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

1.動詞及物A2
釋義

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

例句

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

同義詞
  • 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)

常見錯誤

❌I said a joke to my friends.
✅I told a joke to my friends.
💡We 'tell' jokes and stories, not 'say' them.
❌The joke made to laugh him.
✅The joke made him laugh.
💡After 'make', the object comes directly before the verb.