jest

🇺🇸 /dʒest/ 🇬🇧 /dʒest/
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noun
R

A joke or humorous remark intended to make people laugh.

His jest at the party had everyone in stitches.

他在派对上的笑话让每个人都笑得前仰后合。

verb
R

To say something in a humorous or joking manner, not meant to be taken seriously.

I wasn't jesting when I said I could finish this in a day.

当我说一天内完成这个时,我不是在开玩笑。

translation

n. 玩笑
v. 开玩笑

词形变化

3rd Present jests
Past jested
Perfect jested
Progressive jesting
Plural jests