1. in jest : 开玩笑地；

1. Never jest about serious matters.
    千万不要就严肃的事开玩笑。

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2. Please don''t jest with me.
    请不要和我开玩笑。

1. Their jests made everyone laugh.
    他们说的俏皮话逗得大家哈哈大笑。

2. I only said it in jest.
    我不过是开玩笑说说的。

3. Many a true word is spoken in jest.
    玩笑话中常含有哲理。

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1. 笑话；打趣；玩笑
    A jest is something that you say that is intended to be amusing.

jest是什么意思

    e.g. It was a jest rather than a reproach...
           这与其说是责备，还不如说是句玩笑呢。
    e.g. 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. 说笑话；开玩笑；打趣
    If you jest, you tell jokes or say amusing things.

    e.g. He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies...
           他喜欢和老朋友喝喝酒、开开玩笑。
    e.g. 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. activity characterized by good humor

    Synonym: jokejocularity

2. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

    e.g. he told a very funny joke
           he knows a million gags
           thanks for the laugh
           he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
           even a schoolboy''s jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point

    Synonym: jokegaglaughjape

1. act in a funny or teasing way

    Synonym: joke

2. tell a joke
    speak humorously

    e.g. He often jokes even when he appears serious

    Synonym: joke