n.[C]

1. 玩笑，戏谑
   You have taken my little joke too much to heart.

   你把我的小玩笑太当真了。

2. 笑柄，笑料
   He's the joke of the whole village.

   他是全村的笑柄。

3. 无需认真对待的事情；轻松的事；容易的事
   Being cold and hungry is no joke.

   饥寒交迫可不是闹着玩的。

vi.

1. 开玩笑[（+about/with）]
   I'm only joking.

   我只是开玩笑而已。

vt.

1. 开……的玩笑，戏弄

n.

1. a thing said to cause amusement.
   ▸a trick played for fun.
2. informal a ridiculously inadequate person or thing.

v.