Word · Frequency #1942
funny
笑话；趣事
an amusing story or account, usually with a punch line
- 1.
an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
对有趣事件的叙述(通常带有笑点)
对有趣事件的叙述(通常带有笑点)；滑稽人物
In use
At the party, Mike told a funny about his first day at work.
My grandmother always laughs when she hears that funny about the lost dog.
Could you share that funny again? I missed the punch line.
she told a funny story
she made a funny
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。
read the funnies
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。
a funny about
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。
Common mistakes
She told funny.She told a funny.
作为名词的'funny'是可数名词，前面需要加冠词'a'。
He read a funnies.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。
Connections
Collocations
- tell a funny
- 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。
- share a funny
- 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。
- a funny about
- 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。
- the funnies
- 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。
- Sunday funnies
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将funny拆成fun（乐趣）和ny（你），联想：你讲的趣事就是funny。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
复数形式 funnies 常指连环漫画或笑话栏目
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the stressed vowel /ʌ/ and ending /ni/, making them perfect rhymes. Note that 'honey' and 'money' have the spelling pattern '-oney' while the others have '-unny'. Be careful not to confuse with words like 'finny' (/ˈfɪni/) which sound different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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