jest

US [dʒest]
UK [dʒest]
  • v.开玩笑；说笑话
  • n.笑话；玩笑；俏皮话；打趣
  • Web取笑；笑柄；嘲笑
Plural Form：jests  Present Participle：jesting  Past Tense：jested  

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JEST
n.
1.
笑话；俏皮话；打趣；玩笑something said or done to amuse people
IDM
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。
in jest
开玩笑地；闹着玩as a joke
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。
v.
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~ (about sth).+ speech
开玩笑；说笑话to say things that are not serious or true, especially in order to make sb laugh
Would I jest about such a thing?
这种事我会说着玩吗？

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1.
but when questioned as to his affairs of the heart, he either kept silence or answered with a jest.
然而当问题至于他的心手相连，他要么保持沉默要么回答同一个玩笑。
rán ér dāng wèn tí zhì yú tā de xīn shǒu xiāng lián , tā yào me bǎo chí chén mò yào me huí dá tóng yī gè wán xiào 。
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2.
I've realized that you scaring me was all in jest. Allow me to say, job well done.
我知道你吓唬我是开玩笑的，请允许我称赞一句：干得好！
wǒ zhī dào nǐ xià hu wǒ shì kāi wán xiào de , qǐng yǔn xǔ wǒ chēng zàn yī jù : gàn de hǎo !
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3.
But at least in comparison to Infinite Jest, this book was more accessible, more identifiable.
但是，至少和《无穷尽的笑话》相比，这本书更容易接近，更可分辨。
dàn shì , zhì shǎo hé 《 wú qióng jìn de xiào huà 》 xiāng bǐ , zhè běn shū gèng róng yì jiē jìn , gèng kě fēn biàn 。
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4.
Villagers in Jombang in East Java remembered him, as a boy, tied to the flagpole in the front yard for some jest that had gone too far.
东爪哇省班宗县的村民们记得他，那个因为恶搞过火而被系在前院旗杆子上的小男孩。
dōng zhǎo wa shěng bān zōng xiàn de cūn mín men jì de tā , nà ge yīn wèi è gǎo guò huǒ ér bèi xì zài qián yuàn qí gān zǐ shàng de xiǎo nán hái 。
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5.
Heathcliff smiled again, as if it were rather too bold a jest to attribute the paternity of that bear to him.
希刺克厉夫又微笑了，好像把那个粗人算作他的儿子，简直是把玩笑开得太莽撞了。
xī cì kè lì fū yòu wēi xiào le , hǎo xiàng bǎ nà ge cū rén suàn zuò tā de ér zǐ , jiǎn zhí shì bǎ wán xiào kāi de tài mǎng zhuàng le 。
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6.
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。
JEST de zuì hòu yī gè gài niàn shì lǐ jiě tā shì rú hé zhǐ dìng yī gè tōng xìn xié yì hé URI mó shì de 。
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Look I know my lid is starting to look a little lean, but I don't need a woman reminding me. . . even if it's in jest.
注意我知道那时我头发已经有点稀少了，但我却不需要一个女人提醒我…即便是在家里面。
zhù yì wǒ zhī dào nà shí wǒ tóu fà yǐ jīng yǒu diǎn xī shǎo le , dàn wǒ què bù xū yào yī gè nǚ rén tí xǐng wǒ … jí biàn shì zài jiā lǐ miàn 。
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8.
Part jest, part provocation, the posters still come up in conversation most days around the two clubs.
是玩笑还是挑衅，这幅海报在两家俱乐部间引发的口水战持续已经有些日子了。
shì wán xiào hái shì tiǎo xìn , zhè fú hǎi bào zài liǎng jiā jù lè bù jiān yǐn fā de kǒu shuǐ zhàn chí xù yǐ jīng yǒu xiē rì zǐ le 。
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9.
As she passed out along the hall after getting her hat, a young machine hand, attracted by her looks, made bold to jest with her.
当她拿着帽子顺大厅出来时，一个年轻的机床工人被她的姿色所吸引，大胆地和她说笑起来。
dāng tā ná zhe mào zi shùn dà tīng chū lái shí , yī gè nián qīng de jī chuáng gōng rén bèi tā de zī sè suǒ xī yǐn , dà dǎn de hé tā shuō xiào qǐ lái 。
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10.
do not let us jest , " gravely replied bertuccio , " and dare not to utter that name again as you have pronounced it .
“我们不要开玩笑，”贝尔图乔严肃地说，“这个名字不随便可以说的，你不要太放肆了。”
" wǒ men bú yào kāi wán xiào , " bèi ěr tú qiáo yán sù de shuō , " zhè ge míng zì bù suí biàn kě yǐ shuō de , nǐ bú yào tài fàng sì le 。 "
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