jesting

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jest /dʒɛst/ (jesting,jested,jests)

1. N-COUNT A jest is something you say that is intended to be amusing. 玩笑[正式]
It was a jest rather than a reproach. 这是个玩笑而非指责。
2. PHRASE If you say something in jest, you do not mean it seriously, but want to be amusing. 当作玩笑话[PHR after v]
Don't say that, even in jest. 别提那事，哪怕是当作玩笑话。
3. V-I If you jest, you tell jokes or say amusing things. 开玩笑[正式]
He enjoyed drinking and jesting with his cronies. 他喜欢与他的死党饮酒说笑。