make a joke, make fun
这两个短语共同的意思是“取笑某人”“同某人开玩笑”。它们的区别是：
这两个短语后接的介词不同, make fun后接of; make a joke后接about。例如:
Don't make fun of an old man.
Don't make a joke about an old man.
不要同老年人开玩笑。
下面三个句子的意思相同:
Don't make a joke about an old man.
Don't play a joke on an old man.
Don't have a joke with an old man.
不要同老年人开玩笑。
joke, jest
这两个词都可表示“玩笑”。它们的区别是：
1.jest主要指引人发笑的戏言; 而joke则不仅指开玩笑的“言”,而且还指恶作剧的“行”。例如:
Don't jest with the little girl.不要戏弄这个小女孩。
2.joke比jest通俗而少优雅。
They joked and drank coffee and filled themselves with chocolate cake.
他们开着玩笑，喝着咖啡，尽情地吃着巧克力蛋糕。
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They joked about his ineptitude.
他们取笑他的笨拙.
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"I'm a real intellectual-type guy, Tracy," James joked. "Oh, give me a break," Tracy moaned.
“我可是个货真价实的高智商小伙儿，特雷西。”詹姆斯开玩笑地说道。“哦，别烦我了，”特雷西抱怨道。
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They joked about being in the play, but they really took it very seriously.
他们对参加演戏一事开玩笑, 但实际上他们对待这件事是很严肃的.
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He joked with me about the thing.
他就那事与我开玩笑.
辞典例句
The other riders joked him about his boils.
其他骑车人拿他长的热疖开玩笑.
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I offered to help him, if he would, and joked at his confusion.
我说要是他愿意,我可以帮他忙, 而且嘲笑他的慌张.
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At first the passengers joked about being stuck in the snow.
起初,乘客们还拿被困在暴风雪中这件事开玩笑.
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The funny man joked about his accident and everyone laughed.
那个风趣的人拿自己的事故说笑,大家都笑了.
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He had talked to a few casually, joked with them.
他也跟其中的三两个人随便搭过几句话, 打过两个哈哈.
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McGrady joked that he'd given himself a chance by taking 28 shots.
麦迪则开玩笑说他已经给了自己很多次机会了,出手次数多达28次.
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He joked and laughed, once again the man I had known.
他又说又笑, 再度成为我所熟识的那个人.
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I am sorry I joked too roughly with thee.
原谅我跟你玩笑开得过分了.
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They both and joked, walking arm in arm down the street.
他俩臂挽着臂,有说有笑地沿街走去.
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The man seemed to be in animal spirits and joked incessantly.
这个人似乎精神很好,他不停地说着笑话.
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