English → Chinese
jest
/BrE dʒɛst 
, AmE dʒɛst /
A noun [countable and uncountable]
(sth amusing said) 俏皮话; (sth amusing done) 玩闹;
in jest 开玩笑地;
that story was told in jest 那故事是说着玩的;
many a true word is spoken in jest proverb 笑谈之中有至理
B intransitive verb
开玩笑;
to jest about sth; 取笑某事物