FUNNY1 when something or someone makes you laugh2 a funny film, play etc3 when the opposite of what is expected happens4 how you feel when you think something is funny5 the quality in someone or something that makes them funny6 the ability to realize when something is funnyRELATED WORDSunusual or strange 不寻常的或奇怪的STRANGEsee alsoJOKELAUGHSMILESERIOUS1 when something or someone makes you laugh 某事或某人使人发笑funny /ˈfʌni/ [adjective]something or someone that isfunny makes you laugh 滑稽的；可笑的 It was the funniest story I'd ever heard. 这是我听过的故事中最好笑的一个。 He can be pretty funny when he's had a few drinks. 他几杯酒下肚以后会很风趣。 The goat was chasing Mark round and round the field - it was so funny. 那只山羊追着马克在田里转着圈子跑，真是好笑。look funny You look really funny in that hat. 你戴那顶帽子看起来很滑稽。hilariously/hysterically funny Did you like ‘Notting Hill’? I thought it was hilariously funny. 你喜欢《诺丁山》这部电影吗？我觉得这片子好笑极了。make somebody laugh /ˌmeɪk somebody ˈlɑːfǁ-ˈlæf/ [verb phrase not in passive]to make someone laugh, for example by telling a joke or doing something funny 引人发笑 I must tell Jerry what you said - it'll make him laugh. 我一定要把你的话说给杰里听，他会觉得好笑的。 Charlie Chaplin was a great actor with a wonderful ability to make people laugh. 查利·卓别林是位伟大的演员，他具有令人难以置信的逗乐天才。 It always makes me laugh when you look at me like that. 你那个样子看着我总是会让我发笑。amusing /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/ [adjective]especially writtenfunny and entertaining enough to make you smile 【尤书面】有趣的，逗人发笑的 I like a newspaper with one or two amusing articles, as well as all the serious stuff. 我喜欢那种在刊登所有严肃东西的同时又有一两篇趣味文章的报纸。 He was a really special person, gentle and amusing at the same time. 他是个很特别的人，既温文尔雅同时又妙趣横生。find something/somebody amusing Mrs Denton didn't find it amusing when I spilt all the paint on the floor. 我把油漆都洒到地上时，登顿太太并不觉得好笑。highly amusing My mother was embarrassed, but I found the situation highly amusing. 我妈很窘，可我觉得这场面很有趣。humorous /ˈhjuːmərəsǁˈhjuː-, ˈjuː-/ [adjective]intended to be amusing - use this especially about stories, descriptions, songs, and other things that people write 幽默的，诙谐的〔尤用于故事、描述、歌曲等〕 The book is a humorous account of a young man's travels in South America. 这本书幽默地讲述了一位年轻人在南美洲旅行的故事。 It was a brilliant speech - clear, precise and humorous. 这次演说很精彩，它清楚、简洁又幽默。 humorous birthday cards 幽默的生日贺卡witty /ˈwɪti/ [adjective]using words in a clever and amusing way 说话风趣的 Sam is intelligent, witty, and great fun to be with. 萨姆聪明风趣，跟他在一起很有意思。 I enjoyed the play - it had a clever plot and a very witty script. 我喜欢这部戏，它情节巧妙，对话非常风趣。hilarious /hɪˈleəriəs/ [adjective]extremely funny - use this about situations, jokes, and stories, but not about people 极其滑稽的〔情况、笑话和故事〕 Our attempts at dancing were hilarious - we all kept tripping over each other. 我们努力跳舞时的举动真是笑死人了，我们一直相互绊来绊去的。 the hilarious BBC comedy series ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ 滑稽到极点的英国广播公司的系列喜剧《妙不可言》comical /ˈkɒmɪkəlǁˈkɑː-/ [adjective]especially writtenfunny in a strange or unexpected way, although not always intended to be 【尤书面】古怪可笑的，滑稽的 Carlo looked so comical, striding along in a coat which nearly touched the ground. 