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joke

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [dʒəʊk]
  • 美式音标 [dʒoʊk]
  • 国际音标 [dʒəuk]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 玩笑，笑话；笑柄
  • vt. 开…的玩笑
  • vi. 开玩笑
  • n. (Joke)人名；(英)乔克；(塞)约凯

词源解说

  • 1660年左右进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的jocus，意为笑话，开玩笑。

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    joking：开玩笑的；戏谑的。
  • adv性质的同根词
    jokingly：开玩笑地；打趣地。
  • n性质的同根词
    joker：爱开玩笑的人；家伙；丑角牌。
    jokester：喜欢开玩笑者。
  • v性质的同根词
    joking：和…开玩笑（joke的ing形式）。

用法辨析

    n. (名词)

  • joke的基本意思是“笑话,玩笑”,指引人发笑的谈话或故事,也指供人当作笑料的事情。可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词。
  • joke作“可笑的人、事物、情形”解时,多用于单数形式,可与不定冠词连用。

    • v. (动词)

  • joke作动词时意思是“开玩笑”“取笑”,不仅指“言”,而且还指“行”,是不及物动词,常用于进行体。
  • “和某人开玩笑”是joke with sb; “拿某事开玩笑”是joke about sth; “拿某事和某人开玩笑”是joke with sb about sth。习语You must be〔have got to be〕 joking的意思是“你一定是(在)开玩笑”。

英汉例句

    用作名词 (n.)

  • His joke fell flat because nobody understood it.
    他的笑话没有奏效,因为大家听不懂。

    • 用作动词 (v.)

    用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

  • Don't be upset; I was only joking.
    不要生气,我只不过是开个玩笑。

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • become the joke of 成为…的笑料
  • carry the joke too far 开玩笑开得太过分了
  • catch a joke 领会玩笑的意思
  • cut a joke 说笑话,开玩笑
  • flash joke 卖弄笑话

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (FUNNY) something, such as a funny story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh
  • (BAD/SILLY) a person or thing that is very bad or silly
  • to say funny things

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • A joke is something that is said or done to make you laugh, such as a funny story.
  • If you joke, you tell funny stories or say amusing things.
  • A joke is something untrue that you tell another person in order to amuse yourself.
  • If you joke, you tell someone something that is not true in order to amuse yourself.
  • If you say that something or someone is a joke, you think they are ridiculous and do not deserve respect.
  • If you make a joke of something, you laugh at it even though it is in fact serious or sad.
  • If you describe a situation as no joke, you are emphasizing that it is very difficult or unpleasant.
  • If you say that the joke is on a particular person, you mean that they have been made to look very foolish by something.
  • 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.

专业释义

    语言学

  • 笑话

    Joke is a subordinate concept of humour with all features of humour.
    笑话是幽默的一个属概念 ,具有幽默的一切特征。

    心理学

  • 玩笑