a jape about + noun
He told a jape about a lawyer.
他讲了个关于律师的笑话。
笑话或俏皮话;恶作剧或戏弄;笑料;嘲弄
a humorous story or remark that is meant to make people laugh
笑话或俏皮话
A joke or quip.
恶作剧或戏弄
A prank or trick.
His comment was just a harmless jape, not a serious criticism.
他的评论只是一个无伤大雅的玩笑,并非严肃的批评。
用法提示:此处 jape 为可数名词,表示“玩笑、戏言”。
She told a jape at the party that made everyone laugh.
她在聚会上讲了一个笑话,把大家都逗笑了。
用法提示:此处 jape 为名词,作 told 的宾语,意为“笑话”。
The newspaper column was full of witty japes about local politics.
那篇报纸专栏满是关于当地政治的诙谐玩笑。
用法提示:此处 jape 以复数形式 japes 作名词,表示“玩笑、笑料”。
He told a jape about a lawyer.
他讲了个关于律师的笑话。
常用搭配
Don't make a jape at her mistake.
别拿她的错误开玩笑。
jape at 为不及物动词短语
They often jape at each other.
他们经常互相嘲弄。
grammar · medium
易错句子He japed about the incident.
正确表达He joked about the incident.
将'jape'用作动词表示'开玩笑'在现代英语中极为罕见且过时,应使用常用动词'joke'。注意,'jape'作为动词仅在文学或古语中使用,日常交流中应避免。
grammar · medium
易错句子He told funny jape.
正确表达He told a funny jape.
名词'jape'是可数名词,前面需要不定冠词'a'或'an';中文学习者常因母语缺乏冠词系统而遗漏冠词。
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