joke around 开玩笑
joke with someone 跟某人开玩笑
joke about something 拿某事开玩笑
1. He joked that he would never come back.
他开玩笑说他再也不会回来了。
2. "I'm just joking," she said after she joked.
“我只是在开玩笑，”她在开完玩笑后说道。
A: You look very serious today.
A：你今天看起来很严肃。
B: Don't worry, I just joked.
B：别担心，我只是开个玩笑。
1) 开玩笑
2) 讲笑话
3) 戏谑
1. 开玩笑
e.g. He joked about his mistake.
他拿自己的错误开起了玩笑。
verb
1. To say something funny or humorous, typically to cause laughter.
Synonym: jest, banter