play a joke on

英 [pleɪ ə dʒəʊk ɒn]

美 [pleɪ ə dʒoʊk ɑːn]

网络  开玩笑; 开某人的玩笑

英英释义

verb

• deceive somebody
  1. We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week
  Synonym:flim-flamplay trickstrickfobfoxpull a fast one onplay a trick on
• subject to a playful hoax or joke
  Synonym:hoaxpull someone's leg

双语例句

• One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart.
  一天晚上，狱卒决定与他的同事开一个玩笑，看看他反复演出这么多场之后，是否已将信的内容记熟了。
• In England, jokes are only played in the morning as it is considered bad luck to play a practical joke on someone after noon.
  在英格兰，只有上午才能和人开玩笑，过了中午的恶作剧会被人认为是不吉利的。
• One day, the boy decided to play a practical joke on the villagers.
  一天，这个男孩想对那些村民来个恶作剧。
• Let's play a joke on someone today.
  今天，我们开个玩笑吧！
• They decided to play a joke on their father by hiding his reading glasses.
  他们决定把父亲的眼镜藏起来和他开个玩笑。
• Someone is trying to play a joke on me here.
  这儿有人想跟我开个玩笑。
• She is too proud to play such a joke on you.
  她很自重，不会跟你开这种玩笑。
• One day, when he was feeling very bored, the boy decided to play a practical joke on the villagers.
  有一天，当他感到很无聊，男孩决定发挥对村民的实际笑话。
• Let us play a joke on him.
  我们来开他个玩笑。
• And they wanted to play a joke on him.
  于是他们就想耍他。