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joke joke ★★★☆☆/ʤo͟ʊk/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]玩笑；笑话 A joke is something that is said or done to make you laugh, for example a funny story.   [oft N about n]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。No one told worse jokes than Claus.克劳斯讲的笑话糟糕透了。2[VERB	动词]讲笑话；开玩笑 If you joke, you tell funny stories or say amusing things.   [V about n]  [V with n]  [V that]  [V with quote]She would joke about her appearance...她会拿自己的长相开玩笑。Lorna was laughing and joking with Trevor...洛娜边笑边和特雷弗打趣。The project was taking so long that Stephen joked that it would never be finished...这个项目花了很长的时间，斯蒂芬甚至打趣说它永远都没有结束的那一天。'Well, a beautiful spring Thursday would probably be a nice day to be buried on,' Nancy joked.“嗯，一个美丽的春天的周四可能是个下葬的好日子。”南希开玩笑说。3[N-COUNT	可数名词]恶作剧；捉弄人的玩笑 A joke is something untrue that you tell another person in order to amuse yourself. 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。4[VERB	动词]开玩笑；搞恶作剧 If you joke, you tell someone something that is not true in order to amuse yourself.   [V]  [V with quote]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。'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。5[N-SING	单数名词]荒唐可笑的事（或人）；笑料；笑柄 If you say that something or someone is a joke, you think they are ridiculous and do not deserve respect.   [a N]  [disapproval]  [INFORMAL 非正式]It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke...这真荒谬，简直是可悲、可笑。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。6[PHRASE	短语]（恼人或令人担心的事）不可理喻，使人无法接受 If you say that an annoying or worrying situation is beyond a joke, you are emphasizing that it is worse than you think is fair or reasonable.   [v-link PHR]  [emphasis]  [BRIT 英]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。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。”7[PHRASE	短语]拿（严肃或悲惨的事情）开玩笑；对…一笑置之 If you make a joke of something, you laugh at it even though it is in fact rather serious or sad.   [V inflects]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。8[PHRASE	短语]不是轻而易举的事；不是闹着玩的 If you describe a situation as no joke, you are emphasizing that it is very difficult or unpleasant.   [v-link PHR]  [emphasis]  [INFORMAL 非正式]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？9[PHRASE	短语]对…开玩笑；戏弄 If you say that the joke is on a particular person, you mean that they have been made to look very foolish by something.   [V inflects]'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。”10[PHRASE	短语]开不起玩笑；经不起玩笑话 If you say that someone cannot take a joke, you are criticizing them for getting upset or angry at something you think is funny.   [V inflects]  [disapproval]'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？”11[CONVENTION	惯用语]（用于表示吃惊或认为不可理喻）你一定是在开玩笑吧 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.   [feelings]  [SPOKEN 口语]You're joking. Are you serious?...你准是在开玩笑。你是认真的吗？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！ joke1 nounjoke2 verbjokejoke1 /dʒəʊk $ dʒoʊk/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable]  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1something that you say or do to make people laugh, especially a funny story or trickjoke about a joke about absent-minded professors I couldn’t go out with someone for a joke, could you?2be a joke informal to be completely useless, stupid, or unreasonable:  The whole meeting was a joke.3go/get/be beyond a joke a situation that has got beyond a joke has become serious and worrying:  This rain’s getting beyond a joke – let’s go inside.4something is no joke used to emphasize that a situation is serious or that someone really means what they say:  The risk he’s taking is no joke. It’s no joke bringing up a child on your own.5somebody can take a joke used to say that someone is able to laugh at jokes about themselves:  Your problem is you just can’t take a joke.6make a joke (out) of something to treat something serious as if it was intended to be funny:  He could not bring himself to apologise. Instead, he tried to make a joke of it.7somebody’s idea of a joke spoken a situation that someone else thinks is funny but you do not:  Look, if this is your idea of a joke, I don’t find it at all funny.8the joke’s on somebody used to say that something has happened to make someone seem stupid, especially when they were trying to make other people seem stupid →in-joke, practical joke, → standing jokeat standing1(3)COLLOCATIONSverbstell a joke (=repeat a funny story)· He was always telling jokes and making people laugh.make a joke (also crack a joke) (=say something intended to be funny)· He was cracking jokes and seemed relaxed and happy.get a joke (=understand a joke and find it funny)· She never gets my jokes.laugh at somebody’s