n (1)笑话，玩笑(sth said or done to cause laughter or amusement)[C]：hear/tell/make a～听笑话/讲笑话/开玩笑;be in no mood for～s 没心思开玩笑;crack～s with one's friends 和几个朋友说笑话;intersperse one's speech with a few～s 发言中夹杂着几句笑话;the ～'s on sb (infml)(在自以为聪明开他人的玩笑之后)被戏弄的反而是某人自己;make a～about (of) sb/sth 拿某人/某事开玩笑;〖同〗funny story，lark;

(2)笑料(柄)(thing that causes amusement ridicule)[C，sing]：a complete～完全荒唐可笑的事;He was the～of the town. 他是整个镇子的笑柄。〖同〗laughing-stock，fool;

(3)轻松(容易)的事(sb or sth not to be taken seriously)[C，sing]：The job was so easy， it was a～. 这活儿太容易了，简直是轻而易举。〖同〗trifle，nothing，lark;

a practical joke 恶作剧： a cruel practical～令人十分难堪的恶作剧;

be/get beyond a joke 并非玩笑： All your teasing of poor Tom is getting beyond a～.你们一味地戏弄汤姆，这也太过分了。

have a joke with sb 和某人说笑话;开玩笑： She was having a～with you.她在和你开玩笑。

play a joke on sb 戏弄某人： The boys played a～on Tom. 孩子们拿汤姆开玩笑。

see the joke 懂得或看得出可笑之处：I don't see the～. 我看不出有什么可笑的。

take a joke 经得起开玩笑： Can't she take a～? 难道和她开不得玩笑吗?

→′jokey adj 好开玩笑的，滑稽的;

vi 说笑话，开玩笑(say sth as a joke;speak in fun)[I，I+prep(with)(about)]：He was only～ing. 他只是开玩笑。～with sb/each other 和某人/相互开玩笑;～about sb's ineptitude 拿某人的笨拙取笑;Don't～on serious subjects! 不要在严肃的事情上开玩笑! You must/have got to be～ing.你一定是在开玩笑吧。〖同〗crack jokes;laugh at，smile at;

joking apart 说正经的： Joking apart，there must have been a hundred people in the room.说真的，房子里肯定有100人。

→′jokingly adv 好开玩笑地;′joker n 爱开玩笑的人;讨厌的人;(纸牌游戏里的)百搭