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基本释义：
in jest
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美
- 作为玩笑：以开玩笑的方式。
词典扩展 短语搭配 权威例句 实用例句
词组短语
1. Poison in Jest 笑话中的毒
2. in fun jest joke 玩笑地
3. Vespasian in a jest 外斯帕显死时还说笑话
4. In Jest or Earnest 开玩笑还是认真
5. something said in jest 玩话
权威例句
1. Last spring David had offered this crazy solution to our woes, only half in jest: What if we just acknowledged that we have a bad relationship, and we stuck it out, anyway?
上个春天，大卫为我们的苦难提出疯狂的解决方法，只不过有点半开玩笑：如果我们承认我们关系恶劣，却硬着头皮撑下去，会有什么结果？
2. I threatened in jest to have her leave my office because beef should be at least pink.
我开玩笑地威胁她，要她离开我的办公室，因为牛肉应该至少是粉红色的。
3. I said in jest I would marry Jim.
我开玩笑说要嫁给吉姆。
4. This modest proposal is made mostly in jest.
这种温和的建议很大程度上只是开玩笑。
5. The remark was made half in jest.
这话是半开玩笑说出的。《牛津词典》
6. Do not say that even in jest!
不要说这种话，哪怕是开玩笑，也不要说这种话！
7. No one could tell whether he was in earnest or in jest.
谁都不知道他是认真的还是在开玩笑。《辞典例句》
8. It was said in jest.
那是开开玩笑的。
9. He said it in jest.
他说这话是开玩笑的。
10. It was done in jest and not supposed to be taken seriously.
这是闹着玩儿的,不能把它当真.《互联网》
11. But if he speaks in jest, his words are idle among men who cannot receive them.
但如果他是在开玩笑，那么他的话语在那些无法理解的人们中就变得空虚了。
12. That title is a little bit in jest.
这个标题有开玩笑的成分。
13. People often said in jest that one should sell stocks when housewives were talking about stocks in the market.
人们经常开玩笑说当妇人们也谈股票的时候一个人就应该出售股票了。《provided by jukuu》
14. Vespasian in a jest;
外斯帕显死时还说笑话；
15. Though it was said in jest, it was a natural question for an Englishman.
虽然说这是句俏皮话, 但对于一位英国人来说,却是很自然的问题.《辞典例句》
16. "Be useful, and do me a service, "said he, in jest.
他开玩笑地说：“做个有用的人，并帮我个忙。”
17. "Here's a solution," Orenstein offers, only somewhat in jest. "Move to the Netherlands."
“有一个办法，”奥伦·斯坦提议，不过有点像开玩笑，“搬到荷兰去吧。”
18. That is why I laugh at myself and shatter my secret in jest.
因此我以自嘲的谑笑打碎自己的秘密。
19. An official told me this, not quite in jest.
一位官员把这事告诉了我，不完全是开玩笑。《provided by jukuu》
20. He spoke in jest when he asked me to marry him.
他以开玩笑的口气向我求婚.《互联网》
21. The remark was made half in jest.
这话是半开玩笑说出的。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
22. Although his criticisms were made half in jest, there was also some truth in them.
尽管他的批评是半开玩笑的，但其中也有些真理。《provided by jukuu》
23. His reply was taken half seriously, half in jest.
他的答覆看来是半开玩笑半认真的.《辞典例句》
24. Although spoken in jest, geography has indeed influenced the station of Gejiu's men.
虽然这只是一句玩笑话，但是独特的地理却实在的影响了个旧男人地位。
25. "My love," said her mother, "you must not be offended with Elinor — she was only in jest."
“我的乖孩子，”她母亲说，“你不该生埃丽诺的气——她不过是开开玩笑。”
26. He pointed his finger in friendly jest and went over to the parapet, laughing to himself.
他友善而打趣地指了一下，一面暗自笑着，走到胸墙那儿。《provided by jukuu》
27. Although posted in jest, there are several truths that glimmer through here.
虽然这只是一个玩笑，但是其中也显露出一丝真理的光芒。
28. Last spring David had offered this crazy solution to our woes, only half in jest:
上个春天，大卫为我们的苦难提出疯狂的解决方法，只不过有点半开玩笑：
29. I said you look terrible in jest, actually, you look very pretty.
我说你看上去很糟糕是开玩笑，其实你看上去很漂亮。
30. Clearly my lexicon is meant partly in jest but not entirely.
显然，我的这个词典在一定程度上是玩笑话，但并非完全如此。
31. Many a true word is spoken in jest.
笑话之中有真话.《简明英汉词典》
32. It was said half in jest.
这是半开玩笑地说的。
33. He said all that in jest.
这些他都是说是着玩的。《provided by jukuu》
34. I said you look terrible in jest, actually, you look very pretty.
我说你看上去很糟糕是开玩笑, 其实你看上去很漂亮.《简明英汉词典》
35. I am terribly sorry, Your Highness, but I was so tired that I fell fast asleep before solving the mystery. We banded ourselves together, some boldly, some in jest and some almost in fear.
