English translation for "joke"

[ dʒəuk ] 
n.
1.笑话，戏谑，诙谐。
2.笑柄，笑料。
3.容易的事，易如反掌的事。
4.不足取的东西；无实质性价值的东西；空话。
短语和例子
A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 〔谚语〕戏谑永远不能化敌为友，反而常常失去朋友。 carry [push] the joke too far 玩笑开得太过分了。 It is all a joke. 这完全是笑话。 It is no joke. 可不是开玩笑的事。 for a joke 当作笑话，开玩笑。 say sth. in a joke是开玩笑说的。 be [become] the standing joke of the company 成了朋友间的笑柄。 That test was a joke. 那个测验太容易了。 turn everything into a joke 把任何事情都当儿戏。 a practical joke恶作剧。 be but a joke只不过开开玩笑，完全是句空话。 crack [cut, make] a joke 说笑话。 have one's joke开玩笑。 joking apart [aside] 〔口语〕且别开玩笑；言归正传。 make a joke about sb. [sth.] 拿某人[某事]开玩笑。 play a joke on sb. 取笑某人，欺骗某人。 put the joke on sb. 〔美国〕开某人玩笑。 The joke is on him. 玩笑开在他身上了，结果他当了傻瓜。
vi.
说笑话；开玩笑。 Now you must be joking. 你是说笑罢。
vt.
1.和…开玩笑，取笑，愚弄。
2.以说笑话取得(赏赐等)。

Related Translations:

joking:  adj.开玩笑的。 This is no joking matter. 这不是开玩笑的事。adv.-ly

practical joke:  恶作剧，戏弄人的鬼把戏。

Example Sentences:

	1.	They speak up freely, they laugh and joke . 他们畅所欲言，说笑逗闹。
	2.	Do n't carry [push] the joke too far at others . 开人玩笑不要太过分。
	3.	I was tickled to death at the joke . 听了那笑话，我的肚皮都笑破了。
	4.	I am sorry i joked too roughly with thee . 原谅我跟你玩笑开得过分了。
	5.	In the joking commences a rottenness . 一开玩笑就会出现不好的苗头。
	6.	This is a serious matter ; let 's not joke about it . 可别打哈哈。
	7.	He was treating the whole thing as a joke . 他把整个事情当作区区小事。
	8.	I was greatly tickled at the joke . 想起这个笑话感到有趣得了不得。
	9.	The whole tribe was in the joke . 整个部落的人都卷入了这场恶作剧。
	10.	He must be joking or else he is mad . 他准是开玩笑，要不就是疯了。

Similar Words：

"jokaris" English translation, "jokas" English translation, "jokash" English translation, "jokau" English translation, "jokay" English translation, "joke around" English translation, "joke on him" English translation, "joke program" English translation, "joke trunnion" English translation, "jokebook" English translation