卡洛看上去很滑稽，穿着一件几乎拖地的外套大踏步地走着。 The puffin is an unusual sea bird, and there is something almost comical about the way it moves and looks. 海鹦是一种不寻常的海鸟，它的动作和长相有点近乎滑稽。 Lizzie, bouncing along on the donkey, made a comical sight. 莉齐在驴背上一路颠簸，看上去很滑稽。comically [adverb] He bowed comically and asked my sister to dance. 他样子滑稽地欠欠身并请我妹妹跳舞。light-hearted /ˌlaɪt ˈhɑːʳtd◂/ [adjective]funny in a gentle way, and often about a subject that is usually serious 轻松愉快的；风趣的〔对待通常较为严肃的话题〕 We always try to keep our newsletter light-hearted, so that people will enjoy it. 我们总努力把通讯写得轻松，让大家读得愉快。 The light-hearted way in which the author has approached this book should take some of the hard work out of trying to lose weight. 作者写这本书的风趣笔调可使读者减轻一些减肥的辛苦。take a light-hearted look at something The film takes a light-hearted look at life in prison. 这部电影采取了一种轻松、风趣的手法描写监狱生活。light-heartedly [adverb] Somehow, Moore manages to deal light-heartedly with subjects such as death and illness. 莫尔以某种轻松的手法处理了死亡和疾病这一类的主题。be a laugh /biː ə ˈlɑːfǁ-ˈlæf/ [verb phrase]informalif a person or activity is a laugh, they are amusing and give you a lot of fun 【非正式】〔人或活动〕引人发笑；有趣 There were about 100 people there and it was a laugh from beginning to end . 那里约有100人，从开始到结束都是笑声不断。a real laughspoken Wait until you meet Tony. He's a real laugh. 等到你见了托尼吧，他这人非常有趣。be a laugh a minutebe very amusing 非常有趣 We all had to sleep in one tent and it was a laugh a minute. 我们大家都得睡在一个帐篷内，真是好玩极了。be a hoot /biː ə ˈhuːt/ [verb phrase]informalif a person, situation, performance, film etcis a hoot, they are very funny and enjoyable 【非正式】非常可笑 The movie has a script that is smartly funny, and Hugh Grant is a hoot! 这部影片的对白妙趣横生，休·格兰特真叫人笑痛肚子！ At the end of the day, there was the moms’ soccer match, which was a hoot! 那天的最后一项活动是一场妈妈足球赛，那才叫笑死人呢！2 a funny film, play etc 滑稽有趣的电影、戏剧等comedy /ˈkɒmɪdi, ˈkɒmədiǁˈkɑː-/ [countable noun]a film, play, TV programme etc that is intended to entertain people and make them laugh 喜剧 ‘One Fine Day’ was a romantic comedy with George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer. 《一日钟情》是一部浪漫喜剧片，由乔治·克鲁尼和米歇尔·法伊弗主演。comedy programme/series/show a comedy show on Channel 4 第四频道播出的喜剧节目black comedyone that is funny about things such as death 黑色喜剧 The movie's a black comedy about a pair of junkie musicians who are trying to kick the drug habit. 这影片是部黑色幽默片，讲述了一对有毒瘾的音乐家想要戒毒的故事。comic /ˈkɒmɪkǁˈkɑː-/ [adjective only before noun]intended to entertain people and make them laugh 滑稽的，喜剧的 Streep provided one of the best comic performances of her career. 斯特里普演出了她演艺生涯中最优秀的喜剧片之一。comic writer/actor/performer etcone who writes or performs things that make you laugh 喜剧作家/演员/表演者等 Like all comic writers, Shaw was fascinated by the gap between appearance and reality. 肖伯纳与所有幽默作家一样，也被表面与实际之间的差距强烈地吸引住了。comic verse/songthat entertains you and makes you laugh 滑稽诗/歌曲 Then Gertie got up on the stage and delighted us all by singing a comic song. 然后格蒂走上舞台，唱了一首滑稽歌曲来逗我们开心。