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jest

美 [dʒest]英 [dʒest]
  • v.开玩笑;说笑话
  • n.玩笑;笑话;俏皮话;打趣

复数: jests 过去式: jested 现在分词: jesting 过去分词: jested 第三人称单数: jests

jestjest

noun

old-fashioned or formal笑话;俏皮话;打趣;玩笑
something said or done to amuse people

joke
习语

verb

开玩笑;说笑话
to say things that are not serious or true, especially in order to make sb laugh

Would I jest about such a thing?

这种事我会说着玩吗?

joke

jest

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 笑话;打趣;玩笑
    A jest is something that you say that is intended to be amusing.

    It was a jest rather than a reproach...

    这与其说是责备,还不如说是句玩笑呢。

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

    He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies...

    他喜欢和老朋友喝喝酒、开开玩笑。

noun

1
activity characterized by good humor
Synonym: joke jocularity
2
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
he told a very funny joke
he knows a million gags
thanks for the laugh
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
Synonym: joke gag laugh jape

verb

1
act in a funny or teasing way
Synonym: joke
2
tell a joke;speak humorously
He often jokes even when he appears serious
Synonym: joke

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  1. The remark was made half in jest .

    这话是半开玩笑说出的。

  2. No one could tell whether he was in earnest or in jest .

    谁都不知道他是认真的还是在开玩笑。

  3. A newspaper half jested : Had alcohol not already killed him , this would surely drive him to drink .

    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。

  4. 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。

  5. It was a jest rather than a reproach

    这与其说是责备,还不如说是句玩笑呢。

  6. He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies

    他喜欢和老朋友喝喝酒、开开玩笑。

  7. A young machine hand , attracted by her looks , made bold to jest with her .

    一位年轻的机工,被她的美貌所吸引,壮着胆子跟她开玩笑。

  8. There is no jesting in war .

    军中无戏言。

  9. He is awfully fond of jesting .

    他极爱开玩笑。

  10. He is fond of jesting .

    他好开玩笑。

  11. " I wonder ," said Leigh Mallory in a heavily jesting tone .

    “我感到怀疑,”利·马洛里用浓厚的戏谑语调说。

  12. Soames , scenting the approach of a jest , closed up .

    索来斯觉察出有点调侃的味儿来了,赶快把话打断

  13. She preludes her remarks with a jest .

    她开始讲话时先说一个笑话

  14. You jest let me know if you 've seen any of'em.

    你们只请告诉我是否见过他们中的任何一个。

  15. An open issue for JEST is fine-grained data security .

    JEST的一个公认问题是细粒度的数据安全性。

  16. That young man jested at other people 's ideas .

    那年轻人嘲笑别人的意见。

  17. His reply was taken half seriously , half in jest .

    他的答覆看来是半开玩笑半认真的。

  18. Many a true word is spoken in jest . - Swift

    许多真理都是从笑话中讲出来的。&斯威夫特

  19. An official told me this , not quite in jest .

    一位官员把这事告诉了我,不完全是开玩笑。

  20. He that can jest at love has never loved .

    嘲笑爱情的人一定从未爱过。

  21. A JEST URI must encode sufficient information to furnish the following details

    JESTURI必须包含足够信息来提供以下的详细信息

  22. I was jest thinking , I ain 't seen a top ' at in years .

    我忽然想到,我已有多少年没有见到高礼帽了。

  23. Do not say that even in jest !

    不要说这种话,哪怕是开玩笑,也不要说这种话!

  24. Would I jest about such a thing ?

    这种事我会说着玩吗?

  25. It was done in jest and not supposed to be taken seriously .

    这是闹着玩儿的,不能把它当真。

  26. Men go and come , they talk , they jest , they lounge .

    人们走来走去,随意聊天,开着玩笑,松松散散。

  27. JEST deliberately does not address the issue of rendering a resource representation .

    JEST本身并没有解决资源表现的渲染问题。

  28. The athletes liked to jest with the other students .

    那些运动员喜欢取笑其它的学生。

  29. JEST leverages these mechanics to access a related set of entities and their properties .

    JEST利用这些机制访问相关的实例及其属性。

  30. Better lose a jest than a friend .

    宁失一虐,不失一友;莫因玩笑伤感情。

  • 习语

n.

in jest

开玩笑地;闹着玩
as a joke

The remark was made half in jest.

这话是半开玩笑说出的。

‘Many a true word is spoken in jest,’ thought Rosie. (= people often say things as a joke that are actually true)

“许多真话都是在玩笑中说出的。”罗西想。