英汉词典

joke 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

joke 词态变化

joke 中文词源

来自拉丁语iocus,玩乐，玩耍，词源同jeopardy,jocular.来自PIE*yek,说。引申词义开玩笑，逗乐。

joke 英文词源

joke

joke: [17] Latin jocus meant ‘jest, joke’ (a possible link with Old High German gehan ‘say’ and Sanskrit yācati ‘he implores’ suggests that its underlying meaning was ‘word-play’). It passed into Old French as jeu, which lies behind English jeopardy and probably also jewel. But English also went direct to Latin for a set of words connected with ‘fun’ and ‘humour’, among them jocose [17] and jocular [17], both from Latin derivatives of jocus (the superficially similar jocund, incidentally, is etymologically unrelated), and joke itself, which was originally introduced in the form joque or joc (‘coming off with so many dry joques and biting repartees’, Bishop Kennett’s translation of Erasmus’s Encomium Moriae 1683). Juggler belongs to the same word family.
=> jeopardy, jewel, jocular, juggler

joke (n.)

1660s, joque, "a jest, something done to excite laughter," from Latin iocus "joke, sport, pastime," from PIE root *yek- (1) "to speak" (cognates: Breton iez "language," Old High German jehan "to say," German Beichte "confession").

Originally a colloquial or slang word. Meaning "something or someone not to be taken seriously" is from 1791. Practical joke "trick played on someone for the sake of a laugh at his expense" is from 1804 (earlier handicraft joke, 1741). Black joke is old slang for "smutty song" (1730s), from use of that phrase in the refrain of a then-popular song as a euphemism for "the monosyllable."

joke (v.)

1660s, "to make a joke," from Latin iocari "to jest, joke," from iocus (see joke (n.)). Related: Joked; joking.

joke 词组搭配

joke 英文释义

1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter;

"he told a very funny joke"

"he knows a million gags"

"thanks for the laugh"

"he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"

"even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"

2. activity characterized by good humor

3. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

4. a triviality not to be taken seriously;

"I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"

joke 双语例句

1. His friends say he was always quick to tell a joke.

他的朋友们说，以前他讲笑话总是张嘴就来。

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2. He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off.

他继续讲笑话，自己笑得前仰后合。

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3. Chinese waiters stood in a cluster, sharing a private joke.

华人服务生们站在一起，讲着只有他们自己才懂的笑话。

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4. Lysenko gave a deep rumbling laugh at his own joke.

李森科说笑话的时候自己咯咯直乐。

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5. Two hours on a bus is no joke, is it?

在公交车上坐上两个小时可不轻松，对吧？

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joke 实用场景例句

I can't tell jokes .

我不会讲笑话。

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She's always cracking jokes .

她总爱说笑话。

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They often make jokes at each other's expense.

他们经常相互取笑。

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I didn't get the joke (= understand it) .

我不明白这有什么好笑的。

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I wish he wouldn't tell dirty jokes (= about sex) .

但愿他别开下流的玩笑。

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I only did it as a joke (= it was not meant seriously) .

我只是开个玩笑而已。

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This latest pay offer is a joke.

最近这次提出的报酬简直是开玩笑。

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It's no joke trying to find a job these days.

这些日子想找工作可不是件容易事。

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The trouble with her is she can't take a joke.

她的问题在于开不起玩笑。

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She was laughing and joking with the children.

她同孩子们一起嘻嘻哈哈地说笑话。

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They often joked about all the things that could go wrong.

凡是可能出错的事他们都常拿来开玩笑。

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‘I cooked it myself, so be careful! ’ he joked.

“我亲自下厨做的，所以要小心点哟！”他开玩笑说。

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I didn't mean that─I was only joking .

我并没有那个意思——我只是说着玩儿的。

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He debated whether to make a joke about shooting rabbits, but decided against it...

他心里琢磨是否该开个有关打兔子的玩笑，但决定还是算了。

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No one told worse jokes than Claus.

克劳斯讲的笑话糟糕透了。

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She would joke about her appearance...

她会拿自己的长相开玩笑。

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Lorna was laughing and joking with Trevor...

洛娜边笑边和特雷弗打趣。

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It was probably just a joke to them, but it wasn't funny to me.

对他们而言，那可能仅仅是个恶作剧，但对我来说，它一点也不好笑。

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Don't get defensive, Charlie. I was only joking...

别这么大戒心，查理。我只不过是开开玩笑。

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'I wish you made as much fuss of me,' Vera joked.

“我倒真希望你也能这么好好地关心我一下，”薇拉打趣道。

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It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke...

这真荒谬，简直是可悲、可笑。

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The police investigation was a joke. A total cover-up.

警方的调查简直荒唐可笑，完全是在掩盖真相。

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Giving an arsonist a lighter is beyond a joke...

把打火机交给纵火犯简直是不可理喻。

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I'm not afraid of a fair fight but this is beginning to get beyond a joke.

“我不怕公平地打上一架，但是这玩笑有点儿开过头了。”

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I wish I had your courage, Michael, to make a joke of it like that.

我真希望能有你那样的勇气，迈克尔，能把事情那么一笑置之。

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Two hours on a bus is no joke, is it?

在公交车上坐上两个小时可不轻松，对吧？

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'For once,' he said, 'the joke's on me. And it's not very funny.'

“他说：“这一次玩笑反而开到自己身上来了。这一点儿也不好玩。”

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'What's the matter with you, Simon?' Curly said. 'Can't you take a joke?'

“西蒙，你怎么回事？”柯利说。“你难道开不起玩笑么？”

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You're joking. Are you serious?...

你准是在开玩笑。你是认真的吗？

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One hundred and forty quid for a pair of headphones, you've got to be joking!

一副耳机140英镑，你不是在开玩笑吧！

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