Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2533
joke
开玩笑
To say or do something for amusement rather than seriously.
- 1.
To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
为逗乐而非认真地做或说
- 2.
To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.
为逗乐而友好地欺骗；戏弄
逗弄；戏弄；为逗乐而非认真地做或说；为逗乐而友好地欺骗；戏弄；取笑；作弄
In use
He likes to joke about his own mistakes.
She joked that she would sleep all day on the weekend.
They were joking with each other during the break.
Verb forms
base joke · third person jokes · -ing joking · past joked · past participle joked
joke作为动词表示‘开玩笑’，是规则动词。
Connections
Collocations
- joke about
- 拿……开玩笑
- He joked about his mistake to lighten the mood.他拿自己的错误开玩笑，以缓和气氛。
- joke with
- 跟……开玩笑
- She enjoys joking with her friends after class.她喜欢下课后跟朋友们开玩笑。
- just joking
- 只是开玩笑
- I was just joking; please don't be upset.我只是开玩笑，请别生气。
- joke around
- 闹着玩；瞎闹
- The kids were joking around instead of doing homework.孩子们在闹着玩，没在做作业。
- joke that
- 开玩笑说……
- He joked that he could eat a whole cake by himself.他开玩笑说自己能独自吃掉一整块蛋糕。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：joke 像‘讲笑话’的开头 j 加 oke，开口讲笑话逗人，就是动词‘开玩笑、戏弄’，别当真。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：casual conversation、playful teasing、light-hearted remarks 作动词时，基本义“开玩笑”比较中性，日常会话和书面叙述中都会用到；但“戏弄、逗弄”的用法多用于非正式场合，常见于朋友间的玩笑话。正式书面语中出现频率较低，比较常见于口语和轻松语境。
Grammar Note
通常作不及物动词，后接介词about表示开玩笑的对象
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词在通用美式英语中均与 joke /dʒoʊk/ 押韵，共享 /oʊk/ 音。注意形近词 jock /dʒɑːk/ 拼写相似但元音不同，不押韵。
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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