take a joke

释义

1. 经得起玩笑话；开得起玩笑

   to be able to laugh at a joke against yourself

   The trouble with her is she can't take a joke.她的问题在于开不起玩笑。

电影里这样说 · 5 部

• What's wrong, mate? You can't take a joke?Kingsman: The Secret Service2014
• Fuck them if they can't take a joke.The Big Chill1983
• Can't you take a little joke, for God's sake?The Lake House2006
• That's not true. Take this classic Canadian joke.South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut1999
• - A lot of people can't take a joke. - Oh, no, I can.Mighty Aphrodite1995

在完整场景里学

• 非强力春药1995
  • 餐厅里争论生孩子：out of left field（冷不丁）
  • 为宝宝取名吵半天：put my foot down（坚决反对）
  • 为汉普顿之行吵翻：old passion（从前的激情）

同一词条的短语

• be beyond a joke
• be no joke
• the joke's on
• make a joke of
• joking apart
• you're joking