jokes· A few people laughed at his jokes, but some didn’t find them funny.play a joke on somebody (=trick someone to make people laugh)· John’s always playing jokes on his brothers.adjectivesa good/funny joke· I heard a really good joke the other day.a bad/terrible joke (=not funny)· Dad was known for his bad jokes.a cruel/sick joke (=very unkind)· When I heard he had cancer, at first I thought it was some kind of sick joke.an old joke· It reminded me of the old joke about the chicken crossing the road.a dirty joke (=about sex)· A bunch of boys were telling dirty jokes.a practical joke (=that involves tricking someone)· What the workers think is a practical joke, management might regard as sabotage.an inside/a private joke (=that only a few people who are involved in something will understand)· After I’d worked there a while, I started to understand some of the inside jokes.a running joke (=in which people always laugh when the same situation happens, or when someone says something)· It’s a running joke in our house that my husband can never find his keys.phrasesa joke falls flat (=people don’t find a joke funny)· His practical jokes usually fell flat.be the butt of a joke (=be the person a joke is made about, so that people laugh at you)· Somehow he’d become the butt of all his classmates’ jokes.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘say a joke’. Say  tell a joke.THESAURUSjoke a funny story that you tell people to make them laugh: · We all sat around telling jokes.· Have you heard the joke about the man who found a frog in his soup?funny story a short story that someone tells to make people laugh: · He was one of those guys who are good at telling funny stories at dinner parties.gag a short joke, especially one told by a professional entertainer: · He’s a great comedian, with plenty of good gags.one-liner a very short joke or funny remark: · There are some memorable one-liners in the film.wisecrack a funny remark or reply, especially one that is said in a very quick and clever way: · It’s a comic masterpiece, packed with classic wisecracks.pun (also play on words) a joke made by mixing up two different meanings of the same word, or two words with the same sound: · a pun on the words ‘bear’ and ‘bare’· The title of the book is a witty play on words.· Shakespeare used a lot of puns for comic effect.quip written something funny and clever that someone says: · He made some friendly quip about hair loss, and everyone laughed.joke1 nounjoke2 verbjokejoke2 ●●● S3 verb [intransitive]  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1to say things that are intended to be funny and that you do not really meanjoke about I never joke about money.joke with As we left the hospital, he joked with the staff.joke that His father joked that his son was trying to put him out of business. Calm down, Jo, I was only joking.2you’re joking/you must be joking (also you’ve got to be joking) spoken used to tell someone that what they are suggesting is so strange or silly that you cannot believe that they are serious:  ‘Tell him.’ ‘You must be joking – he’d never believe me.’3joking apart/aside British English used before you say something serious after you have been joking—jokingly adverb

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EWn3QKgDfn3gzwEQuEEOjRQChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3iY3jkqvYkmErJYgIJ3TqIHwcxeho5Pamdw4JTE0ci74ePxN90wfU5aL8jB1W2UIrG5GB4GdqzkH0aXkRxOXdpjP6WtdVYwy+IHFk9FXnOAH1SrUZQyOq/5JiY4RunCWAv             joke              ★                    /        dʒəʊk                ;          NAmE                dʒoʊk                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            joke      jokes      joked      joking                            noun        ★                    1      ★              something that you say or do to make people laugh, for example a funny story that you tell          笑话；玩笑                            ◆        I can't          tell jokes.                我不会讲笑话。                    ◆        She's always          cracking jokes.                她总爱说笑话。                    ◆        They often          make jokesat each other's expense.                他们经常相互取笑。                    ◆        I didn't          get the joke          (= understand it).                我不明白这有什么好笑的。                    ◆        I wish he wouldn't tell          dirty jokes          (= about sex).                但愿他别开下流的玩笑。                    ◆        I only did it          as a joke          (= it was not meant seriously).                我只是开个玩笑而已。                    ☞see also                                            in-joke                                      ,                                            practical joke                                                  2              [singular        ]                    (          informal)                a person, thing or situation that is ridiculous or annoying and cannot be taken seriously          荒唐可笑的人（或事物）；笑料；笑柄                            ◆        This latest pay offer is a joke.        最近这次提出的报酬是个玩笑。                    ☞see also                                    jocular                                      IDIOMS              be/get beyond a ˈjoke                              to become annoying and no longer acceptable              超出开玩笑的限度（令人恼火或无法接受）                                                  be no ˈjoke                              to be difficult or unpleasant              不是轻而易举的事；不是好玩的                                            ◆            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。                                      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；作弄别人反而捉弄到自己头上                                                  make a ˈjoke of sth                              to laugh about sth that is serious or should be taken seriously              拿某事开玩笑；以某事为笑柄                                                  take a ˈjoke                              to be able to laugh at a joke against yourself              经得起玩笑话；开得起玩笑                                            ◆            The trouble with her is she can't take a joke.            她的问题在于开不起玩笑。                                                    verb        ★                    joke(with sb) (about sth)              1      ★              [intransitive            ,       transitive        ]                    to say sth to make people laugh; to tell a funny story          说笑话；开玩笑                            ◆        She was laughing and joking with the children.        她同孩子们一起嘻嘻哈哈地说笑话。                    jokeabout sth                    ◆        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。            + speech              ◆        ‘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。                    2      ★              [intransitive            ,       transitive        ]                    to say sth that is not true because you think it is funny          闹着玩；说着玩                            ◆        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。                    jokethat…                    ◆        She joked that she only loved him for his money.        她开玩笑说她只爱他的钱。                    IDIOMS              ˌjoking aˈpart/aˈside                              (              BrE)                        used to show that you are now being serious after you have said sth funny              言归正传；说正经的                                                  ★        you're ˈjoking | you must be ˈjoking                              (              informal)                        used to show that you are very surprised at what sb has just said              （对某人所说的话表示吃惊）你一定是在开玩笑吧                                            ◆            No way am I doing that. You must be joking!            我决不可能做那样的事。你一定是在开玩笑吧！                                ◆            She's going out with Dan? You're joking!            她在同丹谈恋爱？你是在开玩笑吧！                                          joke              /        dʒəʊk                ;          NAmE                dʒoʊk                /             joke[dʒəʊk]joked, joking, jokesCET4CET6TEM4考研n2260165013515610830772922879v45856061805192413191689324NOUN3503318450VERB733095986Spoken:73878004joked[606] jokes[17142] joking[11690]笑话(48%)，玩笑(34%)，开玩笑(16%)，说笑话(2%)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

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Collins	joke ★★★☆☆ /ʤo͟ʊk/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]玩笑；笑话 A joke is something that is said or done to make you laugh, for example a funny story. [oft N about n] 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。 No one told worse jokes than Claus. 克劳斯讲的笑话糟糕透了。 2 [VERB 动词]讲笑话；开玩笑 If you joke, you tell funny stories or say amusing things. [V about n] [V with n] [V that] [V with quote] She would joke about her appearance... 她会拿自己的长相开玩笑。 Lorna was laughing and joking with Trevor... 洛娜边笑边和特雷弗打趣。 The project was taking so long that Stephen joked that it would never be finished... 这个项目花了很长的时间，斯蒂芬甚至打趣说它永远都没有结束的那一天。 'Well, a beautiful spring Thursday would probably be a nice day to be buried on,' Nancy joked. “嗯，一个美丽的春天的周四可能是个下葬的好日子。”南希开玩笑说。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]恶作剧；捉弄人的玩笑 A joke is something untrue that you tell another person in order to amuse yourself. 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。 