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jest

英[dʒest] 美[dʒɛst]
  • n. 笑话,俏皮话;玩笑
  • vi. 开玩笑;嘲笑
  • vt. 嘲笑

英英释意


1. 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 hisown jest"
"even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
2. activity characterized by good humor