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funny adj.
⇨ funny (a funny guy/story) ⇨ strange 1 (a funny noise/smell) funny adjective funny ♦︎ amusing ♦︎ entertaining ♦︎ witty ♦︎ humorous ♦︎ comic ♦︎ hilarious ♦︎ light-heartedThese words all describe sb/sth that makes you laugh or smile. 这些词均表示好笑的、滑稽的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达好笑的程度| humorous | ➔ | funny | ➔ | hilarious | | light-hearted | | amusing | | | | | entertaining | | | | | witty | | | | | comic | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a funny / an amusing / an entertaining / a witty / a humorous / a comic / a light-hearted story◆a funny / an amusing / an entertaining / a witty / a humorous / a light-hearted speech◆a funny / an entertaining / a witty / a humorous / a comic writer◆a funny / an entertaining / a witty / a humorous speaker◆a funny / an amusing / a witty guy / man / woman◆a funny / an amusing / a humorous / a hilarious incident◆a funny / an amusing / a hilarious joke◆to find sth funny / amusing / entertaining / witty / humorous / hilarious■ funny that makes you laugh 好笑的；滑稽的◆That's the funniest thing I've ever heard.那是我听过的最滑稽可笑的事。◆It's not funny! Someone could have been hurt.这不是儿戏！可能会伤到人。◆I was really embarrassed, but then I saw the funny side of it.我确实感到很尴尬，但接着我发现了事情好笑的一面。◆'What's so funny?' she demanded.“什么事这么好笑？”她问道。■ amusing funny and enjoyable 逗人笑的；有乐趣的；好笑的◆This can be a very amusing game to play.这种游戏玩起来可能会非常有趣。◆He writes very amusing letters.他写起信来非常诙谐有趣。▸ amuse verb [transitive] ◆My funny drawings amused the kids.我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。◆This will amuse you.这个会逗你笑的。 see also amuse ⇨ entertain ▸ amusement noun [uncountable] ◆She could not hide her amusement at the way he was dancing.看见他跳舞的姿势，她忍俊不禁。◆Much to their amusement I couldn't get the door open.使他们大为好笑的是，我竟然打不开门。■ entertaining (rather formal) amusing and interesting 有趣的；令人开心的；使人愉快的◆It was a very entertaining evening.那是一场非常令人开心的晚会。◆She found him a charming and entertaining companion.她觉得他是个富有魅力、令人愉快的同伴。 see also entertain ⇨ entertain ■ witty clever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things 机智的；巧妙的；言辞诙谐的；妙趣横生的◆Somebody made a witty remark about needing a forklift truck.有人拿需要叉车的事讲了一句俏皮话。◆He was much in demand as a witty public speaker.作为一个机智幽默的演说家，他非常抢手。 see also wit ⇨ humour ■ humorous funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour 滑稽有趣的；有幽默感的◆It's a humorous look at the world of fashion.那是对时装界幽默的审视。◆She had not intended to be humorous.她本无意故作幽默。 see also humour ⇨ humour ■ comic / /ˈkɒmɪk; NAmE ˈkɑːmɪk/ that makes you laugh 好笑的；滑稽的◆Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic.这本书里的许多场景都非常滑稽可笑。◆She can always be relied on to provide comic relief (= sth to make you relax and laugh) at a boring party.在沉闷的聚会上总能指望她爆出笑料。ⓘ Comic also means 'connected with comedy'(= entertainment that is funny and makes people laugh); in this meaning it is only used before a noun. * comic另有“喜剧的”之义，表达此义时只用在名词前◆a comic opera滑稽歌剧◆a very fine comic actor优秀的喜剧演员 see also comedy ⇨ humour NOTE 辨析 Funny, amusing, humorous or comic? Amusing is the most general of these words because it includes the idea of being enjoyable as well as making people laugh and can be used to describe events, activities and occasions. * amusing在这些词中含义最广，既表示好笑的，也表示有趣的、好玩的，可用以形容事件、活动和场合◆an amusing party / game / evening充满乐趣的聚会／游戏／晚会◆a funny/humorous/comic party/game/evening Humorous is not quite as strong as funny or comic and is more about showing that you see the humour in a situation, than actually making people laugh out loud. Comic is used especially to talk about writing and drama or things that are funny in a deliberate and theatrical way. It is not used to describe people (except for comic writers). Funny can describe people, jokes and stories, things that happen, or anything that makes people laugh. * humorous语气不如funny或comic强，多表明意会到情景中的滑稽之处，而非实际使人发笑。