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jest

[dʒest] [dʒɛst]
  • 复数:jests;
  • 第三人称单数:jests;
  • 过去式:jested;
  • 过去分词:jested;
  • 现在分词:jesting;
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    • N-COUNT
      笑话;打趣;玩笑
      A jest is something that you say that is intended to be amusing.
      例句
      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。
    • VERB
      说笑话;开玩笑;打趣
      If you jest, you tell jokes or say amusing things.
      例句
      He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies... 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. 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。
    英汉词典释义
    • vi.
      说笑话, 开玩笑
      Don’t jest with me, young man. 年轻人, 别跟我开玩笑。
    • n.
      开玩笑地
      The remark was made half in jest. 这话是半开玩笑说的。 ‘Many a true word is spoken in jest,’ thought Rosie (= people often say things as a joke that are actually true). 罗丝想:“许多真话都是在玩笑间不经意说出来的。” I said you look terrible in jest, actually, you look very pretty. 我说你看上去很糟糕是开玩笑, 其实你看上去很漂亮。
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. 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 hisown jest""even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
      2. activity characterized by good humor
    • Verb
      1. tell a joke; speak humorously;
      "He often jokes even when he appears serious"
      2. act in a funny or teasing way