Hello,欢迎大家来到每日学英语,我是小编Jane。一提起“funny”,大家是不是很自然就想到了“有趣的”这个中文意思呢?也难怪,我们最开始就是从类似于a funny story这样的表达中来接触这个单词的,那么今天小编就来跟大家聊聊funny 很少被大家知道的意思吧,here we go!
funny / ˈfʌni / adj.
注意 funny 不表示 enjoyable 的意思:如果你想说“聚会很有趣”,可以这么表达:The party was great fun. 但不可以说成 The party was very funny.
Now let’s look at the meanings.
1. 奇怪的;难以解释的;难理解的
同义词: strange
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。
2. (不正式) 可疑的;非法的;不诚实的
I suspect there may be something funny going on.
我怀疑可能有某种非法勾当在进行中。
3. (英式英语)嬉皮笑脸的;放肆的
Don't you get funny with me!
你不要对我放肆!
4. (不正式)小病的;微恙的;稍有不适的
I feel a bit funny today—I don't think I'll go to work.
我今天感到有点儿不舒服,不想上班去。
5. 疯疯癫癫的;不很正常的
She went a bit funny after her husband died.
丈夫死后她神志就有点儿不大正常了。
6. 出故障的:
My computer keeps going funny.
我的计算机老出故障。
这里小编给大家补充一个习语:
funny farm 精神病院 (冒犯语)
Better be serious, or else you'll be thrown into the funny farm.
严肃一点,否则把你送到精神病院去。
小编说了这么多,大家对funny是不是有一个新的了解了呢?下次可以“多方面”地使用哦。OK, that’s all for today.
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