1 [C] something said or done to make you laugh, especially a funny story 玩笑;笑话:
to tell/crack jokes说笑话a dirty joke (= about sex)下流的笑话I'm sorry, I didn't get the joke (= understand it).对不起,我听不明白这个笑话。☞Look at practical joke. 参看practical joke。
2 [sing] a ridiculous person, thing or situation 可笑的人、事物或情形:
The salary he was offered was a joke!只给他这么少的薪金,简直是开玩笑!
play a joke/trick on sb to trick sb in order to amuse yourself or other people 愚弄(某人);拿(某人)开玩笑
see the joke to understand what is funny about a joke or trick 明白某个笑话的意思
take a joke to be able to laugh at a joke against yourself 不介意做笑柄:
The trouble with Pete is he can't take a joke.皮特的问题是,他开不起玩笑。
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/dʒəʊk ||; dʒok/verb[I]
1joke (with sb) (about sth) to say sth to make people laugh; to tell a funny story 开玩笑;说笑话:
She spent the evening laughing and joking with her old friends.她整个晚上跟老朋友们在一起说说笑笑。
2 to say sth that is not true because you think it is funny 拿…开玩笑:
I never joke about religion.我从不拿宗教开玩笑。Don't get upset. I was only joking !别不高兴,我只是在开玩笑!
you must be joking;you're joking(spoken 口语) (used to express great surprise) you cannot be serious (表示非常惊讶)你不会当真吧,你一定是在开玩笑吧