| 单词 | joker |
| 释义 | joker (once / 4303 pages) 1n 2n 3n A joker is someone who loves jokes, and tells them all the time. Jokers are usually harmless, unless you meet up with Batman's archenemy, "The Joker." He's no joke. A joke-teller or practical joke-player is one kind of joker, but you can also use this word when you're annoyed with someone who's acting ridiculous or foolish: "That joker in the convertible just ran a red light!" Card players might be more familiar with the jokers you find in a full deck, the extra cards that are either used as wild cards or removed when you play a game. WORD FAMILYjoker: jokers+/joke: joked, joker, jokes, jokester, joking/jokester: jokesters/joking: jokingly USAGE EXAMPLESHe’s a practical joker who unexpectedly drops in on his daughter, Ines, in Bucharest. The New Yorker(Dec 21, 2016) However, he is never as menacing or as unpredictable as previous incarnations of the Joker, portrayed by Jack Nicolson, Heath Ledger or even Caesar Romero. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) He was also a joker who dressed as a clown to cheer up the Aleppo’s traumatized children. Seattle Times(Nov 30, 2016) 1 1n a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes Syn|Hyper jokester comedian, comic a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts 2n a person who does something thoughtless or annoying 2some joker is blocking the driveway Syn|Hyper turkey disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable n a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester 3Hyper playing card one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games n an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract Hyper article, clause a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) |
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