joke/dʒəʊk/

n C

1. 玩笑，笑话

• He always tells jokes no matter on what occasion. 他总是不分场合地乱讲笑话。

• It was disappointing that he could not get the joke. 他不明白那笑话的好笑之处，真是扫兴。

• It's no joke； she really decided to divorce. 不是开玩笑，她真的决定要离婚。

2. 笑柄，笑料

• His words and deeds became the joke of his colleagues. 他的言行成了同事们的笑料。

3. 恶作剧

• He was nearly crazy with the jokes made by his next-door boys. 他快被邻家男孩们的恶作剧弄疯了。

词组beyond a joke 开不得玩笑的；超出开玩笑限度的 make a joke about sb.(或sth.) 拿某人(或某事)开玩笑 play a joke on sb. 与某人开玩笑 the joke is on sb. 某人作弄别人反而作弄到自己身上