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.

他在派對上的笑話讓每個人都笑得前仰後合。

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.

當我說一天內完成這個時,我不是在開玩笑。

translation

n. 玩笑
v. 開玩笑

詞形變化

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