陛下，实在感到很抱歉，在下太累所以在解开谜团前就睡死了。大伙抱成一团，但有的大胆、有的嬉笑戏谑，有几个却心惊胆颤。
36. No wonder a senior member of the US government remarked a couple of years ago, partly in jest, that sooner or later, Goldman "is going to have to choose whether it wants to really be American or not".
难怪美国政府的一位高级官员几年前曾半开玩笑地说过，高盛迟早“会被迫作出选择，决定自己是否愿意成为十足的美国公司”。
37. That is why I at myself and shatter my secret in jest.
因此我嘲笑我自己,把我的秘密在玩笑中打碎.《互联网》
38. And, half in jest, he recommends giving a new company eager for recognition a name beginning with A.
他还半开玩笑地建议，渴望获得认可的新公司应该以A字母打头的单词为名。
39. Daydreaming together can be a very romantic and emotional experience, whether it is fully in jest or in a degree of serious contemplation.
白日梦一起可以很浪漫和情感体验，无论它是完全以揶揄或在一定程度的严肃的思考。
40. Don't say that, even in jest.
别那么说，即便是开玩笑也不行。《柯林斯例句》
41. He could not divine what her look signified. whether she spoke in earnest or in jest.
他看不透她脸上的表情,究竟她说的是认真的还是戏谑的.《辞典例句》
42. Many a true word is spoken in jest.-Swift
许多真理都是从笑话中讲出来的。&斯威夫特
43. What we say, even in jest, may need to be accounted for in the day of judgement.
我们所说的话，甚至是我们所说的一些玩笑话，在被审判那天也会被记录在册。
44. You cannot be always sure whether he is in jest or earnest.
你总是闹不清他究竟是开玩笑呢还是认真.《辞典例句》
45. That is why I laugh at myself and shatter my secret in jest.
因此我嘲笑自己，把我的秘密在玩笑中打碎。《www.okread.info》
46. We banded ourselves together, some boldly, some in jest and some almost in fear.
大伙抱成一团, 但有的大胆 、 有的嬉笑戏谑,有几个却心惊胆颤.《辞典例句》
47. Are you in jest or in real earnest?
你是开玩笑还是认真的？
48. While there is much said in jest here, there's also much said in truth.
尽管我在这里开了不少的玩笑，不过还是要讲一讲更多的事实真相。
49. He said all that in jest.
这些他都是说是着玩的。
50. He spoke in jest when he asked me to marry him.
他以开玩笑的口气向我求婚。
51. I thought half in jest, he had put away a good sum for his retirement, and was living well off of it.
我半开玩笑地想，也许他已存够了一大笔退休金，正衣食无忧地靠它生活呢。《61.144.43.233》
52. Are you in jest or in earnest?
你在说笑话还是当真的?《辞典例句》
53. I only said it in jest.
我不过是开玩笑说说的.《辞典例句》
54. Though it was said in jest, it was a natural question for an Englishman. I'm not averse to a bit of leg-pulling, but deep down inside me I'm actually quite serious.
虽然说这是句俏皮话，但对于一位英国人来说，却是很自然的问题。我是喜欢说几句俏皮话，但是我的心里却异常严肃；
55. It was said in jest.
那是开开玩笑的。《柯林斯例句》
56. Don't say that, even in jest.
别那么说，即便是开玩笑也不行。
57. It was said half in jest.
这是半开玩笑地说的。《provided by jukuu》
58. A: According to one of his ( likely in jest) remarks from 2009, yes.
答：根据他在2009年的言论（可能是在开玩笑）来判断，是的。
59. Do not say that even in jest!
不要说这种话，哪怕是开玩笑，也不要说这种话！
60. How can a country that blocks YouTube ever be a financial powerhouse? asks one market analyst, only half in jest.
一位市场分析师半开玩笑半认真地说：一个屏蔽YouTube的国家，怎么可能成为金融霸主呢？
实用例句
1. It's fairly safe to say that Continental Automotive Systems isn't the only company out there conjuring up an in-car safety system to alert motorists of impending hazards, and while a certain sect (we jest, we jest) would likely ignore whatever great advice it's sure to give, we can still admire the effort here.
