funny
adjective uk/ˈfʌn.i/ us/ˈfʌn.i/
(HUMOROUS)
A1 滑稽的;有趣的
humorous; causing laughter
Do you know any funny jokes? 你知道什么有趣的笑话吗？
I've never found Charlie Chaplin very funny. 我从来都不觉得查理‧卓别林很滑稽。
It's a really funny film. 这真是场滑稽的电影。
It's not funny - don't laugh! 没什么好笑的——不准笑！
Breaking your leg isn't funny (= it is serious). 摔断了腿可不是好玩的。
No matter how disastrous the situation there always seems to be a funny side to it. 无论情况有多糟，似乎总有其可笑的一面。
Don't you try to be funny with me (= be serious and show respect), young man! 少跟我没大没小的，小子！
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- He was being funny but I think he was half serious.
- A funny thing happened in the office today.
- Her new book's hilariously funny.
- His speech was full of inanities that were meant to be funny.
- He's naturally funny - he doesn't even have to try.
(STRANGE)
B1 奇怪的，古怪的；难以解释的，难以理解的
strange, surprising, unexpected, or difficult to explain or understand
The washing machine is making a funny noise again. 洗衣机又发出奇怪的声响了。
He's got some funny ideas about how to bring up children. 他在抚养孩子方面有些奇思妙想。
That's funny - I'm sure I left my keys here. 真奇怪，我确信是把钥匙放在这儿了。
A funny thing happened to me on the way to the crematorium. 我在去火葬场的路上遇到一件怪事。
I felt funny when I realized everyone was watching me. 当我注意到所有人都在看着我时，感觉怪怪的。
It's funny how Alec always disappears whenever there's work to be done. 真搞不懂，只要一有事要做，亚历克就不见人影了。
She's a funny girl (= she is strange and difficult to understand). 她是个古怪的女孩。
UK informal The television's gone funny (= isn't working correctly). 那台电视机出毛病了。
Synonyms: bizarrecurious (STRANGE) eccentric (STRANGE)eeriefreakishodd (STRANGE)outlandish peculiar (STRANGE)spooky strange (UNUSUAL)weird
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- This bacon smells a bit funny - do you think it's gone off?
- Over the years we've got used to his funny little ways.
- Roz has adopted one or two funny mannerisms since she's been away.
- That smell is making feel a bit funny.
- Why are you being funny with me? Have I done something wrong?
(DISHONEST)
informal不诚实的，欺骗的
dishonest; involving cheating
I think there's something funny going on next door. 我认为隔壁房间里正在进行一些见不得人的勾当。
(UNFRIENDLY)
[ after verb ] UK informal不友好的;似乎被冒犯了的，生气的
unfriendly or seeming to be offended
I'm not being funny or anything but I think I'd rather go on my own. 我不是生气了或其他什么意思，不过我还是觉得自己一个人去好。
She sounded a bit funny with me on the phone last night and I wondered if I'd offended her. 昨晚在电话里她听起来有点儿生我的气，不知道是不是我什么地方得罪了她。
(ILL)
[ after verb ] informal稍有不适的
slightly ill
I don't know if it was something I ate but I'm feeling a little bit funny. 我不知道是不是我吃的东西有问题，反正觉得有点儿不舒服。
(CRAZY)
UK informal有点发疯的，精神有点失常的
slightly crazy
All the stress made him go a bit funny. 所有的压力弄得他精神有点儿不正常了。
Idioms
funny ha-ha or funny peculiar?idiom UK 是指有趣还是古怪？
used when someone has described a person as "funny" and you want to know if they mean "humorous" ("ha-ha"), or "strange" ("peculiar")
"She's a very funny woman." "Funny ha-ha or funny peculiar?" “她是个非常滑稽的女人。”“是有趣还是古怪？”
it's a funny old worldidiom UK saying 大千世界，无奇不有。
said when someone has told you something that is strange or surprising
funny
noun uk/ˈfʌn.i/ us/ˈfʌn.i/
the funnies [ plural ] mainly US old-fashioned （报纸上的）滑稽连环漫画
the series of drawings in a newspaper that tell a humorous story
I ignored the news and went straight to the funnies.
My parents always used to love the funnies.
I think he only bought the paper for the funnies.
When you're done reading the funnies, pass them over to me.
I never bothered with the rest of the paper but I loved the funnies.
See also: comic stripfunny noun