joke可用作动词，是不及物动词，有说笑话，开玩笑等含义；若表示跟某人开玩笑或拿某事开玩笑，分别用介词 with （后接人）或about（后接事物）。joke用作名词，有笑话，玩笑，笑柄等含义。

例句：They often joked about all the things that could go wrong.凡是可能出错的事他们都常拿来开玩笑。It's no joke trying to find a job these days.这些日子想找工作可不是件容易事。His jokes were completely lost on most of the students.他讲的笑话大多数学生一点都没能领会。