comic reliefsomething funny in a serious story 〔严肃故事中的〕喜剧性调剂 In Shakespeare's Henry IV, the character of Falstaff provides us with a little comic relief. 在莎士比亚的剧本《亨利四世》中，福斯塔夫这一角色为我们提供了一点喜剧性调剂。3 when the opposite of what is expected happens 与原来的期望相反的事发生ironic /aɪˈrɒnɪkǁ-ˈrɑː-/ [adjective]something that is ironic is funny, but in a sad or strange way, because it is the opposite of what you would expect 具有讽刺意味的；令人啼笑皆非的 ‘I've heard that Dan's really upset about the divorce.’ ‘How ironic. He was always the one who was against them getting married in the first place.’ “我听说丹让这桩离婚闹得很烦恼。”“这可真让人哭笑不得。他一直反对他俩结婚的。” It was an ironic situation, the two men in her life meeting like that. 这真是令人啼笑皆非的场面。她生命中的两个男人那样相见了。it is ironic that It's ironic that the most important people in the country often have so little understanding of how ordinary people live. 这国家最重要的人物经常对普通人的生活情况了解得那么少，太具有讽刺意味了。ironically [adverb] Ironically, the government ended up harming the very people it was trying to help. 令人啼笑皆非的是，政府结果伤害了他们想要帮助的那些人。irony /ˈaɪərəni/ [countable/uncountable noun]something that is funny, but in a sad or strange way, because it is the opposite of what you would expect 具有讽刺意味的事；令人啼笑皆非的事 Life is full of ironies, some hilarious, some tragic. 生活中充满了讽刺，有些可笑，有些却可悲。irony of The irony of the situation was obvious -- if I told the truth, nobody would believe me! 这个情况的荒唐之处显而易见—如果我说实话，没有人会相信我！the irony is that The irony is that some of the poorest countries have the richest natural resources. 具有讽刺意味的是有些最穷的国家拥有最丰富的自然资源。4 how you feel when you think something is funny 你觉得某物有趣时的感觉amused /əˈmjuːzd/ [adjective not usually before noun]if you areamused by something, you think it is funny and it makes you smile 被逗乐的 When I told him what had happened, he sounded amused rather than annoyed. 我把发生的事告诉他时，他似乎感到开心，而不是生气。amused by/at They seemed amused at his embarrassment. 对他的窘迫他们好像很开心。greatly/highly amused My grandmother seemed to be highly amused by my remarks. 祖母看上去被我的话逗得非常开心。amused expression/smile/grin She stood watching them with an amused expression on her face. 她站着看他们，脸上挂着开心的表情。amusement /əˈmjuːzmənt/ [uncountable noun]the feeling that you have when you think something is funny 乐趣，兴味 This story is bound to cause some amusement in the anti-Campbell campaign. 这则故事肯定会在反对坎贝尔的运动中引起一些乐趣。watch/listen/notice etc with amusement Everyone was watching the little dog with interest and amusement. 大家都兴致勃勃，满怀乐趣地看着那条小狗。amusement at Gloria couldn't hide her amusement at what the children were saying. 格洛丽亚听着孩子们的话，忍俊不禁。in amusement ‘You must be joking!’ Mum said, her lips curling in amusement. “你一定是开玩笑吧！”妈妈说道，嘴唇兴味十足地撅起着。(much) to somebody's amusementmaking them feel very amused 使某人感到好笑 Suddenly, the teacher's chair collapsed, much to everyone's amusement. 老师坐的椅子突然塌了，大家感到非常有趣。5 the quality in someone or something that makes them funny 某人或某物具有的有趣特性humourBritishhumorAmerican /ˈhjuːməʳǁˈhjuː-, ˈjuː-/ [uncountable noun]the quality or thing in a situation, book, remark etc that makes it funny 幽默 Everyone laughed except Dad, who obviously didn't appreciate the humour of the situation. 