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单词 jest
释义
jest
noun
formal
uk
/dʒest/us
/dʒest/
[C]
something that is said or done inorderto befunny:
笑话；滑稽事
Hisproposalwas no jest - he wascompletelysincere.他的建议不是开玩笑，他完全是认真的。
in jest
intendedas ajokeand not saidseriously:
开玩笑地，诙谐地
I only said it in jest - you'reobviouslynotfat.我那么说是开玩笑——很显然，你不胖。
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Idiom

many a true word is spoken in jest
jest
verb[I]
uk
/dʒest/us
/dʒest/
to say somethingintendedto befunny:
开玩笑
Would I jestaboutsomething soimportant?我会拿这么重要的事开玩笑吗？
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  • amusingly
  • barrel
  • blackly
  • bone dryidiom
  • bring
  • broadness
  • facetious
  • hilarious
  • jocular
  • joker
  • jokester
  • non-serious
  • photobomb
  • photobombing
  • playfully
  • playfulness
  • rib-tickling
  • ridiculous
  • uproarious
  • wag
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(Definition ofjestfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

jest| American Dictionary

jest
noun[C]
us
/dʒest/
ajoke:
We wereabletolaughaloudat every jest.
in jest
If you say something in jest, you are notseriousabout it:
Hisremarksabout the Beatles were in jest.
(Definition ofjestfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjest

jest
Each of the fool's jests is preceded by a poem that describes the fool in detail with particular emphasis on his physical appearance and the nature of his mental shortcomings.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The verb est' "eat" takes a different prefix to signal telicity: s-jest'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There must always be a hidden profundity within the humorist'sjest.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Later he was to comment, only partly injest, that television lectures were an easy way to write books.
From theCambridge English Corpus
More specifically, it is important to ask what exactly is the nature of the humorousjest.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Now supposing the revocation of the whole text at the end is itself a kind ofjest?
From theCambridge English Corpus
In these cases verse takes on another dimension of seriousness by its juxtaposition with the prose ofjestand the evasion of responsibilities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In fact, thejestreveals a level of mental compulsion that verges on psychosis.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They are endured as tolerances for pain and ambiguity permit, and then dismissed - sometimes with solemnity, sometimes with ajest- from sight and mind.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Everything is just disguise, play,jest, flirtation and irony: things that ought to be in every way more difficult to grasp than the usual ordinariness of life.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, it is also a result of his seemingly unquenchable appetite - in a furtherjestdiscussed below he destroys the dairy while glutting himself on its contents.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I chaffed about their going and made jests about it, but since they came back they have written reports of 30,000 words each.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Inexpensive jests about hypothetical millionaires have very little in them beyond the amusement of the moment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have been jesting, but there is a serious issue.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
One of the oldest jests in history is the silly excuse for the unwanted child.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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