telling funny stories. 她一晚上都在说笑话，讲逗乐的故事。

  • She tied his shoelaces together for a joke. 她跟他开玩笑，把他的鞋带系在了一起。

  • I hope Rob doesn't tell any of his dirty jokes (= jokes about sex) when my mother's here. 我希望我母亲在场时罗布不要讲黄色笑话。

  • He tried to do a comedy routine, but all his jokes fell flat (= no one laughed at them). 他试着演一个搞笑节目，但他的笑话都不好笑。

  • Don't you get (= understand) the joke? 你没听懂这个笑话吗？

• 1 a person or thing that is very bad or silly -- 荒唐可笑的人（或事物）

  • Our new teacher's a joke - he can't even control the class. 我们的新老师有点儿荒唐可笑——他连课堂都控制不了。

  • The new software is a complete joke - it keeps crashing. 这个新软件真让人笑掉大牙——总是不断地出毛病。

  • The test was a joke (= was very easy) - everyone finished in less than an hour. 考试容易极了——大家不到一个小时就做完了。

• 2 to say funny things -- 说笑话

  • They joked and laughed as they looked at the photos. 他们看着照片，边开玩笑边大笑。

  • It's more serious than you think, so please don't joke about it. 这比你想象的严重，请不要再对此开玩笑了。

  • [ + speech ] "I didn't expect to be out so soon", he joked, after spending nine months in hospital. “我没想到能这么快出院，”他9个月后出院时开玩笑地说道。

  • I thought he was joking when he said Helen was pregnant, 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 was serious) when she said she was going to move out of the house. 她说本周末将搬出这幢房子是认真的。