英 [dʒest] 美 [dʒest]
n. 笑话，俏皮话；玩笑
vi. 开玩笑；嘲笑
vt. 嘲笑
复数jests
第三人称单数jests
现在分词jesting
过去式jested
过去分词jested
jest /dʒɛst/ TEM8 [ jesting jested jests ]
可数名词 A jest is something you say that is intended to be amusing. 玩笑
It was a jest rather than a reproach.
这是个玩笑而非指责。
习语 If you say something in jest, you do not mean it seriously, but want to be amusing. 当作玩笑话
Don't say that, even in jest.
别提那事，哪怕是当作玩笑话。
不及物动词 If you jest, you tell jokes or say amusing things. 开玩笑
He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies.
他喜欢与他的死党饮酒说笑。
... jest 笑柄 jestbook 滑稽书 jester 讲笑话的人 ...
... jag 锐利，参差不齐的 jest 开玩笑 jet 黑玉 ...
jest(玩笑)：星史郎其人与幽默感无缘，证明是他开玩笑时怎么看都是个“爱追男孩子的变态佬。
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The remark was made half in jest.
这话是半开玩笑说出的。
For a jest, my prince, we did exchange garments.
为了开玩笑，我的王子，我们交换了衣服。
Would I jest about such a thing?
这种事我会说着玩吗？
So you know I say half in jest but it's actually really sad.
这话虽然是半开玩笑，但其实很可悲。
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Almost in jest you invoke the devil, and to your horror the devil appears.
It shows definitions, pronunciation and extensive etymology definitely an asset while reading Chekhov, or Infinite Jest.
Terms like "bipolar", "autistic" and "schizophrenic" are often used in jest to describe character traits.