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tell a funny
He told a funny at the office party.
他在办公室聚会上讲了一个笑话。
笑话；趣事
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笑话；趣事
an amusing story or account, usually with a punch line
He told a funny at the office party.
他在办公室聚会上讲了一个笑话。
对有趣事件的叙述(通常带有笑点)
an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
At the party, Mike told a funny about his first day at work.
聚会上，迈克讲了一个关于他第一天上班的趣事。
AI contextual example
My grandmother always laughs when she hears that funny about the lost dog.
我奶奶每次听到那个关于走失小狗的笑话都会笑。
AI contextual example
Could you share that funny again? I missed the punch line.
你能再讲一遍那个笑话吗？我没听到笑点。
AI contextual example
she told a funny story
她讲了一个有趣的故事
WordNet
He told a funny at the office party.
他在办公室聚会上讲了一个笑话。
funnies 通常指报纸上的连环漫画栏目。
She reads the funnies in the newspaper every morning.
她每天早上看报纸上的连环漫画。
I heard a funny about a penguin in a bar.
我听到一个关于酒吧里企鹅的笑话。
Not this
She told funny.
Use this
She told a funny.
作为名词的'funny'是可数名词，前面需要加冠词'a'。
Not this
He read a funnies.
Use this
He read a funny.
'funnies'是复数形式，指漫画专栏，单数应用'a funny'表示一个笑话或趣事。
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讲一个笑话
He told a funny that made everyone laugh.
他讲了一个笑话，逗得大家笑。
分享一个趣闻
She shared a funny about her trip to the zoo.
她分享了一个关于她去动物园的趣闻。
关于……的笑话
I heard a funny about a talking parrot.
我听说了一个关于会说话的鹦鹉的笑话。
漫画版（报纸的连环漫画）
He reads the funnies every Sunday morning.
他每个星期天早上都看漫画版。
星期天漫画版
The Sunday funnies are my favorite part of the newspaper.
星期天漫画版是我最喜欢的报纸部分。
Use funny naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将funny拆成fun（乐趣）和ny（你），联想：你讲的趣事就是funny。
语域：中性；常见场合：闲聊、讲故事；注释：通常用于非正式口语，指讲述一个有趣的经历或笑话。
复数形式 funnies 常指连环漫画或笑话栏目
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