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jest
dʒest dʒɛst
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense jests, present participle jesting, past tense , past participle jested
1 N-COUNT 笑话；打趣；玩笑 A jest is something that you say that is intended to be amusing. 笑话；打趣；玩笑 [formal]

  • It was a jest rather than a reproach.

    这与其说是责备，还不如说是句玩笑呢。

  • The men talk as cheerfully as ever; jests are bandied about freely.

    男人们像往常一样高兴地聊着，彼此间随意开着玩笑。

If you say something in jest, you do not mean it seriously, but want to be amusing.开玩笑地；闹着玩地

  • Don't say that, even in jest.

    别那么说，即便是开玩笑也不行。

  • It was said in jest.

    那是开开玩笑的。

2 VERB 说笑话；开玩笑；打趣 If you jest, you tell jokes or say amusing things. 说笑话；开玩笑；打趣 [formal]

  • He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies. [VERB + with]

    他喜欢和老朋友喝喝酒、开开玩笑。

  • A newspaper half jested: Had alcohol not already killed him, this would surely drive him to drink. [VERB with quote]

    一份报纸半开玩笑地写道：要不是喝酒已经要了他的命，这肯定会让他想要喝上一杯。

SYN joke, kid [informal] , mock, tease
Quotations
a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy William Shakespeare Hamlet
Trends of jest
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