jest

🇬🇧 UK/dʒest/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To speak or act in a playful, joking way; to make fun of someone or something.

开玩笑,说笑,嘲弄

n.

A joke or playful remark; something said or done for amusement.

笑话,玩笑

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
jestother
=jest

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He made a jest about the politician's awkward speech delivery.

  • 2.

    The comedian's jests made the audience roar with laughter.

  • 3.

    She would often jest about her own failures to lighten the mood.

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