4 [VERB 动词]开玩笑；搞恶作剧 If you joke, you tell someone something that is not true in order to amuse yourself. [V] [V with quote] 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。 '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。 5 [N-SING 单数名词]荒唐可笑的事（或人）；笑料；笑柄 If you say that something or someone is a joke, you think they are ridiculous and do not deserve respect. [a N] [disapproval] [INFORMAL 非正式] It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke... 这真荒谬，简直是可悲、可笑。 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。 6 [PHRASE 短语]（恼人或令人担心的事）不可理喻，使人无法接受 If you say that an annoying or worrying situation is beyond a joke, you are emphasizing that it is worse than you think is fair or reasonable. [v-link PHR] [emphasis] [BRIT 英] 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。 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。” 7 [PHRASE 短语]拿（严肃或悲惨的事情）开玩笑；对…一笑置之 If you make a joke of something, you laugh at it even though it is in fact rather serious or sad. [V inflects] 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。 8 [PHRASE 短语]不是轻而易举的事；不是闹着玩的 If you describe a situation as no joke, you are emphasizing that it is very difficult or unpleasant. [v-link PHR] [emphasis] [INFORMAL 非正式] 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？ 9 [PHRASE 短语]对…开玩笑；戏弄 If you say that the joke is on a particular person, you mean that they have been made to look very foolish by something. [V inflects] '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。” 10 [PHRASE 短语]开不起玩笑；经不起玩笑话 If you say that someone cannot take a joke, you are criticizing them for getting upset or angry at something you think is funny. [V inflects] [disapproval] '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？” 11 [CONVENTION 惯用语]（用于表示吃惊或认为不可理喻）你一定是在开玩笑吧 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. [feelings] [SPOKEN 口语] You're joking. Are you serious?... 你准是在开玩笑。你是认真的吗？ 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！
Oxford	joke ★ / dʒəʊk ; NAmE dʒoʊk / noun , verb joke jokes joked joking noun ★ 1 ★ something that you say or do to make people laugh, for example a funny story that you tell 笑话；玩笑 ◆ I can't tell jokes. 我不会讲笑话。 ◆ She's always cracking jokes. 她总爱说笑话。 ◆ They often make jokesat each other's expense. 他们经常相互取笑。 ◆ I didn't get the joke (= understand it). 我不明白这有什么好笑的。 ◆ I wish he wouldn't tell dirty jokes (= about sex). 但愿他别开下流的玩笑。 ◆ I only did it as a joke (= it was not meant seriously). 我只是开个玩笑而已。 ☞see also in-joke , practical joke 2 [singular ] ( informal) a person, thing or situation that is ridiculous or annoying and cannot be taken seriously 荒唐可笑的人（或事物）；笑料；笑柄 ◆ This latest pay offer is a joke. 最近这次提出的报酬是个玩笑。 ☞see also jocular IDIOMS be/get beyond a ˈjoke to become annoying and no longer acceptable 超出开玩笑的限度（令人恼火或无法接受） be no ˈjoke to be difficult or unpleasant 不是轻而易举的事；不是好玩的 ◆ 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。 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；作弄别人反而捉弄到自己头上 make a ˈjoke of sth to laugh about sth that is serious or should be taken seriously 拿某事开玩笑；以某事为笑柄 take a ˈjoke to be able to laugh at a joke against yourself 经得起玩笑话；开得起玩笑 ◆ The trouble with her is she can't take a joke. 她的问题在于开不起玩笑。 verb ★ joke(with sb) (about sth) 1 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] to say sth to make people laugh; to tell a funny story 说笑话；开玩笑 ◆ She was laughing and joking with the children. 她同孩子们一起嘻嘻哈哈地说笑话。 jokeabout sth ◆ 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。 + speech ◆ ‘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。 2 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] to say sth that is not true because you think it is funny 闹着玩；说着玩 ◆ 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。 jokethat… ◆ She joked that she only loved him for his money. 她开玩笑说她只爱他的钱。 IDIOMS ˌjoking aˈpart/aˈside ( BrE) used to show that you are now being serious after you have said sth funny 言归正传；说正经的 ★ you're ˈjoking \| you must be ˈjoking ( informal) used to show that you are very surprised at what sb has just said （对某人所说的话表示吃惊）你一定是在开玩笑吧 ◆ No way am I doing that. You must be joking! 我决不可能做那样的事。你一定是在开玩笑吧！ ◆ She's going out with Dan? You're joking! 她在同丹谈恋爱？你是在开玩笑吧！ joke / dʒəʊk ; NAmE dʒoʊk /
