jape

英 [dʒeɪp]

美 [dʒeɪp]

n.  戏弄; 恶作剧; 玩笑

复数：japes　

GRE

BNC.35517 / COCA.43504

牛津词典

noun

• 戏弄；恶作剧；玩笑
  a trick or joke that is played on sb

柯林斯词典

• 玩笑；恶作剧；戏弄
  Ajapeis a silly trick that you play on someone which is quite funny and which does not really involve upsetting them.

英英释义

noun

• a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
  1. he told a very funny joke
  2. he knows a million gags
  3. thanks for the laugh
  4. he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
  5. even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
  Synonym:jokegaglaughjest

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