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  4. pull someone's leg

pull someone's leg

/pʊl ˈsʌmwʌnz lɛɡ/◆成语
跟某人开玩笑

Are you serious, or are you just pulling my leg?

你是认真的,还是在跟我开玩笑?


◆ 真正含义
通过虚假或夸张的言语逗乐或戏弄他人
¶ 字面意思
字面上拉某人的腿
字面拆解
pull拉、拽+someone's leg某人的腿
◇ 意境
想象某人突然拉你的腿,让你摔倒或失去平衡,这种突如其来的动作让人感到意外或好笑。
◈ 使用场景
朋友间聊天时,某人说出一个夸张的故事或不可能的消息,另一人怀疑其真实性,便会用‘Are you pulling my leg?’来质疑。
◉ 文化注释
该习语在英语国家广泛使用,体现了英语文化中幽默和戏谑的特点。与中文中的‘开玩笑’或‘逗你玩’含义相近,但使用频率和语境略有不同。
非正式

跟某人开玩笑,逗某人玩

He said he saw a UFO last night, but I think he's just pulling my leg.

他说他昨晚看到了UFO,但我觉得他是在逗我玩。

Don't worry, I'm not pulling your leg—I really did win the lottery!

别担心,我不是在逗你玩——我真的中了彩票!

常用于非正式场合,表示故意说假话逗人开心或测试对方的反应。

搭配

be pulling someone's leg在逗某人玩stop pulling someone's leg别再逗人了

同义词

teasejoke withmess withfool around with

反义词

be serioustell the truth

相关短语

kick the bucket成语
死去(委婉说法)
have a laugh短语
开玩笑、取笑

专业提示

区分字面与习语

字面意思:拉某人的腿;习语意思:开玩笑。在对话中,若对方说‘Are you pulling my leg?’通常意味着‘你在开玩笑吧?’

黄金法则

避免误解

该习语仅用于非正式场合。在正式或跨文化交流中,若不确定对方是否能理解,可改用‘Are you joking?’或‘Are you kidding?’

词源

源于19世纪初的英语口语,最初可能与字面意思(拉某人的腿)无关,纯属习语。1880年代后逐渐流行于英语国家,用于表示戏弄或开玩笑。

用法说明

该短语通常用于轻松、友好的语境,但需注意对方是否能理解你是在开玩笑。在严肃或正式场合使用可能引起误解。

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