Noun:
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter;he told a very funny joke
he knows a million gags
thanks for the laugh
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
activity characterized by good humor
Verb:
tell a joke; speak humorously;He often jokes even when he appears serious
act in a funny or teasing wayin jest开玩笑地break a jest说笑话standing jest老牌的笑靶儿,经常受…Many a true word is spoken in jest.笑语之中吐真言。…jest with edge tools玩弄利刃
近义词 play玩kid小孩fun乐趣joke笑话jape戏言mock嘲弄hoax欺骗gag箝口物clown小丑roast烤肉laugh发笑canard谣言footle胡闹monkey猴子tease揶揄者prank开玩笑quip说俏皮话spoof滑稽模仿banter轻松说笑jocularity滑稽
名词72%,动词28%
用作名词They made ajestof his ignorance.他们笑话他无知。
He spoke it in a kind ofjest, but it was with such an awkward smile.他用一种说笑的口吻说着，但是说时带着那么不自然的微笑。
I said injestI would marry Jim.我开〈玩笑〉说要嫁给吉姆。
It began as ajestand ended as a tragedy.事情以玩笑开始，以悲剧告终。用作动词He is not a man tojestwith.他是个不能开〈玩笑〉的人。
Do notjestabout serious things .对于重要的事情不能当儿戏。
Youjestso lightly in a time of crisis?在这时候你还有心情开〈玩笑〉？ The arc- plasma jet in jested into the reactor exerted influences on the flow field in the hear- axis zone, while no influences in the transition and the near- wall zones.
喷入电弧等离子体射流对等离子体反应器流场的影响区域是近轴区，对过渡区和近壁区没有影响。 chemyq
That young man jested at other people's ideas.
那年轻人嘲笑别人的意见。 hotdic