Translations for „joke“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

I . joke [dʒəʊk] N

1. joke:

joke

笑话 xiàohua

joke

笑柄 xiàobǐng

play a joke on sb 开某人的玩笑 / make a joke about sb (sth)

以某人(某事为笑柄柄

2. joke:

joke

易如反掌的事 yì rú fǎn zhǎng de shì

The exam is a joke to me.

这次考试对我来说太容易了。

II . joke [dʒəʊk] VB trans, intr

joke

(跟…)开玩笑 kāi wánxiào

joke [dʒəʊk]

joking apart inf

[作插入语] 言归正传 yán guī zhèng zhuàn

joking apart inf

说正经的 shuō zhèngjing de

Usage examples with joke

a standing joke

老笑话

play a joke on sb

作弄某人

cap one joke with another

讲一个比前一个更妙的笑话

The exam is a joke to me.

这次考试对我来说太容易了。

I completely missed the point of that joke.

我完全没理解那个笑话的意思。

play a joke on sb 开某人的玩笑 / make a joke about sb (sth)

以某人(某事为笑柄柄

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The party's logo, the head of a medieval court jester, indicated its status as a joke party.

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After chiding him for his joke, she decides to fail him and make him take the course over again.

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The essence of any joke is conciseness; every word has to add to the success of that story.

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A common joke is his inability to drive, although he did receive a learner's permit.

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One important exception is the blackboard joke at the beginning of each episode.

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At his age and for one who had never known hardships of life it was no joke to suffer imprisonments.

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Additionally, a joke issue spoofing a different newspaper or magazine is run every year at the end of the winter term.

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Other taboos are challenged by sick jokes and gallows humour, and to joke about disability is considered in this group.

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He is himself a no talent joke... enough already of this tool bag troll.

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She looks good enough to gobble up... sorry, couldn't resist the vamp joke!

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