comic尤指作品、戏剧、事物等有意营造的戏剧性的滑稽可笑，但不用以描述人（comic writer例外）。funny可形容人、笑话、故事、发生的事情以及任何使人发笑的事物。 ■ hilarious /hɪˈleəriəs/ / extremely funny 极其滑稽的；令人捧腹的◆Lynn found the whole situation absolutely hilarious.林恩觉得这一切实在是太滑稽了。◆Do you know Pete? He's hilarious.你认识皮特吗？他风趣得很。■ ˌlight-ˈhearted intended to be amusing or easily enjoyable rather than too serious 轻松的；愉快的◆She gave a light-hearted speech that was just right for the occasion.她发表了轻松愉快的讲话，很适合当时的场合。 OPP serious ⇨ serious 2 strange1 adjective A strange thing happened this morning. 今天上午发生了一件怪事。Never accept rides from strange men. 千万别搭陌生男子的便车。 ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ unusual 另见unusual条strange ♦︎ odd ♦︎ weird ♦︎ curious ♦︎ mysterious ♦︎ funny ♦︎ bizarre ♦︎ peculiar ♦︎ uncannyThese words all describe people or things that are unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to understand. 这些词均表示奇怪的、怪异的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆strange / odd / weird / curious / funny / bizarre / peculiar / uncanny that...◆strange / odd / weird / curious / funny / peculiar / uncanny how / what...◆a strange / an odd / a weird / a curious / a mysterious / a funny / a bizarre / a peculiar / an uncanny way◆a strange / an odd / a weird / a curious / a mysterious / a funny / a bizarre / a peculiar thing◆a strange / an odd / a weird / a curious / a mysterious / a funny / a peculiar place◆a strange / an odd / a curious / a funny / a bizarre / a peculiar situation◆a strange / an odd / a weird / a curious / a funny / a bizarre / a peculiar / an uncanny feeling◆a strange / an odd / a curious / a funny / a peculiar smell◆strange / odd / curious / mysterious / bizarre / peculiar behaviour◆a strange / an odd / a mysterious / a peculiar person / man / woman◆something strange / odd / weird / curious / mysterious / funny / bizarre / peculiar / uncanny◆very strange / odd / weird / curious / mysterious / funny / peculiar◆really strange / odd / weird / funny / bizarre / uncanny◆rather strange / odd / weird / curious / mysterious / funny / bizarre / peculiar / uncanny◆slightly strange / odd / weird / curious / mysterious / bizarre■ strange unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to understand 奇怪的；奇特的；异常的◆A strange thing happened this morning.今天上午发生了一件怪事。◆It's strange (that) we haven't heard from him.奇怪，我们一直没有他的消息。◆That's strange－the front door's open.奇怪－正门开着呢。◆There was something strange about her eyes.她的眼睛有些异常。OPP normal ⇨ normal ▸ strangely adverb ◆She's been acting very strangely lately.近来她举止十分反常。◆Strangely enough, I don't feel at all nervous.真奇怪，我一点也不紧张。■ odd strange 奇怪的；异样的◆They're very odd people.他们是些很古怪的人。◆The odd thing was that he didn't recognize me.怪就怪在他竟没认出我来。◆She had the oddest feeling that he was avoiding her.她有一种异样的感觉－他在躲着她。OPP normal ⇨ normal see also oddity ⇨ exception ▸ oddly adverb ◆She's been behaving very oddly lately.她最近行为特别反常。◆He looked at her in a way she found oddly disturbing.他异样地望着她，令她局促不安。NOTE 辨析 Strange or odd? Strange can sometimes suggest that sb/sth is mysterious or frightening in some way. * strange有时意味着某人或某事有些神秘或吓人◆Strange things have been happening round here.最近这周围一直有些怪事发生。