ENGADGET: Continental telematics safety system alerts drivers of impending hazards
2. Lucidity and opacity, ordinary delights and exotic peculiarities blend breezily in an intimate jest of vast wonder.
NEWYORKER: In Another Country
3. Assuming we survive the Mayan calendar and the end of the world brought upon us by the China hard landing and Obamacare (yes, I jest), taking on a little extra risk in our investment portfolios is prudent, according to Larry Kantor, head of research at Barclays Capital.
FORBES: Where Wealth Managers Should Position Heading Into 2013
4. "I say it half in jest, but this is one of the ways I will have a great deal of influence in shaping that future, " he said.
CNN: The future world of 'Call of Duty: Black Ops II'
5. Asked in jest if he had talked with Bernie Williams, who retired in 2006, Cashman made it clear that even he has limits.
WSJ: Old? Retired? Yankees Are Interested
6. " It was a triumph for secularism that, as Paul Leicester Ford wrote only half in jest, "should have made the true Puritan turn in his grave.
NPR: Excerpt: 'Minders of Make-Believe'
7. Immediately afterward, Kerry aide David Wade said the candidate's comment about diapers had been made in jest.
CNN: Kerry belittles Edwards, then takes it back
8. Roger Ailes suggested, perhaps less than half in jest, that Petraeus run for President.
NEWYORKER: General Principles
9. "That's a bad word, senator, " Roberts replied, apparently in jest.
CNN: Roberts fields senators' queries for second day
10. But Boom explains that their songs, which poke fun at gay lifestyles, are all meant in jest.
BBC: Soon Hey, Matty Boom and Gay Jamie
11. Some have suggested a more carnal relationship to the product (see this NSFW take from college humor site Jest), but it is clear that like cars and clothing, we see ourselves reflected in our smartphones.
FORBES: With The iPhone 5, The Style Is The Substance. What's Wrong With That?
12. Perhaps in jest, but stinging nonetheless, German and European officials have spoken of Greece selling off its islands.
BBC: Debt-laden Greece mired in anger and humiliation
13. The ballroom dancer denied being racist after an exchange "in jest".
BBC: stands by race row Du Beke
14. The jury was told Mr Ali registered two accounts on eBay's charity website "half in jest" in September 2006 with the user names "terrorshop" and "shopterror".
BBC: Terror trial: 'Public duped into funding bomb plotters'
15. Terms like "bipolar", "autistic" and "schizophrenic" are often used in jest to describe character traits.
BBC: Magazine
16. The gunner wondered aloud in jest if he'd been hit in the head.
NPR: Roadside Bombs Plague Iraq Patrols
17. Almost in jest you invoke the devil, and to your horror the devil appears.
WSJ: Joseph Calleja | Faust | Here to Deal With the Devil | Cultural Conversation by Barrymore Laurence Scherer
18. So you know I say half in jest but it's actually really sad.
这话虽然是半开玩笑，但其实很可悲。幸福课课程节选 : 哈佛公开课
19. Alan Sokal, the physicist who in 1996 hoaxed a journal of cultural studies with an article he wrote as a jest that the journal published, called Prof.
WSJ: Carl Bialik: Don't Let Math Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes
20. Just a few parking spots over was a space reserved, half in jest, for Nobel Prize winners.
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21. Ohio State president Gordon Gee apologized Thursday for comments he made in jest about Catholics at Notre Dame and about Southern universities.
WSJ: Ohio State President Apologizes for Remarks
22. "Maybe 30 is the new 20, " the German told CNN's Open Court, not entirely in jest.
CNN: Federer leads charge of the old men
23. All in jest, of course.
FORBES: The Eparty's Over
24. Ah well, the jest goes on, Mr Gates would at least have ended up as a senior manager in a big corporation.
ECONOMIST: What's ailing German industry
25. Only partly in jest, this remark illustrates a fundamental conflict in American views of marketplace competition and antitrust.
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26. Of course, although "Bac Attack" was proposed in jest, game developers will have to think creatively to keep a step ahead of what next year's hardware will be able to do, Kurzweil warned.
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27. As for his marriage proposal Zahorudin claimed he had been talking in jest.
BBC: Afghan judge Zahorudin recorded on tape 'seeking bribe'
28. The tribute was only half in jest.
FORBES: Collecting
29. However, both reveal his mindset even then, even if the usernames he chose were registered half in jest.
BBC: Terror trial: 'Public duped into funding bomb plotters'
30. It is written somewhat in jest.
FORBES: Lies Can Make You Sick
31. But asking Taco Bell to pull a nanosecond of an advertising spot that is clearly meant to be in jest is insulting.
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