| 释义 |
joke /jōk/ noun- An amusing quip or story
- A witticism
- Anything said or done for fun
- Anything that or anyone who provokes a laugh
- An absurdity
intransitive verb- To jest
- To tell jokes
- To be humorous
- To make fun
transitive verb- To poke fun at
- To chaff
ORIGIN: L jocus jokˈer noun - A person who jokes or jests
- An additional playing card in the pack, used at euchre, poker, etc
- An innocent-looking clause insidiously introduced to cripple the effect of a bill or document (US)
- An unforeseen factor affecting a situation
- A person, often one viewed with mild, usu amicable, amusement (informal)
jokeˈsome, jōˈkey or jōˈky adjective joke'ster noun (US) A player of jokes jōˈkily adverb jōˈkiness noun jokˈingly adverb In a joking manner jokeˈsmith noun (archaic) A maker of jokes joking apart or aside If I may be serious, seriously no joke A serious or difficult matter |