joke about sth
about 后接被调侃的话题，通常不含恶意。
They joked about the terrible weather to lighten the mood.
他们拿糟糕的天气开玩笑，好让气氛轻松一些。
开玩笑
joked — past of joke
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
To say or do something for amusement rather than seriously.
为逗乐而非认真地做或说
To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
为逗乐而友好地欺骗；戏弄
To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.
一般现在时
He jokes about everything.
他总是开玩笑。
一般过去时
She joked with her friends.
她和朋友开了玩笑。
现在进行时
They are joking around.
他们正在开玩笑。
joke作为动词表示‘开玩笑’，是规则动词。
He likes to joke about his own mistakes.
他喜欢拿自己的错误开玩笑。
用法提示：动词joke与介词about搭配，表示“拿…开玩笑”。
She joked that she would sleep all day on the weekend.
她开玩笑说她周末要睡一整天。
用法提示：动词joked后接that从句，表示“开玩笑说…”。
They were joking with each other during the break.
他们在休息时互相开玩笑。
用法提示：动词joking与介词with搭配，表示“和某人开玩笑”。
about 后接被调侃的话题，通常不含恶意。
They joked about the terrible weather to lighten the mood.
他们拿糟糕的天气开玩笑，好让气氛轻松一些。
with 后接一起开玩笑的人，强调双方互动。
She often jokes with her students between classes.
她经常在课间和学生们开玩笑。
用进行时表示对方的话不可当真，或表达难以置信。
You must be joking — there is no way I can finish this today.
你一定是在开玩笑——我今天根本做不完这个。
用 that 从句引出玩笑内容，并非真实打算。
He joked that he was going to sell the company and move to the beach.
他开玩笑说自己要把公司卖掉，搬到海边去住。
jest 较正式、书面，多用于文学或修饰性表达；日常口语中少用，语气比 joke 庄重。
kid 口语常用，常以进行时出现（I'm only kidding），强调并非当真；语气亲切随意，不具恶意。
tease 偏向针对某人开玩笑，可能带挑衅或轻微冒犯；要表达无恶意的逗弄时，语气和对象需谨慎。
banter 指双向的、友好轻松的玩笑对话，常发生在熟人之间；joke 则不一定涉及互动。
grammar · medium
易错句子Don't be angry — I just joke.
正确表达Don't be angry — I'm just joking.
汉语“开玩笑”不随时态变形，学习者容易用一般现在时表达此刻正在发生的动作；英语描述当下正在进行的动作必须用现在进行时 be + doing，所以是 I'm just joking。
grammar · medium
易错句子The students often joke their teacher's accent.
正确表达The students often joke about their teacher's accent.
joke 表示“开玩笑”时是不及物动词，涉及取笑的内容要用 joke about sth；汉语“拿……开玩笑”的“拿”会让学习者把宾语直接跟在动词后，从而漏掉介词 about。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is jokeing with you.
正确表达He is joking with you.
动词 joke 以不发音的 e 结尾，变现在分词时须先去掉 e 再加 -ing，拼作 joking，而不是 jokeing。
与“开玩笑”相对，指以严肃、认真的态度说话或做事。常用在“I'm joking / I'm being serious”的对照中。
指用不戏谑、非逗乐的语气说话，与“开玩笑地说”相对。侧重“说话方式”而非态度。
口语中常用“I mean it”表示自己并非开玩笑。与“jest / joke”相对时指说话当真。
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。
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。
只是开玩笑
I was just joking; please don't be upset.
我只是开玩笑，请别生气。
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。
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。
笑是开玩笑时常见的反应或结果。
幽默感是开玩笑所要体现或引发的特质。
形容玩笑或言行的效果。
恶作剧是一种通过捉弄他人来逗乐的行为。
包袱是笑话最后的妙句或关键部分。
不是闹着玩的；严重的事
The exams are no joke; you have to study hard.
这些考试可不是闹着玩的；你必须努力学习。
玩笑开到了某人自己身上；某人反而出丑
He tried to prank me, but in the end the joke was on him.
他想捉弄我，结果反而出丑的是他自己。
说笑话；讲玩笑
He always cracks a joke to lighten the mood.
他总是讲个笑话来缓和气氛。
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