make a joke
collocation开玩笑
He always makes a joke about everything.
他总是对每件事开玩笑。
笑话；玩笑
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笑话；玩笑
A short amusing story, anecdote, or remark that is told to make people laugh.
He told a funny joke at the party.
他在聚会上讲了一个好笑的笑话。
有趣的故事
An amusing story.
引人发笑的幽默趣事或言辞
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
为逗乐而非认真说的或做的
Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
充满幽默感的活动
activity characterized by good humor
The whole situation was just a joke.
整个情况就是个笑话。
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His prank was a harmless joke.
他的恶作剧是个无伤大雅的玩笑。
AI contextual example
he told a very funny joke
他讲了一个非常好笑的笑话。
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开玩笑
He always makes a joke about everything.
他总是对每件事开玩笑。
讲笑话
She told a funny joke at the party.
她在聚会上讲了一个有趣的笑话。
说笑话
He cracked a joke to lighten the mood.
他说了个笑话来缓和气氛。
开得起玩笑
Don't worry, he can take a joke.
别担心，他开得起玩笑。
恶作剧
They played a practical joke on their teacher.
他们对老师搞了个恶作剧。
内部笑话
That's an inside joke between us.
那是我们之间的内部笑话。
不是闹着玩的
The exam was no joke; it lasted three hours and covered everything.
这次考试可不是闹着玩的，持续了三个小时，涵盖了所有内容。
玩笑开到了某人身上
He thought he was being clever, but in the end, the joke's on him.
他以为自己很聪明，但最后玩笑开到了他自己身上。
经得起开玩笑
Don't get upset; can't you take a joke?
别生气，你难道经不起开玩笑吗？
你是个笑话！
In The Big Lebowski, Walter shouts 'You're a joke!' at The Dude.
在《谋杀绿脚趾》中，沃尔特对德德大喊'你是个笑话！'
这只是一个笑话。
In The Office, Michael Scott often says 'It's just a joke' after an awkward comment.
在《办公室》中，迈克尔·斯科特在尴尬的评论后常说'这只是一个笑话'。
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joke谐音‘就咳’，听笑话笑到咳嗽，记住joke就是笑话。
中性，通常用于日常对话，也可用于一般书面语
All these words share the /oʊk/ ending and rhyme with 'joke'. The spelling chunk is 'oke'.
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