LDC	joke1 noun joke2 verb jokejoke1 /dʒəʊk $ dʒoʊk/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1something that you say or do to make people laugh, especially a funny story or trickjoke about a joke about absent-minded professors I couldn’t go out with someone for a joke, could you?2be a joke informal to be completely useless, stupid, or unreasonable: The whole meeting was a joke.3go/get/be beyond a joke a situation that has got beyond a joke has become serious and worrying: This rain’s getting beyond a joke – let’s go inside.4something is no joke used to emphasize that a situation is serious or that someone really means what they say: The risk he’s taking is no joke. It’s no joke bringing up a child on your own.5somebody can take a joke used to say that someone is able to laugh at jokes about themselves: Your problem is you just can’t take a joke.6make a joke (out) of something to treat something serious as if it was intended to be funny: He could not bring himself to apologise. Instead, he tried to make a joke of it.7somebody’s idea of a joke spoken a situation that someone else thinks is funny but you do not: Look, if this is your idea of a joke, I don’t find it at all funny.8the joke’s on somebody used to say that something has happened to make someone seem stupid, especially when they were trying to make other people seem stupid → in-joke , practical joke , → standing joke at standing1(3) COLLOCATIONSverbstell a joke (=repeat a funny story)· He was always telling jokes and making people laugh.make a joke (also crack a joke) (=say something intended to be funny)· He was cracking jokes and seemed relaxed and happy.get a joke (=understand a joke and find it funny)· She never gets my jokes.laugh at somebody’s jokes· A few people laughed at his jokes, but some didn’t find them funny.play a joke on somebody (=trick someone to make people laugh)· John’s always playing jokes on his brothers.adjectivesa good/funny joke· I heard a really good joke the other day.a bad/terrible joke (=not funny)· Dad was known for his bad jokes.a cruel/sick joke (=very unkind)· When I heard he had cancer, at first I thought it was some kind of sick joke.an old joke· It reminded me of the old joke about the chicken crossing the road.a dirty joke (=about sex)· A bunch of boys were telling dirty jokes.a practical joke (=that involves tricking someone)· What the workers think is a practical joke, management might regard as sabotage.an inside/a private joke (=that only a few people who are involved in something will understand)· After I’d worked there a while, I started to understand some of the inside jokes.a running joke (=in which people always laugh when the same situation happens, or when someone says something)· It’s a running joke in our house that my husband can never find his keys.phrasesa joke falls flat (=people don’t find a joke funny)· His practical jokes usually fell flat.be the butt of a joke (=be the person a joke is made about, so that people laugh at you)· Somehow he’d become the butt of all his classmates’ jokes.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘say a joke’. Say tell a joke.THESAURUSjoke a funny story that you tell people to make them laugh: · We all sat around telling jokes.· Have you heard the joke about the man who found a frog in his soup?funny story a short story that someone tells to make people laugh: · He was one of those guys who are good at telling funny stories at dinner parties.gag a short joke, especially one told by a professional entertainer: · He’s a great comedian, with plenty of good gags.one-liner a very short joke or funny remark: · There are some memorable one-liners in the film.wisecrack a funny remark or reply, especially one that is said in a very quick and clever way: · It’s a comic masterpiece, packed with classic wisecracks.pun (also play on words) a joke made by mixing up two different meanings of the same word, or two words with the same sound: · a pun on the words ‘bear’ and ‘bare’· The title of the book is a witty play on words.· Shakespeare used a lot of puns for comic effect.quip written something funny and clever that someone says: · He made some friendly quip about hair loss, and everyone laughed. joke1 noun joke2 verb jokejoke2 ●●● S3 verb [intransitive] Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1to say things that are intended to be funny and that you do not really meanjoke about I never joke about money.joke with As we left the hospital, he joked with the staff.joke that His father joked that his son was trying to put him out of business. Calm down, Jo, I was only joking.2you’re joking/you must be joking (also you’ve got to be joking) spoken used to tell someone that what they are suggesting is so strange or silly that you cannot believe that they are serious: ‘Tell him.’ ‘You must be joking – he’d never believe me.’3joking apart/aside British English used before you say something serious after you have been joking—jokingly adverb
WDF	joke [dʒəʊk]joked, joking, jokes CET4CET6TEM4考研 n2260 16501 3515 6108 3077 2922 879 v4585 6061 805 1924 1319 1689 324 NOUN3503 318450 VERB7330 95986 Spoken: 73878004 joked[606] jokes[17142] joking[11690] 笑话(48%)，玩笑(34%)，开玩笑(16%)，说笑话(2%) 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

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