jesting

英 [ˈdʒestɪŋ]

美 [ˈdʒestɪŋ]

v.  开玩笑; 说笑话
jest的现在分词

GRE

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 笑话；打趣；玩笑
  Ajestis something that you say that is intended to be amusing.
  1. It was a jest rather than a reproach...
     这与其说是责备，还不如说是句玩笑呢。
  2. The men talk as cheerfully as ever; jests are bandied about freely.
     男人们像往常一样高兴地聊着，彼此间随意开着玩笑。
• VERB 说笑话；开玩笑；打趣
  If youjest, you tell jokes or say amusing things.
  1. He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies...
     他喜欢和老朋友喝喝酒、开开玩笑。
  2. A newspaper half jested: Had alcohol not already killed him, this would surely drive him to drink.
     一份报纸半开玩笑地写道：要不是喝酒已经要了他的命，这肯定会让他想要喝上一杯。

英英释义

adj

• characterized by jokes and good humor
  Synonym:jocosejocularjoking

双语例句

• There is no jesting in war.
  军中无戏言。
• A Regularization Method for Semi-linearly Backward Parabolic Problems: Uniqueness and Stability Estimates said the baroness, half jesting, half in earnest.
  一类半线性抛物型方程反问题的正则化方法：唯一性和稳定性估计男爵夫人半开玩笑半认真地反问。
• He is awfully fond of jesting.
  他极爱开玩笑。
• A related item is the jesting recipe for "Shadow Soup", which is supposedly made from only the shadow of a fowl that is hung over the cooking pot.
  另一个类似可笑的菜谱是做影子汤，那是假设仅用一只吊在炊具上的家禽的影子做成的。
• But I can never forgive you for jesting with and deceiving my sister.
  但是我永远不能原谅你嘲笑和欺骗我妹妹。
• This jesting evolved over time into a tradition of playing pranks on1 April.
  随着时间的推移，就形成了在四月一日恶作剧的传统。
• Stop jesting with me because I am busy!
  别跟我开玩笑了，我很忙！
• Though generally they have trouble and are tormented and restless and worried in mind or in body, they hide their cares behind their humour and jesting and are considered very good friends to know.
  虽然通常他们的心理和身体上有许多困难、苦恼、焦躁不安，但他们会以幽默和玩笑将其隐藏，只有非常好的朋友才知道背后真相。
• So remember then; this is no jesting matter.
  你要记住：这不是玩笑。
• HW wasn't jesting when he said he was going to get married next month.
  他说下个月结婚时不是开玩笑。