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单词 jest
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释义
词典释义:
jest
GRE
英 [dʒest]
美 [dʒest]

n. 俏皮话;笑话;玩笑;笑柄;笑料

v. 开玩笑;打趣

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

网络释义

玩笑;说笑;笑话;开玩笑;嘲笑;

短语搭配
  • in jest

    开玩笑地, 闹着玩

  • many a true word is spoken in jest

    笑谈之中多真话

双语例句
  • The teacher who likes to jest with young people will retire next year.

    这位喜好和年轻人开玩笑的老师将于明年退休。

  • This young man's words are just a jest, don't take it seriously.

    这个年轻人的话当玩笑听就好了,不必当真。

  • The experienced captain told the sailors jests to ease the tension.

    这位经验丰富的船长给水手们讲滑稽事来缓解紧张的气氛。

  • 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 remark was made half in jest.

    这话是半开玩笑说出的。

  • It was a jest rather than a reproach.

    这是个玩笑而非指责。

  • 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?

  • "Be useful, and do me a service, "said he, in jest.

    他开玩笑地说:“做个有用的人,并帮我个忙。”

近义词
n.
jokefunsport
vi.
foolkid around
vt.
laugh atderide
同根词

词根 jest

  • jesting adj. 爱开玩笑的;打趣的;滑稽的 n. 开玩笑;笑话;滑稽 v. 开玩笑(jest的ing形式)

  • jestingly adv. 滑稽地;闹着玩地

  • jester n. (中世纪宫廷或贵族家中的)小丑;爱开玩笑的人

释义
n.

a thing said or done for amusement; a joke

俏皮话,笑话;玩笑

  • there are jests about administrative gaffes

    有许多管理方面出丑的笑话

  • [mass noun]it was said in jest.

    只是开玩笑说说而已。

archaic an object of derision

〈古〉 笑料,笑柄

  • lowly virtue is the jest of fools.

    平凡的美德是傻瓜的笑柄。

v.

speak or act in a joking manner

开玩笑,打趣

  • you jest, surely?

    想必你在开玩笑吧?

  • [with direct speech]‘I don't know about maturing,’ jests William.

    “我不知道什么是成熟,”威廉打趣道。

词源

"late Middle English: from earlier gest, from Old French geste, from Latin gesta ‘actions, exploits', from gerere ‘do'. The original sense was ‘exploit, heroic deed', hence a narrative of such deeds (originally in verse); later the term denoted an idle tale, hence a joke (mid 16th cent.)."

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