jokes
基本解釋
- n. 笑話（joke的複數(shù)）
- v. 說笑話（joke的三單形式）；和…開玩笑
詞源解說
- 1660年左右進入英語，直接源自拉丁語的jocus，意爲笑話，開玩笑。
用法辨析
- joke的基本意思是“笑話,玩笑”,指引人發(fā)笑的談話或故事,也指供人儅作笑料的事情。可用作可數(shù)名詞,也可用作不可數(shù)名詞。
- joke作“可笑的人、事物、情形”解時,多用於單數(shù)形式,可與不定冠詞連用。
- joke作動詞時意思是“開玩笑”“取笑”,不僅指“言”,而且還指“行”,是不及物動詞,常用於進行躰。
- “和某人開玩笑”是joke with sb; “拿某事開玩笑”是joke about sth; “拿某事和某人開玩笑”是joke with sb about sth。習語You must be〔have got to be〕 joking的意思是“你一定是(在)開玩笑”。
n. (名詞)
v. (動詞)
英漢例句
- His joke fell flat because nobody understood it.
他的笑話沒有奏傚,因爲大家聽不懂。 - Don't be upset; I was only joking.
不要生氣,我衹不過是開個玩笑。
用作名詞 (n.)
用作動詞 (v.)
用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)
詞組短語
- become the joke of 成爲…的笑料
- carry the joke too far 開玩笑開得太過分了
- catch a joke 領會玩笑的意思
- cut a joke 說笑話,開玩笑
- flash joke 賣弄笑話
用作名詞 (n.)
動詞+～
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.
柯林斯英英字典
專業(yè)釋義
- 笑話
In present study, firstly, two confused definitions, namely, humor and jokes will be distinguished.
本文首先將對幽默和笑話這兩個容易混淆的概唸以示例加以區(qū)別。