大家都笑了，只有爸爸没笑，他显然没弄懂这一情形的幽默之处。 The most popular children's books are ones that have plenty of humor in them. 最受欢迎的儿童书是那些有大量幽默的作品。black humourabout things such as death and violence 黑色幽默 Tom Lehrer's black humor offended some people, who found jokes about such subjects as nuclear war unacceptable. 汤姆·莱勒的黑色幽默冒犯了一些人，他们觉得拿核战争这样的话题来开玩笑令人无法接受。comedy /ˈkɒmɪdi, ˈkɒmədiǁˈkɑː-/ [uncountable noun]the quality in a book, film, television programme etc that is intended to entertain people and make them laugh 〔书、电影、电视节目等的〕喜剧性；喜剧成分 It was a brilliant play - full of drama, and both sadness and comedy. 这部戏很出色，充满了戏剧性，悲喜的成分兼而有之。 Much of the comedy in Pratchett's books comes from the clever way he plays around with words and ideas. 普莱切特的著作中大部分喜剧成分来自他巧妙机智的用词和构思。wit /wɪt/ [uncountable noun]the ability to use words and express ideas in a clever and amusing way, especially when it is shown in conversation or writing 风趣〔尤指表现在对话或写作中的〕 He seemed to have everything you could want in a man -- intelligence, wit, good looks and charm. 一个男人应该具备的他好像都有了一才智、风趣、英俊、魅力。 The wit and irony of the original novel has been lost in the film version. 原小说中的智趣和讽刺性在电影改编中荡然无存。6 the ability to realize when something is funny 能领会到某物有趣的能力sense of humourBritish/sense of humorAmerican /ˌsens əv ˈhjuːməʳ/ [countable noun usually singular]your ability to understand and enjoy jokes, funny situations etc 幽默感 Mr Hardman was a popular teacher, renowned for his sense of humor. 哈德曼先生是位广受欢迎的教师，他的幽默感非常有名。have a (good/great/strange etc) sense of humour I like Ann - she has such a good sense of humour. 我喜欢安——她有很强的幽默感。lose your sense of humour Maybe I'm losing my sense of humor but I didn't find it at all funny. 也许我的幽默感在消失，可我觉得这一点都不好笑。can take a joke /kən ˌteɪk ə ˈdʒəʊk/ [verb phrase]especially spokento be able to laugh and not get angry when other people make jokes about you or do something that makes you look stupid 【尤口】经得起开玩笑 I hope he can take a joke - have you seen what they've done to his car? 真希望他开得起玩笑，你看见他们把他的汽车搞成什么样了吗？ You may find army life difficult if you can't take a joke. 如果你开不起玩笑，那么你会觉得军队生活很难捱的。see the funny side of /ˌsiː ðə ˈfʌni saɪd ɒv/ [verb phrase]to realize that a situation that seems to be bad is also funny 看到…可笑的一面 I explained that it was all my fault and fortunately she saw the funny side of the situation. 我解释那全是我的错，好在她觉得这事其实也很可笑。see the funny side of it As a teacher, things often go wrong, and you have to be able to see the funny side of it. 当教师常常碰到不顺遂的事，你得能看到事情有趣的一面。see the funny side of life A cartoonist's job is all about making people see the funny side of life. 漫画家的工作就是让大家看到生活中有趣的一面。can laugh /kən ˈlɑːfǁ-ˈlæf/ [verb phrase]to be able to laugh and joke about your own mistakes and faults or about past experiences which did not seem funny when they were happening 能拿〔自己的错误或过去的经历〕说笑，一笑置之 We can laugh now, but at the time it seemed like the end of the world. 我们现在可以拿它说笑了，可当时好像是到了世界末日。can laugh at yourself Don't take yourself too seriously -- it's a good thing if you can laugh at yourself sometimes. 别自视过高—有时候能自嘲一下也是好事。