| 词汇 | jesting |
| 释义 | jesting present participle ofjest jest verb[ I ] uk /dʒest/ us /dʒest/ to say something intended to be funny: 开玩笑 Would I jest about something so important?我会拿这么重要的事开玩笑吗？ Humour & humorous amusingly bitingly blackly bone dryidiom bring coruscating drily gag GSOH jocose lightly mordancy non-serious pawky photobomb photobombing rib roast standing joke wisecrack Examples of jestingjesting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But jesting apart, the complexity of the motor car is not an answer here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been jesting, but there is a serious issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that people were jesting when they talked about the local community centre, but they have a good point in respect of rural areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a serious point to my jesting. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English He would find that this was no laughing matter and no subject for jesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not tell that story in any jesting sense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One should not jest about that because the matter is too serious for jesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely he was just jesting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Energy was replaced by trance, the dynamic with the static, happy jesting humour with bitter and glum satire. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Briefly, he contends that no jesting is lawful but what is medicinal, and restorative of spirits for nobler thoughts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Concealed satire and open jesting are the combined elements of this work. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The jesting lyrics of the mid-18th century would assume a material and patriotic significance by the end of the 19th century. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Though amusing, some complained that this jesting nevertheless did little to further the cause for keeping the line open. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In majority of the cases, ragging implies that seniors mocking and jesting at freshers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He loves jesting, has a cheerful personality and his behaviour, which includes frequenting shops, is uncharacteristic of a hospital director. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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