(Compare 比较◆A strange / an odd thing happened this morning.今天上午发生了一件怪事。This would be an unusual thing, but not a frightening thing. 所发生的事可能不寻常，但并不吓人。) Odd can suggest that you feel that sb/sth is hard to understand or not right in some way, but odd people probably won't hurt you; strange people might. * odd可意味着某事难以理解或有点别扭，但odd people不太可能伤害你，strange people却有可能。 ■ weird / /wɪəd; NAmE wɪrd/ (rather informal, especially spoken, sometimes disapproving) unusual or different 不寻常的；离奇的◆I had a really weird dream last night.我昨晚做了一个着实离奇的梦。◆She's a very weird girl.她是个非常古怪的女孩。◆It's weird seeing yourself on television.看到自己上了电视，感觉怪怪的。ⓘ When weird is used to describe other people or their ideas, there is often an element of judgement and/or disapproval. * weird用于描述他人或其想法时，常含评判意味或含贬义◆He's got some weird ideas (= ideas that I do not agree with at all).他有些怪念头。 OPP normal ⇨ normal ▸ weirdly adverb ◆The town was weirdly familiar.这个城镇看着眼熟，有些奇怪。■ curious /ˈkjʊəriəs; NAmE ˈkjʊriəs/ (rather formal) strange 奇怪的；奇特的；异常的◆It was a curious feeling, as though we were floating on air.那是一种奇特的感觉，我们仿佛在空中飘浮。◆It was curious that she didn't tell anyone.她没告诉任何人，这很反常。ⓘ In this meaning curious is not usually used to describe people: a curious person/man/woman is sb who feels curious (= wants to know) about sth, not one who seems strange to other people. * curious表达此义时通常不用于描述人，a curious person/man/woman的意思是这些人对某事感到好奇，而不是他们在别人眼里显得奇怪。 see also curious ⇨ curious ▸ curiously adverb ◆His clothes were curiously old-fashioned.他的衣服式样陈旧古怪。◆Curiously enough, a year later exactly the same thing happened again.说来也怪，一年以后完全相同的事情又发生了。■ mysterious strange and difficult to understand or explain 神秘的；奇怪的；不易解释的◆He died in mysterious circumstances.他的死神秘离奇。◆A mysterious illness is affecting all the animals.一种奇怪的疾病正在侵袭所有的动物。 see also mystery ⇨ mystery ▸ mysteriously adverb ◆My watch had mysteriously disappeared.我的手表不知怎么就不见了。■ funny (rather informal, especially spoken) strange and difficult to understand 奇怪的；难以理解的◆That's funny－he was here a moment ago and now he's gone.真怪－他刚才还在这儿，现在就没影了。◆The engine's making a very funny noise.发动机正发出一种非常奇怪的声响。◆I'm pleased I didn't get that job, in a funny sort of way.我没有得到那份工作，但我有一种说不清楚的高兴。ⓘ In this meaning funny is a more informal way of saying strange, but it does not suggest that sth is slightly frightening, as strange sometimes does. * funny表达此义时是strange的一种较非正式的说法，但它没有令人有点害怕的意思，strange有时含有这样的意思。▸ funnily adverb ◆Funnily enough, I met her only yesterday.说来也巧，昨天我才碰见她。■ bizarre /bɪˈzɑː(r)/ / very strange 极其怪诞的◆What a bizarre story!真是个稀奇古怪的故事！◆He was exhibiting some very bizarre behaviour.他的行为很古怪。▸ bizarrely adverb ◆She was bizarrely dressed, in a sort of tent thing.她穿着奇装异服，有点像帐篷。■ peculiar / /pɪˈkjuːliə(r)/ / (BrE or rather formal) strange, especially in a way that is unpleasant or worrying 怪异的，奇怪的（尤指令人不快或担忧）◆I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before.我有一种奇怪的感觉－我们以前见过面。◆He died in very peculiar circumstances.他的死很不寻常。ⓘ Peculiar is rather formal in American English, but not in British English. * peculiar在美式英语中相当正式，在英式英语中则不是。 see also peculiarity ⇨ mannerism , peculiar ⇨ unique ■ uncanny / /ʌnˈkæni/ / strange and difficult to explain 异常的；难以解释的◆It was uncanny really, almost as if she knew what I was thinking.真是不可思议，她好像知道我在想什么似的。◆He has an uncanny knack of being able to see immediately where the problem lies.他有一种不可思议的本领，能够立即发现问题所在。ⓘ Uncanny is used mainly to talk about situations and abilities, especially ones for which you cannot find a normal scientific explanation. * uncanny主要用于修饰情况和能力，尤其是不能给出正常科学解释的。 |