tell a joke
tell a joke — 動詞
- tell a jokepresent simple I / you / we / they
- tells a joke3rd person singular
- telling a joke-ing form
- told a jokepast simple
1. to say something funny, such as a short story or a one-liner, expecting the peop
講笑話
說出讓人發笑的話
to say something funny, such as a short story or a one-liner, expecting the people listening to laugh
Anjali told a joke about a penguin, and everyone in the car burst out laughing.
Anjali 講了一個關於企鵝的笑話，車裡每個人都笑了起來。
collocation: tell a joke + about [topic]
Marta tried to tell a joke at the party, but the music was too loud.
Marta 在派對上想講一個笑話，但音樂太大聲了。
pattern: try + to tell a joke
Owen's grandfather loves to tell a joke at the dinner table every Sunday.
Owen 的祖父每個星期天都喜歡在晚餐時講笑話。
Salma can tell a joke so well that even the teacher starts to giggle.
Salma 很會講笑話，連老師都忍不住笑了起來。
Esteban told a joke during the meeting that made his coworkers smile.
Esteban 在會議中講了一個笑話，讓同事們都笑了。
collocation: tell a joke during [occasion]
- tell a joke about [topic]
- tell a joke to [person]
- crack a joke
- hear a joke
- laugh at a joke
- crack a joke
more informal; suggests a quick or spontaneous joke rather than a rehearsed one
- make a joke
can mean telling a prepared joke or making a witty remark in conversation
文法句型
tell + joke (object)