名詞 joke:

1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
   同義詞：gag, laugh, jest, jape
2. activity characterized by good humor
   同義詞：jest, jocularity
3. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
   同義詞：antic, prank, trick, caper, put-on
4. a triviality not to be taken seriously

動(dòng)詞 joke:

1. tell a joke; speak humorously
   同義詞：jest
2. act in a funny or teasing way
   同義詞：jest

1. I'm sorry but I can't see the joke.
   很抱歉，我看不出來有什麼可笑的。
2. Can't you take a joke?
   跟你開個(gè)玩笑你都受不了嗎？
3. You must be joking.
   你一定是在開玩笑吧。
4. He can't take a joke.
   他開不得玩笑。
5. Are you joking with us?
   你一定是在笑話我們吧？
6. It is no joke.
   這可不是開玩笑的事。

joke

n.（名詞）
Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.
笑話：為引人發(fā)笑或逗樂而說的話或做的事，尤指有一句妙語的有趣故事
A mischievous trick; a prank.
惡作劇：淘氣的把戲；惡作劇
An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation.
可笑的事：有趣的或滑稽可笑的事情或局面
Informal
【非正式用語】
Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality:
小事，兒戲：無需認(rèn)真對(duì)待的事；瑣碎小事：
例句：
The accident was no joke.
這場(chǎng)事故可不是兒戲

An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock:
笑柄，笑料：令人感到有趣或令人發(fā)笑的對(duì)象；笑柄：
例句：
His preference for loud ties was the joke of the office.
他對(duì)于俗艷領(lǐng)帶的喜愛是辦公室里的笑柄

v.（動(dòng)詞）
joked,jok.ing,jokes
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To tell or play jokes; jest.
開玩笑，嘲笑：講笑話或開玩笑；說俏皮話
To speak in fun; be facetious.
鬧著玩地說話；愛開玩笑
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To make fun of; tease.
取笑；嘲笑

來源：
Latin iocus * see yek-
拉丁語 iocus *參見 yek-

【引伸】
jok.ingly
adv.（副詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>joke,jest,witticism,quip,sally,crack,wisecrack,gagThese nouns refer to something that is said or done in order to evoke laughter or amusement.
這些名詞表示為了引人發(fā)笑或逗樂而說的話或做的事。
Joke especially denotes an amusing story with a punch line at the end:
Joke 專門指結(jié)尾處有一句妙語的有趣故事：
例句：
told jokes at the beginning of the show.
在節(jié)目開始的時(shí)候講笑話。

Jest suggests frolicsome humor:
Jest 表示一種鬧著玩的幽默：
例句：
All jests aside, we`re in big trouble. Awitticism is a witty, usually cleverly phrased remark:
玩笑歸玩笑，我們遇到了大麻煩。 witticism 指一句風(fēng)趣的，通常措辭巧妙的語句：

例句：
a speech that was full of witticisms. Aquip is a clever, pointed, often sarcastic remark:
充滿詼諧語句的演說。 quip 指一句機(jī)智的、一針見血的、常常是諷刺性的語句：

例句：
a President who responded to the tough questions with quips.
一位用諷刺性妙語回答棘手問題的總統(tǒng)。

Sally denotes a sudden quick witticism:
Sally 指突然急中生智想出的一句俏皮話：
例句：
In a sally at the end of the debate the candidate elicited much laughter from the audience.
在辯論結(jié)束時(shí)候加入的一句俏皮話引起了聽眾的大笑。

Crack andwisecrack refer less formally to flippant or sarcastic retorts:
Crack 和wisecrack 要非正式一些，它們表示輕率無禮的或諷刺挖苦的反駁：
例句：
He made a crack about my driving ability.
他對(duì)我的駕駛技術(shù)說了一句挖苦的話。

例句：
Don`t give me any more wisecracks.
別再挖苦我了。

Gag is principally applicable to a broadly comic remark or to comic by-play in a theatrical routine:
Gag 主要適用于指插科打諢的話或戲劇中老套的噱頭：
例句：
one of the most memorable gags in the history of vaudeville.
輕歌舞劇歷史上最令人難忘的噱頭之一

<注釋>It is hard to imagine the English language without the wordjoke , butjoke is only first recorded in '70. Sincejoke was originally considered a slang or informal usage, it was not suitable to all contexts.The change in status ofjoke from then to now provides us with an excellent example of how usage changes. Joke has a decent enough heritage at any rate, coming from Latiniocus, .jest, sport, laughingstock, trifle..Iocus in turn can be traced back to the Indo-European root yek-, meaning .to speak,. from which also comes the Umbrian wordiuka, .prayers,. and the Welsh wordiaith, .speech..
我們很難想象英語中如果沒有joke 這個(gè)詞會(huì)怎樣， 但是joke 在'70年才首次有文字記載。 因?yàn)?strong>joke 起初被認(rèn)為是俚語或非正式用語， 以前它并不是在所有的文章中都適用的。從那時(shí)到現(xiàn)在joke 地位上的變化給我們提供了一個(gè)關(guān)于語言用法如何變化的極好的例子。 不管怎樣joke 的詞源算得上很體面， 它來自于拉丁語中iocus 一詞， 表示.玩笑，游戲，笑柄，瑣事.。Iocus 反過來又可追溯到印歐語系中的詞根 yek- 表示.說話.， 從這個(gè)詞根還派生出翁布里亞語中iuka 一詞，即.祈禱.， 以及威爾士語中iaith 一詞，即.講話，演說.