jest

noun

1. 笑话；俏皮话；打趣；玩笑
   something said or done to amuse people

verb

1. 开玩笑；说笑话
   to say things that are not serious or true, especially in order to make sb laugh
   1. Would I jest about such a thing?
      这种事我会说着玩吗？

1. N-COUNT 笑话；打趣；玩笑
   A jest is something that you say that is intended to be amusing.
   1. 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. 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。
2. VERB 说笑话；开玩笑；打趣
   If you jest, you tell jokes or say amusing things.
   1. He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies...
      他喜欢和老朋友喝喝酒、开开玩笑。
   2. 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。

1. 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。
2. It was a jest rather than a reproach
   这与其说是责备，还不如说是句玩笑呢。
3. 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。
4. He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies
   他喜欢和老朋友喝喝酒、开开玩笑。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. I do not jest, that I don't!
   我决不开玩笑，我！
8. The last JEST concept to understand is how it specifies a communication protocol and a URI scheme.
   JEST的最后一个概念是理解它是如何指定一个通信协议和URI模式的。
9. These forms show how the JEST URI syntax is formed step-by-step by user-specified qualifiers and arguments.
   这些表单通过用户指定的限定词和参数按部就班地显示了JESTURI语法是如何形成的。
10. That is why I laugh at myself and shatter my secret in jest.
    因此我嘲笑自己，把我的秘密在玩笑中打碎。
11. He said all that in jest.
    这些他都是说是着玩的。
12. You presume to jest with me in this free manner.
    你敢在我面前这么放肆地开玩笑。
13. I only said it in jest.
    我不过是开玩笑说说的。
14. 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。
15. A true jest is no jest.
    真实的笑话不是笑话。
16. 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。
17. 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！
18. Ah, what a kingly jest was it to open thy palm to a beggar to beg!
    呵，这开的是什么样的帝王的玩笑，向一个乞丐伸手求乞！
19. This telegram might be a cover for some jest, expecially as it came from a Frenchman.
    这封电报，特别是一个法国人打来的，可能是一个恶作剧。
20. He is not a man to jest with.
    他是个不能开玩笑的人。
21. "You jest," he exclaimed, recoiling a few paces.
    “你开玩笑呐，”他倒退几步，喊着说。
22. Clearly my lexicon is meant partly in jest but not entirely.
    显然，我的这个词典在一定程度上是玩笑话，但并非完全如此。
23. He was so vain and reckless that he would break a friendship, rather than not break a jest.
    他是如此虚荣狂妄，宁可和人翻脸，有笑话却不能不说。
24. Are you in jest or in earnest?
    你在说笑话还是当真的？
25. 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。
26. For a jest, my prince, we did exchange garments.
    王子，我们为了好玩，彼此换了衣服。
27. Would I jest about such a thing?
    这种事我会说着玩吗？
28. Why do you jest at my honesty?
    你为何要取笑我的诚实？
29. A shout of laughter followed this brutal jest.
    这个残酷的玩笑引起了一阵哄堂大笑。
30. Although his criticisms were made half in jest, there was also some truth in them.
    尽管他的批评是半开玩笑的，但其中也有些真理。

n.

in jest

• 开玩笑地；闹着玩
  as a joke
  1. The remark was made half in jest.
     这话是半开玩笑说出的。
  2. ‘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。

noun

1. activity characterized by good humor

   Synonym:    jokejocularity

2. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
   1. he told a very funny joke
   2. he knows a million gags
   3. thanks for the laugh
   4. he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
   5. even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point

   Synonym:    jokegaglaughjape

verb

1. act in a funny or teasing way

   Synonym:    joke

2. tell a joke
   1. He often jokes even when he appears serious

   Synonym:    joke