jest n. 1.玩笑,笑话,俏皮话。 2.戏谑,诙谐;打趣。 3.笑柄。 Better lose a jest than a friend 〔谚语〕宁肯少说笑话,决不得罪朋友。 Be a standing jest经常被嘲笑的对象。 Break [drop] a jest说笑话。 In jest开玩笑地(speak half in jest, half in earnest 半真半假地讲)。 Jesting apart 〔作插入语用〕说正经的。 Make a jest of sb. 愚弄某人。 vi. 1.取笑,嘲弄 (at)。 2.开玩笑,打趣 (with)。 Please don't jest with me. 请别和我开玩笑。 Jest at sb. 嘲笑某人。 vt. 对…开玩笑,嘲笑。 adj. -ful
He jests at scars that never felt a wound . 没有受过伤的人才会讥笑别人身上的创痕。
He that can jest at love has never loved 嘲笑爱情的人一定从未爱过。
Oh, maximilian, how can you jest at a time when we have such deep cause for uneasiness ? 噢,马西米兰,我们现在担心还来不及呢,你怎么能在这种时候还开玩笑呢?”
He showed interest in trifles, jested at beaussets love of travel, and chatted carelessly, as some renowned, skilful and confident surgeon will often chat playfully while he tucks up his sleeves and puts on his apron, and the patient is being bound down on the operating-table . i have the whole business at my finger-tips, and its all clear and definite in my head 他关心琐事,嘲笑德波塞爱旅行的癖好,他随时闲谈,那神气就像一个著名的自信的内行的外科医生,他卷起袖子,围上围裙,病人被绑在手术床上:“事情全抓在我的手里和头脑里,它是清楚的,明确的。
The idea, that had occurred to him in jest at the first moment of receiving the news of his sons intentions, that if andrey got married he, too, would marry mademoiselle bourienne, obviously pleased him, and he had of late simply, as princess marya fancied, to annoy herpersisted in being particularly gracious to mademoiselle bourienne and manifesting his dissatisfaction with his daughter by demonstrations of love for the frenchwoman 在他接到儿子打算结婚的消息后,他脑海中开初浮现出一个开玩笑的念头:如果安德烈结婚,那末他就要娶布里安,很明显,这个念头使他感到心欢,公爵小姐玛丽亚仿佛觉得,为了侮辱她,他近来执着地对布里安小姐表示宠爱,而对女儿却表示不满。