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单词 jest
例句 jestnoun

an attitude or manner not to be taken seriouslyyou should know that our teasing was done entirely in jest

fun, game, play, sport

facetiousness, flightiness, flippancy, frivolity, frivolousness, frothiness, levity, light-mindedness, silliness

earnest

earnestness, gravity, seriousness, soberness, sobriety, solemnity

something said or done to cause laughterlaughed politely at his feeble jest about his pet mosquito

boff(or boffo), boffola, crack, drollery, funny, gag, giggle(chiefly British), jape, joke, josh, laugh, nifty, one-liner, pleasantry, quip, rib, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism, yuk(or yuck also yak or yock, slang)

funning, joking, wisecrackingknee-slapper, panic(slang), riot, scream, thigh-slapperantic, buffoonery, caper, leg-pull, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, trickburlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, mockery, parody, put-on, riffbanter, kidding, persiflage, raillery, reparteedrollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousnesscomedy, humor, wit, wordplay

a playful or mischievous act intended as a jokeputting a mouse in her desk drawer was intended to be a harmless jest

antic, caper, capriccio, dido, escapade, frolic, gag, knavery, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, rag(chiefly British), roguery, shavie(Scottish), shine(s), trick, waggery

skylarkingadventure, experience, game, lark, timehigh jinks(also hijinks), horseplay, play, roughhousing, rowdyismshenanigan(s), tomfooleryjoking, kidding, teasinggambit, hoax, maneuver, ploydeed, feat, mission, performance, stuntcaprice, conceit, fancy, vagary, whim, whimsy(also whimsey)deceit, deception, delusion, fooling, fraud, hanky-panky, hoodwinking, ruse, sham, stratagem, subterfuge, trickery, wile

a person or thing that is made fun ofhis outlandish costumes made him the jest of the town

butt, derision, joke, laughingstock, mark, mock, mockery, sport, target

chump, dupe, fall guy, fool, gull, monkey, pigeon, sap, sucker, victim

darling, favorite, pet

jestverb

to make jokeswhen I asked my sister for a loan, she laughingly replied, "Surely you jest!"

banter, chaff, fool, fun, gag, jape, jive, joke, jolly, josh, kid, quip, wisecrack, yuk(or yuck, slang)

gibe(or jibe), haze, jeer, mock, rag, rally, razz, rib, ridicule, teasecaricature, lampoon, parody, satirizeamuse, divert, entertain

crack wise

n.fun, jest, sport, game, play mean action or speech that provides amusement or arouses laughter.fun usually implies laughter or gaiety but may imply merely a lack of serious or ulterior purpose.played cards just for funjest implies lack of earnestness and may suggest a hoaxing or teasing.hurt by remarks said only in jestsport applies especially to the arousing of laughter against someone.teasing begun in sport led to angergame is close to sport, and often stresses mischievous or malicious fun.made game of their poor relationsplay stresses the opposition to earnest without implying any malice or mischief.pretended to strangle his brother in play

ca. 1548

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