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词汇 standing-joke
释义 standing joke
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /ˌstæn.dɪŋ ˈdʒəʊk/ us /ˌstæn.dɪŋ ˈdʒoʊk/
something that a particular group of people are familiar with and laugh about often, especially in an unkind way: 长期的笑柄;(尤指恶意的)经常拿来取笑的事
The fact that Debbie is always late has become a standing joke among her friends.黛比老是迟到的事已沦为朋友间的一个笑柄。
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Examples of standing joke


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It is a standingjoke in the country that the museums are never going to be released.
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In the north-east there is a standingjoke that there are more trained hairdressers per "head" of the population than anywhere else in the world.
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The constant delay in dealing with the matter has been a standingjoke in political circles.
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The guidelines have become a farce and a standingjoke.
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With them it has been a standingjoke for years.
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Indeed, the disparity between them is a kind of standingjoke.
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In a standingjoke, he is often described as excessively talkative (which is ironic, given his status as a silent character).
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Interior color selection was so haphazard, it was a standingjoke the choice was made based on whatever was immediately at hand.
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It became somewhat a standingjoke that topdressing of the soccer field would be washed on to the league field in heavy storms.
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The large tanks for fish contained none and became a standingjoke; but the directors did display a dead whale in 1877.
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His behavior quickly becomes a standingjoke among his fellow politicians and rivals.
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It is the standingjoke in every saloon bar that it will be made compulsory next.
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Financial advisers have a standingjoke about the chap aged 58 who tells them that he has no need for any sort of cover because he has £30,000 saved up.
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