英 [dʒəʊks] 美 [dʒoʊks]
n. 笑话（joke 的复数）
v. 说笑话（joke 的三单形式）；和……开玩笑
joke /dʒəʊk/ CET4 TEM4 [ joking joked jokes ]
可数名词 A joke is something that is said or done to make you laugh, such as a funny story. 笑话; 玩笑
No one told worse jokes than Claus.
没人比克劳斯讲笑话讲得更糟。
不及物动词 If you joke, you tell funny stories or say amusing things. 说笑话; 开玩笑
She would joke about her appearance.
她会拿她的长相开玩笑。
Luanne was laughing and joking with Tritt.
露安妮边笑边和特里特开着玩笑。
可数名词 A joke is something untrue that you tell another person in order to amuse yourself. 说着玩的把戏
It was probably just a joke to them, but it wasn't funny to me.
这对他们来说可能只是说着玩，但对我来说一点也不好笑。
不及物动词 If you joke, you tell someone something that is not true in order to amuse yourself. 说着玩
Don't get defensive, Charlie. I was only joking.
不要有戒心，查理。我只是说着玩呢。
单数型名词 If you say that something or someone is a joke, you think they are ridiculous and do not deserve respect. 可笑的人或事
It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke.
这真是荒唐、可悲、可笑。
习语 If you make a joke of something, you laugh at it even though it is in fact serious or sad. 拿…当玩笑
I wish I had your courage, Michael, to make a joke of it like that.
我真希望能有你那般勇气，迈克尔，那样拿它当玩笑。
习语 If you describe a situation as no joke, you are emphasizing that it is very difficult or unpleasant. 不是闹着玩的
Eight hours on a bus is no joke, is it.
坐８个小时的公交车可不是闹着玩儿的，对吧。
习语 If you say that the joke is on a particular person, you mean that they have been made to look very foolish by something. 玩笑开在某人身上
"For once," he said, "the joke's on me. And it's not very funny."
“只一次，”他说，“玩笑开在了我身上。而且那并不是很有趣。”
习惯表达 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. 你是在／你一定是在／你肯定是在开玩笑
You're joking. Are you serious?
你在开玩笑吧。你是认真的吗？
activity characterized by good humor
同义词： jest / jocularity
a triviality not to be taken seriously
I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke
act in a funny or teasing way
同义词： jest
笑话-引用次数：40
In present study, firstly, two confused definitions, namely, humor and jokes will be distinguished.
本文首先将对幽默和笑话这两个容易混淆的概念以示例加以区别。
参考来源言语幽默的语用分析
李宁还不如己方亲身上台去唱，本人来拿着10亿的契约，固然这是个笑谈(Jokes)，人们最佩服的人，不是一路往上跑，顺风顺水的人，而是摔倒了，百折不挠，爬起来继续跑的人。
应该说目前会有不少这种典型的朋友，其中一部分会用看笑话(Jokes)的心态来看股市，巴不得(Anxious)股市跌得越惨越好;这肯定(Sure)是不道德的。
... Marriage Philosophies 婚姻的哲学 Jokes 逗笑 Stocks股票 ...
幽默笑话 » Jokes 我们在小溪里捉鱼和螃蟹 » We are in a stream catching fish and crab 我叫李华，是中国人，今年19岁。
笑话（joke的复数）
They all guffawed at his jokes.
他们听了他的笑话都一阵狂笑。
Her jokes really creased me up.
她的笑话真让我笑死了。
You never laugh at my jokes!
你们听了我的笑话从不发笑！
It was not unusual to see him exchange handshakes, smiles and jokes with men who were his political enemies.
VOA : special.2009.01.01
Like, I guess just sitting and watching The Simpsons, it's entertaining because they make jokes and they make us laugh.
我觉得如果单看《辛普森一家》,确实很有乐趣，因为它很搞笑，令人捧腹。
公正课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
I tried to negotiate a laugh track so that if the jokes don't work we can superimpose some laughter.
罐头笑声,《老友记》等喜剧类美剧中常用的笑声录音
基础物理课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
He sang and danced well. He also kept people laughing with his jokes which he told very fast.
VOA : special.2009.03.09
In one show, he was chosen more for his funny jokes than for his skill with the violin.
VOA : special.2009.10.11
John Kerry may have trouble telling jokes, but he knows how to get down to serious business.
And he had a practical sense of humor that - he was always playing jokes.
Over the years, plenty of real estate jargon has become the butt of jokes.