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I . jest [dʒest] N

II . jest [dʒest] VB trans, intr

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jest [dʒest]

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Usage examples with jests

salt one's language with jests
语言中加入笑料使之增色

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This was apparently said in jest, as there was no other mention of it during the series' run on radio or television.
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The monster has become a part of local folklore, partly due to sporadic sightings and partly in jest.
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He could also make a caustic jest at his own expense.
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She said, in jest, that she had decided to pursue my first loves modern dance and the xylophone.
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One might as well ask the same question of the author, in jest or in all seriousness.
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Concealed satire and open jesting are the combined elements of this work.
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It is not clear whether many of the claims he makes are intended to be taken as fact or as jest.
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The jest which is expected is already destroyed.
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Witnesses for the defense said that the comments were made in jest.
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They said in jest that he who had guarded the coast with such insensate zeal should be buried by the seashore.
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