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jesting

/jest/US // dʒɛst //UK // (dʒɛst) //

打趣地说,打趣话,打趣说,打趣

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a joke or witty remark; witticism.
    • : a bantering remark; a piece of good-natured ridicule; taunt.
    • : sport or fun: to speak half in jest, half in earnest.
    • : the object of laughter, sport, or mockery; laughing-stock.
    • : Obsolete. an exploit.Compare gest.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to speak in a playful, humorous, or facetious way; joke.
    • : to speak or act in mere sport, rather than in earnest; trifle: Please don't jest with me.
    • : to utter derisive speeches; gibe or scoff.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to deride or joke at; banter.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • He was silent and moody, and showed little responsiveness to Garnache's jesting humour.

  • Katie said this with a still darker frown; for she thought that the urchin was jesting.

  • At this announcement Signor Angiolino gave me a look of unfeigned surprise; he imagined that I was jesting.

  • I had very nearly left two vices behind me at Glenogil—fishing and jesting at table.

  • As Ballantrae spoke, half jesting, half enthusiastic, Balmile was constrained to do as he was bidden.