joker

英 [ˈdʒəʊkə(r)]

美 [ˈdʒoʊkər]

n.  爱开玩笑的人; 爱说笑话的人; 蠢货; 废人; (某些纸牌游戏中的)百搭，(大、小)王牌

复数：jokers　

法律

Collins.1 / BNC.18723 / COCA.21161

习惯用语

n.

the joker in the pack
• 能以意想不到的方式改变形势的人（或事）
  a person or thing who could change the way that things will happen in a way that cannot be predicted

牛津词典

noun

• 爱开玩笑的人；爱说笑话的人
  a person who likes making jokes or doing silly things to make people laugh
• 蠢货；废人
  a person that you think is stupid because they annoy you
• （某些纸牌游戏中的）百搭，（大、小）王牌
  an extra playing card that is used in some card games, usually as a wild card

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 爱开玩笑的人；逗趣的人
  Someone who is ajokerlikes making jokes or doing amusing things.
  1. He is, by nature, a joker, a witty man with a sense of fun.
     他天性是个爱开玩笑的人，说话诙谐，很有幽默感。
• （纸牌中的）百搭牌，王牌
  Thejokerin a pack of playing cards is the card which does not belong to any of the four suits.
• N-COUNT 愚蠢的人；举止危险的人；小丑
  You can call someone ajokerif you think they are behaving in a stupid or dangerous way.
  1. Keep your eye on these jokers, you never know what they will come up with.
     留神那些活宝，你永远也不知道他们会想出什么样的主意。
• 与众不同的人（或事物）；难以捉摸的人（或事物）
  If you describe someone or something asthe joker in the pack, you mean that they are different from the other people or things in their group, and can be unpredictable.

英英释义

noun

• a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester
• an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent
  1. when I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract
• a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
  Synonym:jokester
• a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
  1. some joker is blocking the driveway
  Synonym:turkey

双语例句

• He was a journalist, bohemian, and practical joker.
  他是一名记者，波希米亚和实际滑稽。
• Joker: Don't talk like one of them, you're not!
  小丑：别跟他们那样满口仁义道德，你不是他们中的一员！
• Some Joker is blocking the driveway.
  一些无用的笨蛋把车道堵塞了。
• "I choose chaos," says the Joker, and those words sum up what's at stake in The Dark Knight.
  “我选择生活在混乱中，”“小丑”说，这句话总结了《黑暗骑士》中形势究竟有多么危急。
• Does Alfred and the Joker get into an altercation?
  阿尔弗雷德和小丑之间会有冲突吗？
• What a joker you are!
  你这家伙真会开玩笑。
• Joker: You have all these rules, and you think they'll save you.
  小丑：您所有这些规则，你认为他们救您。
• Today's front page of The Sun carries a banner headline 'The adulterer, the bungler and the joker.'
  《太阳报》今日头版大标题为《奸夫、笨蛋和小丑》。
• Joker: I wanted to see what you'd do.
  小丑：我想看看你想要做什么。
• The Joker: See, I'm a man of simple tastes.
  瞧，我是个品味单纯的人。