joke
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joc, jok= joke 笑话
jocose adj. 滑稽的
joc 笑话 + ose 多…的 → 滑稽的
jocular adj. 爱开玩笑的
joc 笑话 + ular 属于…的 → 爱开玩笑的
jocund adj. 欢乐的
joc 笑话 + und 表形容词 → 欢乐的
joke n. 笑话
数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全
相关例句:
Her bad cooking has become the neighbourhood joke.
她那糟糕的烹调技术成了邻居的笑料。
The police investigation was a joke. A total cover-up.
警方的调查简直荒唐可笑,完全是在掩盖真相。
Did you get that joke, Ann? I'll explain later
安,听懂那个笑话了吗?我过会儿会解释。
It was probably just a joke to them, but it wasn't funny to me.
对他们而言,那可能仅仅是个恶作剧,但对我来说,它一点也不好笑。
If I hear one more joke about my hair, I shall scream
如果我再听到有人拿我的头发开玩笑,我就会尖叫。
He debated whether to make a joke about shooting rabbits, but decided against it
他心里琢磨是否该开个有关打兔子的玩笑,但决定还是算了。