单词	joker
释义	jokerjok‧er /ˈdʒəʊkə $ ˈdʒoʊkər/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Some joker had nailed the bench to the floor. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Invariably the butt of the family joker, he leaves his wife clamouring for an image maker for a husband. Rosa, you should remember, is an inveterate joker. Some joker had removed them all. Then as later, bald men liked to rebut the jokers by recalling great bald men of the past. Zoology, the joker in his pack, offered in his final year, also achieved 62 percent. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomeone who tells jokes or does things to make people laugh► comedian/comic a professional entertainer who makes people laugh: · Lenny Henry, the famous British comedian, will appear in a show in London next week.· Before becoming a film actor, he'd been a comic appearing regularly in cabaret.stand-up comedian/comic (=one who stands alone in front of the public and tells jokes): · Robin Williams first made his name as a stand-up comedian. ► wit an intelligent person who is good at being funny in clever or original ways: · Rochester was well known as a wit in society circles.· A dozen writers and wits used to gather at the Algonquin Hotel for lunch. ► practical joker someone who does something in order to confuse or trick someone else, to make other people laugh: · The shop sold toys and gadgets for practical jokers. WORD SETS► Cards ace, nounbaccarat, nounbid, nounblackjack, nounbridge, nouncanasta, nouncard, nouncard table, nouncontract bridge, nouncourt card, nouncrib, nouncribbage, nouncut, verbdeal, noundeal, verbdealer, noundeck, noundiscard, verbdiscard, noundummy, nounface card, nounflush, nounfull house, noungin rummy, noungrand slam, nounhand, nounjack, nounjoker, nounking, nounkitty, nounknave, nounlead, verboverbid, verbpack, nounpatience, nounpicture card, nounplaying card, nounpoker, nounpontoon, nounqueen, nounraise, verbrubber, nounrummy, nounrun, nounshuffle, verbshuffle, nounsnap, nounsnap, interjectionsolitaire, nounspade, nounstrip poker, nounsuit, nountrick, nountrump, nountrump, verbtwenty-one, nounwhist, nounwild, adjectivewild card, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► practical · He gained a reputation as a practical joker, yet at the same time could be quite morose.· Not many people know that Nick Faldo fancies himself as a comedian and a practical joker. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the joker in the pack It was I, the unexpected tenant of the empty cottage, who was the joker in the pack. Word family WORD FAMILYnounjokejokerjokinessjocularityadverbjokinglyjokilyjocularlyadjectivejokeyjocularverbjoke 1informal someone who behaves in a way you think is stupid:  Look at that joker – he’s doing 25 miles an hour at the most.2a playing card that has no fixed value and is only used in some card games3someone who makes a lot of jokes4the joker in the pack something or someone whose effect on future events cannot be known
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