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joke BrE /dʒəʊk/
NAmE /dʒoʊk/► SEE ALLbe/get/go beyond a jokebe no jokethe joke’s on sbmake a joke of sthtake a jokecrack a joke(play) a practical joke (on sb)
●be/get/go beyond a ˈjokebe no longer funny; be serious 超出开玩笑的限度；不是闹着玩的；是严肃的事情◆This has got beyond a joke! Open this door and let me out at once!
这不是闹着玩的！把门打开，让我出去！◆The state of the roads in this country is beyond a joke.
这个国家的路况实在糟透了。●be no ˈjokebe serious or difficult 是严肃的事；是困难的事；不是轻而易举的事◆Trying to find a job nowadays is no joke.
如今找工作可不是开玩笑的事。◆It’s no joke living on such a small income.
靠这点微薄的收入生活可不是件容易的事。●the joke’s on ˈsb (informal) used to say that sb who tried to make another person look ridiculous now looks ridiculous instead 开玩笑开到自己身上了；捉弄别人反而捉弄到自己头上●make a ˈjoke of sthlaugh about sth that is serious or should be taken seriously 拿（严肃或应严肃对待的事）开玩笑◆Don’t make a joke of it! I could lose my job because of this!
别拿这个开玩笑！我可能会因此丢工作的！●take a ˈjokefind a joke or trick which is played on you amusing and accept it 开得起玩笑；经得起玩笑话◆He didn’t think it was funny at all when we put that pin on his chair. He really can’t take a joke, can he?
我们在他椅子上放了大头针，他一点也没觉得好玩。他真是开不起玩笑，是吧？●crack a ˈjoketell a joke 讲笑话；开玩笑◆He’s always cracking jokes in class.他总是在课上讲笑话。●(play) a ˌpractical ˈjoke (on sb)play a trick on sb which involves physical action, using an object, etc. （搞）恶作剧◆They put a frog in his bed as a practical joke.他们在他的床上放了一只青蛙来捉弄他。▸ a ˌpractical ˈjoker noun
a person who plays practical jokes 搞恶作剧者 |