Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2533
joke
笑话；玩笑
A short amusing story, anecdote, or remark that is told to make people laugh.
- 1.
An amusing story.
有趣的故事
- 2.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
引人发笑的幽默趣事或言辞
- 3.
Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
为逗乐而非认真说的或做的
- 4.
activity characterized by good humor
充满幽默感的活动
- 5.
A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
可笑地无价值的人或物；假货
- 6.
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
为好玩和娱乐而做的滑稽或怪诞行为
- 7.
Something that is far easier or far less challenging than expected.
比预期容易得多或挑战性小得多的事
玩笑；戏谑；恶作剧；笑柄；荒唐可笑的人（或事物）；轻而易举的事；小菜一碟；有趣的故事；引人发笑的幽默趣事或言辞
In use
He told a funny joke at the party.
The whole situation was just a joke.
His prank was a harmless joke.
he told a very funny joke
Connections
Collocations
- make a joke
- 开玩笑
- He always makes a joke about everything.他总是对每件事开玩笑。
- tell a joke
- 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。
- crack a joke
- 说笑话
- He cracked a joke to lighten the mood.他说了个笑话来缓和气氛。
- take a joke
- 开得起玩笑
- Don't worry, he can take a joke.别担心，他开得起玩笑。
- practical joke
- 恶作剧
- They played a practical joke on their teacher.他们对老师搞了个恶作剧。
- inside joke
- 内部笑话
Learner notes
Memory Tip
joke谐音‘就咳’，听笑话笑到咳嗽，记住joke就是笑话。
Context & Register
中性，通常用于日常对话，也可用于一般书面语
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the /oʊk/ ending and rhyme with 'joke'. The spelling chunk is 'oke'.
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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