单词 | funny |
释义 | funny (once / 214 pages) nadj Something that is funny is amusing or comical. Comedians make their living being funny. It seems like the adjective funny should describe something fun — but it doesn’t always. A fun rollercoaster ride might make you scream instead of laugh. In fact, funny is also used in the sense of something that is fishy or shady, or just a little odd, like a funny feeling, or a person who seems a little funny, meaning weird. So if someone calls you funny, make sure they are smiling before you thank them for the compliment. WORD FAMILYfunny: funnier, funnies, funniest, funnily, funniness, unfunny+/fun: funning, funny, funs/unfunny: unfunnily USAGE EXAMPLESAgain – the urge to see the funny side of things. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) It was a funny moment in my life. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) In some cases, the lies he told were so utterly, demonstrably false that they were almost funny. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) 1n an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) she told a funny story she made a funny Syn|Hyper funny remark, funny story, good story gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter 2adj arousing or provoking laughter funny stories that made everybody laugh a very funny writer Syn amusing, comic, comical, laughable, mirthful, risible humorous, humourous full of or characterized by humor 3adj beyond or deviating from the usual or expected her speech has a funny twang they have some funny ideas about war Syn curious, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular strange, unusual being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird 4adj not as expected up to some funny business Syn fishy, shady, suspect, suspicious questionable subject to question 5adj experiencing odd bodily sensations told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest Syn ill, sick affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function |
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