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jestBrE /dʒest/NAmE /dʒest/ noun(old-fashioned or formal) something said or done to amuse people 笑话；俏皮话；打趣；玩笑 SYN joke  ●in ˈjestas a joke 开玩笑地；闹着玩◆The remark was made half in jest. 这话是半开玩笑说出的。◆'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。 jestBrE /dʒest/NAmE /dʒest/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they jest BrE /dʒest/ NAmE /dʒest/present simple - he / she / it jests BrE /dʒests/ NAmE /dʒests/past simple jested BrE /ˈdʒestɪd/ NAmE /ˈdʒestɪd/past participle jested BrE /ˈdʒestɪd/ NAmE /ˈdʒestɪd/ -ing form jesting BrE /ˈdʒestɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈdʒestɪŋ/ [I, T] ~ (about sth) | + speech(formal or humorous) to say things that are not serious or true, especially in order to make sb laugh 开玩笑；说笑话 SYN joke ◆Would I jest about such a thing? 这种事我会说着玩吗？ |