kid2 ●●○ verb (kidded, kidding) informal 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]JOKING/NOT SERIOUS to say something that is not true, especially as a joke (拿…)开玩笑 SYN jokejust/only kidding Don’t get mad – I was only kidding. 别生气,我只不过是开玩笑。
2 [transitiveT] to make jokes or say funny things about someone in a friendly way 〔善意地〕戏弄;取笑 SYN teasekid somebody about something We were kidding Mom about being a grandmother. 我们逗妈妈说她要当祖母了。
kid somebody (that) My friends kidded me that my gear would fill the car. 朋友们取笑我,说我的东西要把车子塞满了。
3 no kidding?/are you kidding?/you’re kidding spokenSERIOUS/NOT JOKING used when you are so surprised by what someone has told you that you do not completely believe them 不是开玩笑吧? Carlotta’s 39? No kidding? 卡洛塔39岁了?不是开玩笑吧?
4 no kidding spoken a) used to say that you understand and agree with what someone has just said 没错,可不是〔表示理解或同意别人的话〕 ‘That girl has some major problems.’ ‘Yeah, no kidding.’ “那女孩有些严重的问题。”“对,没错。
b) used to emphasize a threat or that you are telling the truth 说真的,不骗你 If you break that thing, you’ll be grounded for a week – no kidding. 要是你把那东西打破了,就罚你一星期不许出门——绝不是开玩笑的。
And then he saw us and – no kidding – he asked us if we wanted a ride. 然后他就看到我们了,还问我们要不要搭便车,不骗你。
no kidding• "Man, physics class is hard!" "No kidding!"• "She's getting married again." "No kidding?"• I'm telling you, this guy's as fast as Carl Lewis -- no kidding!• If you want to get a slice of the action book early - no kidding.• No kidding, how about that!• No kidding, it seems like they always come in pairs-for Patty, I mean.• For a while, there was a federal lawsuit being filed even day... no kidding, one a day.• Me: No kidding, since when?• No kidding? You mean Becky's actually going to Princeton? 5 [transitiveT]WRONG/INCORRECT to let yourself believe something that is untrue or unlikely 欺骗,哄骗〔自己〕kid yourself (that) Don’t kid yourself he’ll ever change. 你别自欺欺人地以为他会改变。
We thought we could change the world. Just who were we trying to kid? 我们自以为能够改变世界,我们这是在骗谁呢?
6. I kid you not spokenTRUE used to emphasize that you are telling the truth 跟你说正经的,我不骗你 7 kid around phrasal verbphr v informal STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEto behave in a silly way 胡闹 Stop kidding around and listen. 别胡闹了,听我说。
—kidding noun [uncountableU]